Stan Kelly-Bootle [ to JM "mysteriously, he
is named Daniel O'Connell."] I’m deeply puzzled. No conceivable
mystery about one of Ireland’s most renowned rebel politicians! Dónal
Ó Conaill (6 August 1775 – 15 May 1847; English spelling: Daniel
O'Connell.
JM: It was wonderful to get rich
information about Daniel O'Connell and therefore your interpretation of my
"mystery" enriched us all. Actually this exclamation was merely
applicable to the Spanish translation that mentioned Daniel in a
paragraph where he was not so named in the original (perhaps this reveals the
translators enthusiasm about him?).
Alexey, why do you associate decapitation to
the Mascodagama act?
Thanks for the poems and
translations.