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Some Irish Words Starting with the Letter ‘X’ (Part 2 of 2): xileafón agus xifisteirneam Posted by róislín on Sep 18, 2015
(le Róislín) As you might recall, the most recent blagmhír here was “Some Irish Words Starting with the Letter ‘X’ (Part 1 of 2)” (nasc thíos). Today we’ll look at Part 2, Irish words beginning with “x” where the single letter “x” isn’t a prefix. In other words, this is not the post dealing with words…
If You’re Not a ‘Tuíodóir’ (Thatcher) by Trade, How About …? Posted by róislín on Apr 17, 2013
(le Róislín) In the last few blogs, we’ve been looking at tuí, tuíodóirí, and tuíodóireacht (thatch, thatcher, thatching). It’s an interesting topic in this day and age, both as an occupation and as a springboard for further discussion of Irish vocabulary (like “cíor thuí” and “sáiteoir,” or their intriguing English equivalents, “leggatt” and “spurtle”). But…