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An Easter Quiz in Irish: Ceistiúchán Cásca Posted by on Apr 6, 2017

(le Róislín) How many Easter expressions can you come up with in Irish, and how many different forms of the word “Cáisc” are used?  This blog is based an iarbhlag (3 Aibreán 2015), but instead of earlier approach of filling in the blanks, which gives more prompting, this one has complete phrases to be translated. …

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Ceistiúchán Cásca — An Easter Quiz in Irish (Fill in the Blanks) Posted by on Apr 3, 2015

(le Róislín) In this blog, we’ll look back at some terms introduced in previous write-ups about Easter (An Cháisc) in this series.  There will be some phrases to fill in using téarmaí Cásca. Remember, the Irish word for “Easter” has three main forms, and each of these can be subject to further changes (lenition, eclipsis). …

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Seacláid (Chocolate): An Bia Compoird Is Fearr? Posted by on Apr 21, 2014

(le Róislín) During the Easter season, we can’t escape the promotion of “seacláid,” especially in the shape of “coiníní” and “uibheacha,” and, for those down under, “bilbithe,” as discussed in some previous blogs (naisc thíos). So let’s look at a few more terms related to “bia na ndéithe” (.i. seacláid, leis an leasainm bunaithe ar…

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That’s The Way The Easter Bilby Goes – Cluas i ndiaidh Cluaise (using the Irish verb “to eat”)! Posted by on Apr 10, 2012

(le Róislín) Some of you might remember our brief discussion of “An Bilbí Cásca” last year when we were talking about Máirt Chásca as a lá saoire bainc?  Where is that extra bank holiday, which none of the rest of us get, observed?  “Bilbí” is a bit of a clue — sa Tasmáin!  I say…

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Cáisc, Cháisc, Chásca, Cásca et al. – Which One When? Posted by on Apr 8, 2012

(le Róislín) After seeing so many Easter phrases, you might start to wonder why there are so many different forms of the same word.  Well, there’s the practical answer and the theoretical answer. Let’s start with the practical answer.  For “Easter” in Irish we have the subject form (An Cháisc, lenited because it’s a feminine…

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Laethanta na Seachtaine, Laethanta Aimsir na Cásca Posted by on Apr 4, 2012

(le Róislín) Stretching from Céadaoin an Spiaire to Máirt Chásca, there are enough special days surrounding Easter to give a specific Irish name for each day of the week.  Since there are already several forms for each day, aside from Easter usage, let’s look at them grouped together in a chart.  That will enable us…

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Happiness Is … Lots of Ways to Say “Happy” in Irish (including “Happy Christmas”) Posted by on Dec 3, 2011

(le Róislín) Recently we talked about some of the more whimsical (i.e. jingle-ish) ways to describe Christmas (“Holly Jolly” and “Berry Merry”) in English and pondered their translatability into Irish.  Today let’s get back to the more traditional Irish phrase, and look at its various forms (singular and plural, greeting and response): Nollaig Shona duit…

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