Tony Mechelynck | 2 Dec 2006 11:27

Re: OT: Re: My suggestions for this Group

squaredancer wrote:
[...]
> sorry - didn't realise that the Irish had their *very own* ocean :-)  I 
> was thinking they would have a Channel, such as the English do to keep 
> the french at bay!
> Anyway - I mean "that stretch of water" to the LEFT of Wales-England and 
> to the RIGHT of Ireland, from the North Channel at the top to the St. 
> George's Channel at the bottom.
> 
> No offence taken, for your correction of my geography, Bill! :-P
> 
> reg

Isn't that the Irish /Sea/ ? I wonder how it's called in Gaelic. Names change 
with language: Strait of Dover = Pas de Calais, English Channel = la Manche 
(wfw. the Sleeve, is that it?), Bay of Biscay = Golfe de Gascogne, etc.

Best regards,
Tony.

Gmane