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Letters to the Editor<br />
From: Girvan McKay<br />
Hello again, Seanie. This has nothing to do with Maire's lecture title, but maybe readers of Réalta might be faintly<br />
interested to read the following enquiry and my reply, which I received from a correspondent re: constellation names.<br />
ORIGINAL ENQUIRY:<br />
----- Original Message -----<br />
From: "Sìol Cultural Enterprises" <br />
To: <br />
Sent: Monday, September 19, 2005 2:13 PM<br />
Subject: Inquiry to Gaelic Constellations<br />
Hi,<br />
I’m doing some research on Scottish Gaelic (and older Celtic) astronomical terms. In my searching on-line I ran across a<br />
listing of the constellations in numerous languages including Galeic and Irish (constellation-names.at). I believe you<br />
contributed the Scottish Gaelic names of constellations (and the Irish). I was wondering what your source for these names<br />
was. Thanks for your help.<br />
Cheers,<br />
Trueman Matheson,<br />
Sìol Cultural Enterprises,<br />
St. Andrew's, NS, CANADA<br />
http://www.gaelicbooks.com<br />
MY REPLY:<br />
Thanks for the enquiry. The sources for the constellation names were, respectively:<br />
Scots Gaelic:<br />
REUL-EOLAS - by Patrick Moore, translated by Iain Aonghas MacLeoid, published 1997 by John A. Macleod, Largs,<br />
Ayrshire, ISBN 0 9530874 0 9.<br />
Also: THE ILLUSTRATED GAELIC-ENGLISH DICTIONARY, Edward Dwelly, various editions and reprints.<br />
Irish Gaelic:<br />
FOCLOIR REALTEOLAIOCHTA/ Dictionary of Astronomy, (name of compiler not given), publisher AN GUM, Dublin,<br />
1996, ISBN 1-85791-175-X.<br />
Also: ENGLISH-IRISH DICTIONARY, Tomas de Bhaldraithe, published by Government Publications, Dublin 1959.<br />
-Hope this helps. Girvan McKay / Garbhan MacAoidh.<br />
Thanks for that Girvan. It’s nice to get a query from across the waters! –Ed.<br />
Club Snippets<br />
TAS Christmas Party will be coming up soon. A date has<br />
not been fixed yet, so keep an eye on our website, or you will<br />
be notified via e-mail. If you are not already on the TAS E-mail<br />
List to be kept up to date with club news and astronomy events,<br />
send an e-mail to tullamoreastronomy@yahoo.co.uk.<br />
Club Fleeces There are still a few left. Sizes available are<br />
Large or Medium. Priced €15, they can be purchased at any<br />
meeting.<br />
TAS AGM This was fixed for Tuesday December<br />
6 th , but due to some committee members not being<br />
able to make it that night, it may be pushed up to the<br />
start of the New Year. Members will be advised. If<br />
you would like to become a more active member,<br />
then this will be your chance as a member to have<br />
your say in what the club should do. The AGM is<br />
open to everyone.<br />
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Réalta – Volume 7, Issue 2 – November/December 2005 – <strong>Tullamore</strong> <strong>Astronomical</strong> <strong>Society</strong>