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In Irish it's "fear gorm" In Irish-Scottish Gaeilge, people of African descent were historically referred to as fir gorum, or blue men. People of this race were described as "blue" rather than as "black" because obviously the Gaelic word for black man meant the devil. This may explain why a particular musical style often associated with an African American influence is called "the blues."

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