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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…
As Easy as “a hAon, a Dó, a Trí” – Na Maoluimhreacha i nGaeilge Posted by róislín on Mar 19, 2009
(le Róislín) Quite a few of the basic Irish numbers from one to ten are recognizable if you know at least one other European language. In each case, the actual number is preceded by the single letter “a,” which here is the numerical particle. It has no actual meaning. It simply indicates that a “maoluimhir”…