Setanta wrote:hephzibah wrote:Ok, since we're a bit off the topic here I need to ask something... Can anyone tell me is Setanta a real word? If so, what does it mean?
Here is the legend of Cu Chulainn, who was originally named Setanta. The name means "path finder." There is an hilarious passage written by an Irish monk about a thousand years ago, in which Cu Chulainn and the King and all their buddies get drunk, and then get lost--for a week. That's an inside joke by the monk based upon the name Setanta--Pathfinder.
I linked a page on the legend for school children because it would take pages to truly lay out the entire story. That passage is good enough. So yes, the name is real, but it derives from legend.
Thank you for the link and explanation Setanta. I am looking forward to reading more about it. I figured there had to be a meaning behind the name. I find it intriguing that you chose the a name that means pathfinder. Not that what I think is really relevant, However, I must say the name is fitting.
Quote:By the way, Miss Eppie, the sport mentioned in that link--hurly (i've never heard an Irishman say "hurling") is wonderfully expressive of the Irish character. You have two teams, seventeen men on a side, one baseball, and everyone carries a bat, a cross between a baseball bat and a hocky stick. Most of the Gaelic Athlectic Association photos of famous Hurly players show men with a lot of missing teeth.
LOL, I guess "hurly" is not a sport I would jump right into and say, "Bring it on baby!!"
