Archive for December, 2019
Saying ‘The First of the Month’ in Irish and Other Special Names for ‘First Days’ Posted by róislín on Dec 31, 2019
(le Róislín) From New Year’s Day (1 Eanáir) to World AIDS Day (1 Mí na Nollag), there are significant events on the first day of each month of the year. Some, like Lá Domhanda SEIF, are of profound importance in recognizing the issues of 21st-century life. Others, like *Lá Náisiúnta Brioscaí Baile (1 Deireadh Fómhair), are…
Some Consonant Clusters in Irish (thbhl, thbh, thbhr, thchl, thfh, and ch-chl) Posted by róislín on Dec 21, 2019
(le Róislín) Irish can have up to five consonants in a row, something we rarely encounter in English. These situations usually occur because a prefix has been added to a word, so the seemingly simple “cleas” (trick) can become “droch-chleas” when we add the prefix “droch-” (bad). In this case, with “ch” followed by “ch,”…