2006-09-28 14:08:43 · 6 answers · asked by Quagmire 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
Comedian Spike Milligan who was born in India to Irish parents and died in 2002 wanted his epitaph to read "I told you I was ill." The Chichester Diocese in England, where he is buried, consented more than 2 years after his burial only on condition that the epitaph was written in Irish. His headstone now bears the words "Duirt me leat go raibh me breoite", or "I told you I was ill", and the English words "Love, light, peace".
The The inscription on the gravestone of the Irish poet William Butler Yeats is the famous couplet taken from one of his poems 'Under Ben Bulben' it reads:
Cast a cold Eye
On Life, on Death.
Horseman, pass by!
2006-09-29 10:27:42 · answer #1 · answered by alpha 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
LOL [sorry]. An epitaph is an inscription on a tombstone. An epithet is a descriptive substitute for the name of a person, or a word or phrase that characterizes a thing or person.
I guess you mean some Irish axioms, maxims, sayings, imprecations, blessings, whatever...
'He'll steal your eyes if you're not using them."
2006-09-28 14:24:12 · answer #2 · answered by sonyack 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i'm no longer particular why i like this poem yet I do. The rhythm feels all incorrect, yet possibly i'm in simple terms too previous college. who're you quoting with "wings of a butterfly ...?" There are a blend of photos and a boldness to the shape that captures my mind's eye. It develop into relaxing to examine. possibly you would possibly want to call this "Caterpillar aims." when I examine the finest line i ask your self if a kiss from the wings of a butterfly can make me sense immortal for a time or in simple terms make me understand i develop right into a caterpillar. i imagine both are accessible
2016-12-06 08:32:56 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Erin go Bragh!
2006-09-28 16:54:08 · answer #4 · answered by almostdead 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
may you be 2 hrs.. in heaven before the devil knows you're dead
2006-09-28 14:18:14 · answer #5 · answered by La-z Ike 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Clutch yer wallet" (grab your seat pocket).
2006-09-28 16:43:00 · answer #6 · answered by Zeera 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋