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An bhfuil peata agat?  Talking about Pets in Irish Posted by on Jun 12, 2017

(le Róislín) Remember when we talked about hamstair and their gothaí gnúise gleoite, not to mention their “rothaí“?  Hmm, a ngothaí agus a rothaí! — this is the first time I ever got to link up those two words!   And we have, at various times in this blog, talked about different types of pets (madraí…

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An bhfuil do ghlas crochta crochta agat fós? Posted by on Feb 14, 2014

 (le Róislín) No, that’s not an overlooked duplication of words.  “Glas crochta” is a padlock (hmm, guess why that topic came up in today’s blog!) and “crochta” means “hung” or “hanging,” from the verb “croch” (hang). First let’s discuss the word “glas,” since it’s a triple homonym in Irish.  One “glas” means “green.”   A second…

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