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Re: Maidrin Rua

Post by old barney greyheron Mon Aug 16, 2010 12:50 am

In my universe, Maidrin means 'GERTCHA' and rua means 'TAE FUCK!'

Re: What does Maidrin Rua mean?

Post by chatterbox Sun Aug 15, 2010 1:59 pm

Sober wrote:The Pogues played the instrumental "Maidrin Rua" on the CD Hell's Ditch. I was wondering if it meant something special, because on the first Tossers CD, they also did a song called Maidrin Rua, but it doesn't sound the same at all.


It should. Apart from a few notes in different places, and the tempo, its the EXACT same tune....

Re: Maidrin Rua

Post by Finn MacCool Sat Aug 07, 2010 3:44 pm

Maidrin Rua means 'little red dog' and is a euphemism for 'fox' which the English aristocracy used to hunt in Ireland so that it was adopted as a mascot by the oppressed Irish. Its use as a title for different songs by different bands with an Irish background simply reflects this tradition. As others have noted Sinnach is the actual Irish word for 'fox'.

Re: Maidrin Rua

Post by diomasaigh Wed Mar 17, 2010 12:53 pm

an maidrin rua ta granna means the red dog, he is ugly...but that is literal. i like the red fox, so naughty.

Re: Maidrin Rua

Post by MissWalshy Mon Jun 22, 2009 9:59 pm

He posted that in 2006 you nimwit.

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Post by Fionn MacCool Mon Jun 22, 2009 9:39 pm

CraigBatty wrote:And a lovely term it is too. One of daughter's favourite Gaeilge expressions. Also the name of a lovely pipe-tune, from memory. I believe there is another, less idiomatic, term for the fox also, bt as I've not a foclóir immediately to hand, I cannot well tell ye. :wink:

Sionnach! That's it. Sionnach is focal atá air.

Good to see you around again mate!

Re: What does Maidrin Rua mean?

Post by DzM Mon Jun 22, 2009 9:35 pm

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What does Maidrin Rua mean?

Post by Sober Mon Jun 22, 2009 9:28 pm

The Pogues played the instrumental "Maidrin Rua" on the CD Hell's Ditch. I was wondering if it meant something special, because on the first Tossers CD, they also did a song called Maidrin Rua, but it doesn't sound the same at all.

Post by CraigBatty Tue Oct 17, 2006 7:32 pm

And a lovely term it is too. One of daughter's favourite Gaeilge expressions. Also the name of a lovely pipe-tune, from memory. I believe there is another, less idiomatic, term for the fox also, bt as I've not a foclóir immediately to hand, I cannot well tell ye. :wink:

Sionnach! That's it. Sionnach is focal atá air.

Re: Maidrin Rua

Post by philipchevron Tue Oct 17, 2006 6:01 pm

Hooperman wrote:Ok does anyone know what Maidrin Rua actually means, ive scoured every gaelic dictionary Google will offer but i cant find it, anyone speak gaelic (or indeed whatever language it happens to be)?


The Little Fox.

Madra = dog
Rua = red
Madra Rua = fox
Maidrín = little dog
Maidrín Rua = little fox

Maidrin Rua

Post by Hooperman Tue Oct 17, 2006 5:53 pm

Ok does anyone know what Maidrin Rua actually means, ive scoured every gaelic dictionary Google will offer but i cant find it, anyone speak gaelic (or indeed whatever language it happens to be)?

Post by ShanesTeeth Mon Jan 17, 2005 8:42 pm

For some reason, on quite a few tracklisting for Hell's Ditch, the song name is given as "Madrin Rain". Not exactly sure why...

Post by Zuzana Mon Jan 17, 2005 7:52 pm

Yes, it’s in Gaelic - meaning "little fox".
Madra rua, literally "red dog" (madra = dog, rua = red) means "fox", "-in" is a diminutive suffix. (There is a small pic of a fox just above the title of the song on the cover of Hell’s Ditch.)
As for the pronunciation, roughly something like "meydrin roo-uh". Sorry if it’s not exact, but it’s a bit hard nut for a Czech to transcribe Irish Gaelic pronunciation into English... :lol:

Maidrin Rua

Post by Scott Mon Jan 17, 2005 7:38 pm

Anyone know the definition of this song title? Is it gaelic? and what is the proper pronuciation of it?

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