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CIRAContinuity Irish Republican ArmyRate it:
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CLRGan Coimisiún Le Rincí GaelachaRate it:
CLUDThe character Clud is mentioned as the father of Gwawl in the First Branch of the Mabinogi. The legends known as “The Four Branches of the Mabinogi” originated in Ireland and, though heavily redacted and translated to Middle Welsh, they still retain many names which are two or more Irish words written phonetically by a listening scribe and fused together as a single Middle Welsh word– e.g. Arawn, Annwfyn, Mabinogi, Rhiannon, etc. Little is known of Clud other that he was father of a very rich, big, brown-haired, silken-dressed, swaggering, impressive trickster called Gwawl to whom the beautiful maiden Rhiannon was to be forcibly married. The relationship of Clud to Gwawl was seemingly more than that of father to son. It also was the relationship of rags to riches in one generation. ‘Clud’ is the phonetic spelling of the Irish word ‘clúid’ meaning rags; (singular form: ‘clúd’). We can therefore suspect that Gwawl’s father was a poor man – or dressed poorly. ‘Gwawl’ is the phoneticRate it:
CPNICommunist Party of Northern IrelandRate it:
CROCompanies Registration OfficeRate it:
CTBIChurches Together in Britain and IrelandRate it:
CTYICentre for the Talented Youth of IrelandRate it:
CUIChristian Unions IrelandRate it:
CUSAIColleges & Universities Sports Association of IrelandRate it:
CVIDChamplain Valley Irish DanceRate it:
DBIVDon Bosco Ireland VolunteersRate it:
DCSIDebt Collection Services IrelandRate it:
DELNIDepartment for Employment and Learning of Northern IrelandRate it:
DELNIthe Department for Employment and Learning for North IrelandRate it:
DENIDepartment of Education Northern IrelandRate it:
DIBDictionary of Irish BiographyRate it:
DIGIDrinks Industry Group of IrelandRate it:
DIIBDundonald International Ice Bowl (Northern Ireland)Rate it:
DINMDenise Irish Navarette MercadoRate it:
DITDublin Institute of TechnologyRate it:
DMBIDictionary of Methodism in Britain and IrelandRate it:
DOBIHDatabase Of British and Irish HillsRate it:
DOENIDepartment Of the Environment Northern IrelandRate it:
DSAIDirect Selling Association IrelandRate it:

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