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Children’s Books in Irish by Gwyneth Wynn: References, Links, and Vocabulary (pt. 3 of 3)  Posted by on Apr 28, 2017

 (le Róislín) Bhuel, we’ve recently been looking at stories about ainmhithe (béar, madra, leon, broc, srl.), plandaí (crainn mhóra, crann beag), and an aimsir (an bháisteach) in books in Irish by Gwyneth Wynn.  What else makes the world go round?  How about draíocht (magic)?  The final book in our discussion will be Clíona Cailleach, with…

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An Irish Vocabulary Guide for Gwyneth Wynn’s ‘Micí ar an bPortach’ Posted by on Apr 16, 2017

(le Róislín) One of my favorite Irish children’s books is Micí ar an bPortach by Gwyneth Wynn (An Gúm, 1998, ISBN 1-85791-226-8).  Since some of you might also enjoy reading it, I thought I supply a little glossary to go with the story.  While most of the vocabulary is pretty basic, there are some words…

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