Archive for December, 2009
Téarmaí an tSéasúir: Nollaig agus Hanukkah, and Some Vowel Harmony, to Boot! Posted by róislín on Dec 11, 2009
(le Róislín) Luí na gréine, an Aoine, 11 Mí na Nollag, tús Hanukkah. In recognition of the beginning of Hanukkah at sunset on Friday, this blog will discuss the Irish word for “menorah.” That will also give us the opportunity for a recap session to discuss vowel harmony (caol le caol agus leathan le leathan)…
Téarmaí Nollag (Christmas Terms in Irish) Posted by róislín on Dec 7, 2009
(le Róislín) The next of the non-stop seasonal festivities is upon us, and I must admit that there are some pretty clever fógraí le téamaí Nollag out there on TV. I saw a good one this morning in which a réinfhia [RAYN-EE-uh] and a míonótár [MEEN-oh-tawr] were sitting in a booth in a diner, debating…
Aoine Dhubh, Aoine an Bhreacáin, agus Cibearluan! (ar leanúint / continued) Posted by róislín on Dec 1, 2009
(le Róislín) This is the continuation of the post-Thanksgiving shopping terms begun earlier today. An fhorbairt is nuaí (the latest development), new this year, I believe, is Plaid Friday, an alternative marketing approach, which has its own website (www.PlaidFriday.com). The term and the concept were devised in the East Bay area of San Francisco/Oakland…