Archive for September, 2011
Níos Mó faoi na Míonna (More about the Months in Irish) Posted by róislín on Sep 9, 2011
(le Róislín) Recently we looked at the names of the months in Irish, from Eanáir to Mí na Nollag. As you may recall, two of them require the use of the word “mí” (month) in the phrase: Mí na Samhna and Mí na Nollag. In both of these cases, the second element, without the word…
Ainmneacha na Míonna i nGaeilge (Names of the Months in Irish) Posted by róislín on Sep 6, 2011
(le Róislín) We’ve discussed the Irish names of various months as this blog has continued, but this might be a good time to go over the liosta as a whole. First let’s look at “Meán Fómhair” (September). By the way, if this is a new term for you, or if you’re new to the list…
9/11: 11 Meán Fómhair Posted by róislín on Sep 3, 2011
(le Róislín) September will always be remembered, at least for lucht labhartha na Gaeilge i Meiriceá, as the “9/11” month. While there could be a solid month of blogs on the topic of “ionsaithe 11 Meán Fómhair,” this blog will look just at the terms for the day itself. Perhaps some upcoming blogs can address…