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Old 27th June 2008, 19:58
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I remember reading about that a while back - his daughter was on TV and said she just hoped that the translation was right as none of the family speak Irish.
Since I know the Scottish kind I'm not 100%, but it does look okay. Not sure about "breoite" though. Still, it's a nice headstone. If someone wants that on their stone, why not?
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My views exactly.

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I bet it would amuse Spike Milligan if he had ended up with some nonsense written on his gravestone.
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When I pop off, if I get cremated, as my box gets put into the conflagration, I want them to play "Fire" by the Crazy World of Arthur Brown but if I get buried, it will be The Jam's "Going Underground"
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Halllooo,
I noticed the word tattoo used alot. I thought the word to mean, picture on skin with needles. Is there a diffrent meaning in Gaelic or Scots?
Thanx, just wondering...
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A Military Display my dear! wullie m
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and the posible link between the two ,

'a continuous, even drumming or rapping'
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