What does Ó Thuaidh! mean/Where does it
come from?
We come from the parish of Moore which is the
most northerly of the parishes west of the town of Dingle, Co. Kerry. There is
an old-saying in the parish which roughly translates as, ‘Victory to the
parish of the North!’ This saying or shout of encouragement has been truncated
to, ‘Ó Thuaidh!’ or ‘To the North!’ and is still to be heard at various
social and sporting events to motivate and encourage fellow parishioners who may
be taking part. We thought that ‘Ó Thuaidh!’ would be an appropriate title
for this recording as it is most often heard nowadays when a group from the
parish are dancing a set, playing a lively piece of music or if a parishioner
sings a song.
Listen to
soundclips of some of the track in mp3 format
