Pat, Many thanks for that posting ... it's solved a mystery for me. I'm not a great one for the languages - I can order a beer and an hotel room in french and german but it doesn't go much further than that .... but ... what more do you need?. When I sit down with my mother and listen to the family stories from Derry and Inishowen, she would often say ..."I think she had a wee graw for him".... as if to say, "she liked him". Having seen your posting, I can now understand the origin of the expression. It's good to think that these gaelic words are still used as part of the everyday english language in the north west of Ireland. Regards Ben http://www.benpalmer.co.uk/movillerecords.htm ----Original Message Follows---- From: Pat Connors <nymets11@pacbell.net> Reply-To: IRISH-IN-UK-L@rootsweb.com To: IRISH-IN-UK-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [UK-Irish] Irish Valentine Must: Waht to say to your love in Irish Date: Tue, 07 Feb 2006 10:01:14 -0800 Thanks to the Irish Heritage Newsletter: Lá Naomh Vailintín Shona Dhuit What to say to your love in Irish... Grá (graw) - Love A ghrá (Ah hraw) - My love/My dear A stóirín (Ah store-reen) - Darling! Mo mhuirnín (Muh whurneen/vurneen) - My sweetheart Póg mé! (Pogue may) - Kiss me! Tóg mé, tá mé leatsa (Toag may, taw may latsah) - Take me, I'm yours Mo chupcáca (Muh hup-caw-cah) - My cupcake Is é cinniúint é! (Shay kinn-noo-int ay) - It's kismet! Mo ghrá thú (Muh hraw hoo) - I love you Thitim mé i ngrá leat (Hittim may ih nraw lat) - I fell in love with you Is tusa an grá mo chroí (Iss tussah ahn graw muh hree) - You are the love of my heart Táim i ngrá leatsa (Tah-im ih nraw latsah) - I'm in love with you Táim i bpian an ghrá (Tah-im ih beh-in ahn raw) - I'm lovesick Barróga agus póga (Bahrogue-ah ahguss pogue-ah) - Hugs and kisses Tá siad ag seinm ár n-amhráin grá (taw shee-ad a shen-um awhr nahrawn graw) - They're playing our song. (Connemara pickup line) B'fhearr liom thú nó céad bó bhainne! (Barr lum hoo no cayd bow wahn-nyah) - I prefer you to a hundred milk cows! Lá Naomh Vailintín Shona Dhuit (Law neev val-in-teen hunna gwitch) - Happy Valentine's Day -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com ==== IRISH-IN-UK Mailing List ==== The Irish-In-UK Mailing List Website: http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/IrishUK/ ============================== Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. New content added every business day. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx