Irish Translation Forum

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the Pogues are brilliant

not as brilliant as Planxty or Altan, but still brilliant in their rebel ways

Méabh wrote:But that's a Pogues album title - maybe they're at the root of the problem

Wasn't the original name of the group "Pogue Mahone" as well? I seem to remember that...then they changed it because DJs in Ireland didn't want to (or perhaps couldn't) say "póg mo thóin" aloud on the radio. That's what I read somewhere, anyway.

Whatever the case, I'd say the album title is definitely responsible for that particular common misspelling.

Redwolf