Irish Translation Forum

Hi, I heard a gaelic name for the "white horses" in reference to the white tops of the waves in the ocean. I have heard the white horses referred to in a song. This has stuck with me and I have not been able to find the translation.
Thank you

Capaill Bána

Redwolf

Literally, "white horses" is capaill bhána. I'm not familiar with the use of the expression to describe waves or whitecaps, but it does make sense as a poetic image.
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Hey, a redwolf. You beat me to it.

No one saw the most expensive Guinness advert at the time in around 96. The white horses coming through the waves with big music.....
were's the link to youtube

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/104229/guinness_ad_with_surfers_and_white_horses/

First ad to cost over a million at the time.

thanks so much for the name and the video . I want to use the name for a house by the sea, don't know where I heard it but it has always been on my mind. So the video is perfect and I have never seen it before.
Just one more thing how would I pronounce it ? Would it be Capale baena ?

Capaill bhána

I think I've seen eich bhána too (and it's in a Scottish Gaelic proverb).

capaill bhána...séimhiú in the adjective after slender ending in the weak plural

Nice name for a house


capaill bhána
pronunciation: capul vawna
a = apple a
á = aw = is long like ... far

Ó Dónaill gives capaill bhána as white horses, crested waves and I've seen it often in literarure

thanks again, a wonderfully helpful group of people here, and talented.