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"Me oul Sa-go-sha"?

kraggy · 2010-05-07 11:30:24

Hi guys, this saying came up last night in the pub. Anyone know where it came from or what it means? From Gaeilge perhaps? Think it's a Dublin thing anyway, hence posting here. Thanks :)

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07-05-2010 12:30pm

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kraggy

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Hi guys, this saying came up last night in the pub.

Anyone know where it came from or what it means? From Gaeilge perhaps? Think it's a Dublin thing anyway, hence posting here.

Thanks

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#2 07-05-2010 12:44pm
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I think segotia is a type of flower

similar to the saying "me ould flower"

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=195176

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#3 07-05-2010 12:53pm
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Diarmaid Ó Muirithe A Glossary of Irish Slang (Mar. 4) p. 118: Me segotia, or me oul’ segotia are phrases as Dublin as they come.…Mr. Paddy O’Neill…was right when he glossed it as a Dublin Fusilier’s word. Me segotia, Mr. O’Neill claimed, was originally said to children only, which is very important, as it confirms his theory that it was a corruption of some phrase like mon cher gosse, my dear child.

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#4 08-05-2010 4:53pm
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Thanks for the detailed respsonses guys.

My friend, to whom I showed boards.ie for the first time yesterday, is very impressed with the site so far, especially after this!

Thanks for the info.

K.

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