Orielle wrote:
Redwolf wrote:
Orielle wrote:
How do you say ...Your Clan will never leave you behind.... or as close as it gets in Irish...Thank you
Kind of depends on what you mean by "clan." The Irish have never had "clans" in the same sense as the Scots have. Do you mean "family"?
Redwolf
I thought the different 'families' were clans...like the O'Briens, Murphys, ets...that's what I mean by Clan....people of the same name who have joined together.....very extended global family I suppose
http://www.teanglann.ie/ga/fgb/clannhttp://www.teanglann.ie/ga/fgb/surnamesIn limited circumstances it can have that meaning, but it's rather archaic now.
It would be understood as that in English alright, but in Irish "clann" usually refers to your children or somebody's elses children.
Muintir - is a better word for extended family of many generations.
Ní fhágtha mo mhuintir ar fán mé. Wait for corrections or other opinions.