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PostPosted: Tue 19 Mar 2013 7:15 pm 
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Redwolf wrote:
Actually, the copy we have says "in am dhéidh" (which was a great part of the confusion).

If it was transcribed from seanchló or manuscript, old s and n are very similar, especially in handwriting:

is am ḋéiḋ
in am ḋéiḋ


Perhaps the error crept in from there. :dhera:

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Breandán wrote:
Redwolf wrote:
Actually, the copy we have says "in am dhéidh" (which was a great part of the confusion).

If it was transcribed from seanchló or manuscript, old s and n are very similar, especially in handwriting:

is am ḋéiḋ
in am ḋéiḋ


Perhaps the error crept in from there. :dhera:
Very astute!

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