Breandán wrote:
I think that's the traditional Connemara pattern. But I've heard Munster starts at Dia's Muire duit ! and works up? Is that true? What about Ulster?
Yep, in Munster we start off with Dia's Muire dhuit. That is definitly true of the irish of an Rinn, not to sure about Corca dhuibhne or Músraighe, but I'd say they have the same tradition.
and then the freagra: Dia 's Muire 's Pádraig dhuit
After that you have bríd and so on- I don't think there's much of a pattern after Bríd you can name any saint you want.
But, because of the caighdeán in schools this tradition is only in Gaeltacht areas and is still very strong in an Rinn.
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I'm familiar with Munster Irish/ Gaolainn na Mumhan (GM) and the Official Standard/an Caighdeán Oifigiúil (CO)