Talk:Craythur

Added some links on related pages for whisky and Irish whiskey and removed the linkless notice. Tangentally, does anyone know how this word is pronounced? That along with perhaps some etymology would be nice additions to this article. -- KillerDeathRobot


 * This is dead wrong. "Craythur" is an expression used in Anglo-Irish speech and is probably a corruption of the English word "creature."  It is most commonly used as an expression of pity as in, "the poor craythur just got sacked."  It's use in reference to whiskey is purely idiomatic.  Craythur is certainly not "analogous to Uisce Beatha" or whatever the original author wrote.  I recommend that this entry be deleted in it's entirety.

I agree with the above, and also "Uisce beatha" is an Irish phrase. Scots Gaelic is derived from the Irish language (Gaeilge), not the other way around, so to say Scots Gaelic in this context is like saying American language instead of English language.


 * I've heard that the English "creature" is a corruption of the gaelic craythur instead of the other way around. I've seen poems using "craythur" to refer to people ("she was a pretty flat-footed craythur" or the like) and perhaps the darker meaning of creaure/craythur was used to describe poteen/alcohol due to its effects on people? Dikke poes 15:51, 19 December 2006 (UTC)

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