Lá Bloom nó Lá Bhloom – 16 Meitheamh (gach bliain) Posted by róislín on Jun 16, 2010
(N.B. a ghluaisín féin ag gach alt an uair seo, mar tá an blag seo i nGaeilge amháin; beagán de chuidiú do thosaitheoirí, tá súil agam; a glossary follows each paragraph this time, since this blog is all in Irish!) An oiread sin d’imeachtaí i mí an Mheithimh! Is beag go raibh mé ábalta m’anáil…
Lá na Brataí (Flag Day) i Meiriceá Posted by róislín on Jun 14, 2010
(le Róislín) Ceiliúrtar Lá na Brataí i Meiriceá ar an 14ú lá de mhí an Mheithimh. Cad a dhéantar? Paráidí in áiteanna (is fiú le rá Quincy, MA., Traoi (Troy), NY, agus Fairfield, WA), searmanais, canadh an amhráin náisiúnta, agus na bratacha iad féin curtha ar foluain. The Irish word for flag is “bratach.” In…
An tUile-Chuimhneoir sa Leabhar Harry Potter agus an Órchloch Posted by róislín on Jun 9, 2010
(le Róislín) Since we’ve talked so much about memory lately … An cuimhin leat an tUile-Chuimhneoir [un TIL-eh-KHIV-nyorzh] a sheol seanmháthair Neville Longbottom chuige? An féidir leat cur síos air? (Cén chuma atá air?) Dath? Cruth? Méid, srl.? An bhfuil a fhios agat cén Béarla atá air? An bhfuil a fhios agat cén sórt focail…
D-Day (an 6ú lá de mhí an Mheithimh) i nGaeilge? Posted by róislín on Jun 6, 2010
Cén Ghaeilge atá ar D-Day? Freagra: “D-Day” Yet another example of a “lá a bhfuil cuimhne air,” or maybe I should say “lá a mbíonn cuimhne air,” to emphasize the continuity. Amanna fágtar téarma iasachta sa teanga iasachta, mar huerta agus kloof agus “wadi,” agus sin é an scéal le “D-Day,” as far as…
More Phrases about Memory and Remembering (Cuimhne, Cuimhneamh, srl.), including Amnesia Posted by róislín on Jun 5, 2010
Cuimhne [KWIV-neh]: Tá cuimhne agam air sin. I remember that. Tá cuimhne na seacht nduine [NIN-yeh] aici. She has a wonderful memory, lit. the memory of (the) seven people. cuimhní cinn, reminiscences, memoirs cuimhneamh [KWIV-nyav or KWIV-nyoo or KWIV-neh] cuimhneamh míosa [KWIV-nyav MEE-uss-uh], month’s mind cuimhneamh ar bheart [erzh vyart, vy like the “v” in…
Dá mBeadh Dalí ina Ghaeilgeoir – an tSeasmhacht Cuimhne, srl. Posted by róislín on May 31, 2010
Well, not really. Tá brón orm má ghéaraigh an teideal sin ar do ghoile. I’m afraid I indulged in a bit of “meall agus malartaigh” in the title. This blog is just an examination of words like “memory,” “remembrance,” and “memorial,” “remember,” and perhaps the most basic of all, “I remember.” So we’ll be looking at “cuimhne,” “cuimhneamh,”…
Lá Cuimhneacháin (i Meiriceá) Posted by róislín on May 31, 2010
Ceiliúrtar Lá Cuimhneacháin i Meiriceá ar an Luan deireanach i mí na Bealtaine. Cheiliúrtaí ar an 30ú lá de mhí na Bealtaine é ach i 1971 athraíodh é go mbeadh an tsaoire i gcónaí ar Luan sa dóigh go mbeadh deireadh seachtaine fada (trí lá) ann. Memorial Day is celebrated in America on the last…