Slieve na mbhan

selkie · Post by **selkie** » Fri Dec 26, 2003 11:02 am

Slieve na mbhan? Can somebody write it how it should be spoken please? It's very haunting and would sound lovely on the flute if I can manage it.

MacEachain · Post by **MacEachain** » Fri Dec 26, 2003 11:11 am

Hi,
I think it's like "Sleeve na Mon" at least thats how I've heard it in North Antrim.

Cheers, Mac

Doc Jones · Post by **Doc Jones** » Fri Dec 26, 2003 11:43 am

I asked the same question on the whistle boarde some time ago. I got some other translations at that time as well.

Here's the link:

http://chiffboard.mati.ca/viewtopic.php ... ght=sliabh

It means "the mountain of the women"...Great tune!

Cheers,

Doc

selkie · Post by **selkie** » Fri Dec 26, 2003 5:18 pm

Thanks a lot.

selkie

Paul Anderson · Post by **Paul Anderson** » Sun Dec 28, 2003 12:07 am

The first word should be pronounced as "shleeve" otherwise MacEachain's dead-on (now if someone could just teach people in Antrim how to speak english I'd be happy).

MacEachain · Post by **MacEachain** » Sun Dec 28, 2003 4:59 am

Paul Anderson wrote: (now if someone could just teach people in Antrim how to speak english I'd be happy).

Hi Paul, that's not a job I would take on. How's things by the way?

Cheers, Mac

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