Derry Aire

[Jonathan Lighter]

Prezactly.

JL


On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 10:30 AM, Laurence Horn <laurence.horn at yale.edu>
wrote:

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> On Jun 2, 2014, at 8:27 AM, Jonathan Lighter wrote:
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> http://www.cbsnews.com/news/surprising-origins-of-100-year-old-danny-boy/
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> > "At Princess Diana's church service, the words were different, but the
> > haunting melody of 'The Londonderry Aire,' the same."
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> > Note how the hokey RenFaire spelling makes matters worse, not better.
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> i.e. closer to the alternate form, "London Derriere"?
> >
> > BTW, given the onomastic strife in Ulster, "Derry Aire" is presumably the
> > preferred title in some quarters.
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> > JL
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