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Lá (an) Altaithe: Cén Téarma i nGaeilge? — Nuashonrúchán (an update) Posted by róislín on Nov 28, 2014
(le Róislín) A few years ago, as some of you may recall, I compared the usage of five different terms for saying “Thanksgiving Day” in Irish. This is a phrase that traditionally didn’t show up in Irish dictionaries, since Thanksgiving, North American style, is not celebrated in Ireland, or, in fact, i dtír ar bith…
Lá (an) Altaithe: Cén Téarma i nGaeilge? Posted by róislín on Nov 23, 2010
(le Róislín) Last year, as some of you may recall, I compared the usage of four different terms for saying “Thanksgiving Day” in Irish. The total number of hits, based on Google searching, was about 100, which is, of course, quite small compared to the word “Thanksgiving” in English. Admittedly, the difference in the number…