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the meaning of the word "humors"

the meaning of the word "humors"

can anyone tell me please what does this word mean in irish tunes, it seems to have been quite popular in the olden days, there have been humors to nearly every town in Ireland,
was it just to teach kids geography?

# Posted on March 17th 2010 by Yooval

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Would you want to play a tune titled,"The Misery of Dublin?"

# Posted on March 17th 2010 by Ben Steen

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Humours, as we spell it this side of the pond...
http://www.thesession.org/discussions/display/131

# Posted on March 17th 2010 by minijackpot

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Just search for 'humours' in Discussions.

# Posted on March 17th 2010 by minijackpot

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thanks for the help, I understand it stands for "vibes" of a place

# Posted on March 17th 2010 by Yooval

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round here you humour something by striking it - for examle you humour a reluctant door with a sledgehammer or humour a reluctant cow with a stick

perhaps this is ironic

clearly nothing to do with song titles

# Posted on March 17th 2010 by millionyears_bc

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Ironic? By no means! It refers to the old habit of "correcting" a student - or, previously, a novice monk - by whacking him about the head and shoulders with anything handy. Since this was originally done in monastaries, the nearest suitable object would often come out of the reliquary - the humerus of saint, of course, is a very effective tool for chastisement.

# Posted on March 17th 2010 by Jon Kiparsky

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That sounds just a little too good to be true!

# Posted on March 17th 2010 by Ebor_fiddler

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I love it.

"The Vibes Of Dublin" or wherever.

Just watch out for Lionel Hampton's fans.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MZWBRtA2Xc&feature=PlayList&p=E0646FB59B7D79AD&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=57

# Posted on March 18th 2010 by Piece

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I thought it had something to do with the people's arms in that place?

# Posted on March 18th 2010 by Nate Ryan

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Saying' I will and I must get married,
For the humour is one me now.

# Posted on March 18th 2010 by Free Reed

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That should read - On me now ( must get these fingers fixed)

# Posted on March 18th 2010 by Free Reed

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I find they are usually Jigs but I suppose i'll be proved wrong!

We have a local band Rumours of Whiskey

# Posted on March 18th 2010 by Michael Sam Wild

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"I find they are usually Jigs but I suppose i'll be proved wrong!

The Humours of Tulla
The Humours of Scarriff
The Humours of Tullycrine
The Humours of Ballyconnell ...

# Posted on March 18th 2010 by CreadurMawnOrganig

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@ Michael Sam Wild

http://www.thesession.org/tunes/index/search?search_start=0&name=humours&type_id=2


# Posted on March 19th 2010 by D.J.F.

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I did some counting.
For tune submissions w/humours in the title I found;
3 Polkas
3 Slides
8 Hornpipes
12 Slip Jigs
31 Reels
48 Jigs

# Posted on March 19th 2010 by Ben Steen

Re: the meaning of the word "humors"

Originally, the Middle English word means "fluids" or "moisture".
It came to refer to emotional states when people believed that the physical and mental well-being and overall temperament of an individual was determined by the balance of different fluids, like blood and phlegm, in the human body. (Incidentally, that's also the origin of word like "sanguine" and "phlegmatic"). So if you wanted, you could say "The Waters of Tulla" or "the Mood of Tulla".

# Posted on March 20th 2010 by hotsauce

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I thought this was going to be a funny and humorous discussion.
Since Random_notes just had to count all of the tunes with "Humours" in the title, I do hereby and therefore suggest that he henceforth be known as Count Random_notes.

# Posted on March 20th 2010 by fauxcelt

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Blood (sanguine) Phlegm(phlegmatic) Bile(melancholy) Urine(um, full of p*ss?) anyway, those were the 4 humors of medieval medicine, Depending on your birthdate and Zodiac sign, you were dominated by one or two of these. If you got sick, you were said to be "out of humour" and had to be purged or bled (leech, anyone?) to get back into balance. Its a wonder we aren't extinct. In our time we get back in balance with a Guinness, a good single malt scotch and a nice reel.

# Posted on March 22nd 2010 by samfordb

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