Where does “birlingagh” come from?
birlingagh (Manx) comes from Manx birling, from Middle Irish beirling, from Old Norse byrðingr, from Old Norse byrðr, from Proto-Germanic burþį̄, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.
birlingagh (Manx): yachtsman
Ancestry of “birlingagh”, step by step