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Agus An tAthbharr? (An Mhaidin Tar Éis Lá Fhéile Pádraig) Posted by róislín on Mar 20, 2011
(le Róislín) So, whether it was pionta Guinness or a glincín or an iar-dheoch, there might be some torthaí or iarmhairtí, especially if you had deoch amháin de bharraíocht. So you might want to know the Irish for “hangover” – it’s “póit.” If you’re lucky, it might simply be a mild tinneas cinn. On the…
Warm, Hot, Sweltering, Sudorific (i nGaeilge) Posted by róislín on Sep 10, 2010
While one may not think of the Irish climate as overwhelmingly hot, it never hurts to have the vocabulary to describe it as such. Especially given téamh domhanda. Or for Irish speakers vacationing i bhFlorida nó sa Spáinn. I was about to casually say “laethe madrúla an tsamhraidh” (the dog days of summer), but I…