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Doing an MA in Literature and am majoring on Irish Literture. Have come across a novel by an ancestor of mine, Michael Hanrahan, who writes this : buidheachas mor le dia.
Does this mean praise to god almighty?
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buidheachas mor le dia?
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May 31 2010, 16:44 PM
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May 31 2010, 16:49 PM
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Thanks be to God/Thank God is what "Buidheachas le Dia" would mean, the mór is an amplifier, meaning in this case great/considerable/lots of... so something like "Considerable thanks be to God". Buidheachas is an old spelling of the modern "buíochas". Always wait for confirmation of my translations.
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May 31 2010, 16:50 PM
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I don't know if that's an old spelling or not, but it sounds like it should be (that is, unless it's an old spelling of it)
Buíochas mór le Dia This means "Thanks be to God" Don't forget the accent marks! Edit: Raic has confirmed that it's an old spelling  Await confirmation always, please.
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May 31 2010, 16:53 PM
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It is an old spelling, used in A Sworsdman of the Brigade....I am much oblgied!
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May 31 2010, 17:02 PM
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In Munster Baochas ..(sometimes)..no fadas
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May 31 2010, 21:16 PM
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With one correction as shown here, buidheachas mòr le Dia is Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig), with the same meaning already given above.
I'm still a learner, so be sure to get input from others, especially for tattoos.
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