... Actually it's easy to type vowels with fadas over them, especially on a Mac. However, in email, the fada over a vowel often gets corrupted in its travels...
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Stephanie Giamundo
RuaLinnet
Feb 1, 2003 7:22 pm
Hey all!!! The Chieftains are playing tonight in Cleveland at the State Theatre - The Playhouse Square Center and then it's an open jam with the chieftains...
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Aideen
aideency
Feb 2, 2003 5:46 pm
I must back up all (almost - I'm no Mac devotee!) Bernadette has written here about not using the slash as an alternative to a fada. I'm puzzled that Paul says...
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Bernadette <bernad...
celticcafe
Feb 2, 2003 7:04 pm
Hi, all! My point was that I'm coming at this from a pragmatic point of view, but the bottom line is that folks should do what is most comfortable for them....
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Monica and John Cavan...
cavana@...
Feb 3, 2003 1:54 am
Dia dhuit, I too was very frustrated with my lack of ability to put a fada on letters in e-mail context. I was given a wonderful formula by a gentleman, Bruce ...
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Aideen
aideency
Feb 3, 2003 11:03 am
Oh yes, thank you for mentioning that way of inserting the fadas and, as you say, it is a breeze. It certainly works for me when using email (Outlook Express)....
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solas1@...
ainm8181
Feb 3, 2003 5:36 pm
... It's used on Gaeilge-B by people who want to be sure that the people who get their messages can read their messages, since vowels with fadas are sometimes...
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solas1@...
ainm8181
Feb 3, 2003 5:47 pm
As Bernadette says, the bottom lines are communication, comfort and ... be far better achieved by almost everybody through leaving out the fada than by using a...
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solas1@...
ainm8181
Feb 3, 2003 5:48 pm
... This is great. If you folks remember my original email, I noted that, in contrast to the list owner's comments: "Actually it's easy to type vowels with...
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solas1@...
ainm8181
Feb 3, 2003 6:04 pm
from the Irish Emigrant: London may be dropped from Derry name Derry City Council began the process of changing the official name of the city from Londonderry...
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dragoncait@...
dragoncait
Feb 3, 2003 11:56 pm
In a message dated 02/03/2003 4:06:31 AM Eastern Standard Time, "Monica and ... I've used these formulae for several years now, & yes, after a while it becomes...
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Bernadette <bernad...
celticcafe
Feb 4, 2003 12:12 am
Green Linnet just sent out a mailing that they will throw in a complimentary copy of the "Celtic Love Songs" CD in time for Valentine's Day for those taking...
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Monica and John Cavan...
cavana@...
Feb 4, 2003 3:43 pm
Thank you Caitlín, I forgot that this fada formula only works on Keypads, that's all I ever use, so it slipped my mind. Go raibh maith agat a Mhonica ... ...
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Diane
dianelf77
Feb 4, 2003 3:48 pm
Hi Bernadette and All, I just got this from Seven Nations - they're going to be in the Richmond, VA, area this Wednesday, February 5. I'll let you know all...
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sean laffey
slaffey@...
Feb 4, 2003 3:59 pm
Try holding down the "alt gr" key and then hitting your chosen vowel, gets Fada's up and running most times , here goes : áéíóú Sean Laffey Castlelake...
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jayahmusic <gilhea...
jayahmusic
Feb 4, 2003 4:25 pm
The hugely popular folk/rockers Jayah makes their triumphant return back home to Ireland in Febuary for a series of concerts. Fronted by composer/playwright,...
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Marc Gunn, Bard
marc_gunn_bard
Feb 4, 2003 4:25 pm
The Brobdingnagian Bards also put out a compilation of some of our most popular romantic songs called "A Celtic Renaissance Wedding" nearly two years ago. It...
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Bernadette <bernad...
celticcafe
Feb 4, 2003 6:58 pm
Hi, all! As you know, each day we've posted the amazing line-up for Celtic Connections throughout the festival period between Jan. 15th and Feb. 2nd. Official...
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Christian <ch.haus...
biberhaufen
Feb 4, 2003 8:38 pm
Hi, since yesterday i know, that "Lord of the Dance" isn't only a show! I bought a cd with the "Dubliners" and found there the song "Lord of the Dance" - the...
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Seth Travis
travis.55@...
Feb 4, 2003 11:29 pm
Here you go: Lord of the Dance Lyrics by Sydney Carter I danced in the morning when the world was begun I danced in the stars & the Moon & the Sun I came down...
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madinep@...
Feb 4, 2003 11:29 pm
It's actually a hymn we came across during Mass a few years ago.My daughter and I were very surprised to hear it, with some variations in tune, but pretty much...
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bennettschool@...
Feb 5, 2003 12:36 am
Bernadette, Christian, et al, The former Scottish duo, the Corries, recorded it on their 1969 tape, "The Corries in Concert". ...
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Alex Szabo
AlexSZ
Feb 5, 2003 4:49 pm
Lord of the Dance 7th March - Sangamon Auditorium, Springfield, IL, USA, 8pm 16th March - Cite des Congres, Nantes, France, 7pm 17th March - Texas A&M...
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sean laffey
slaffey@...
Feb 5, 2003 6:25 pm
OK on an Irish keyboard the "Alt Gr" key is on the right of the space bar below the full stop (period ) key. The Alt key is on the left of the space bar,...
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Bernadette <bernad...
celticcafe
Feb 5, 2003 6:41 pm
Hi, all! Jean Butler has been absent from the Irish dance scene for far too long... but we're so pleased to know that we will soon have her back! Look for our...
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madinep@...
Feb 5, 2003 7:12 pm
Ooh, thank you for getting those lyrics. The words are so lovely. **EDIT NOTE from Bernadette: Here is a fun parody of the lyrics: ...
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Aideen
aideency
Feb 5, 2003 11:12 pm
Don't anybody jump in and say that's an Irish joke:-) It's not. I'm now kicking myself that I have been sitting at this laptop for 18 months, moaning that I...
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Bernadette <bernad...
celticcafe
Feb 7, 2003 5:13 am
From the Scotsman, Scotland's National Newspaper: Feb. 4, 2003 http://news.scotsman.com/features.cfm?id=136702003 Connected to the future Sue Wilson Like most...
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Laura Walsh
lmw419
Feb 7, 2003 6:10 pm
Hi Everyone: I hope you'll forgive me for bragging, but not many people in South Carolina "get" Irish dance and they don't seem too impressed when I brag, but...
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Bernadette <bernad...
celticcafe
Feb 8, 2003 9:00 pm
Hi, all! Got this newsletter mailing from Kíla: "Hi Everyone, Spring is here and we are beginning to thaw out from the winter blues. I have got lots of emails...
