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25 Ways to Say ‘Family’ in Irish, Cuid a Ceathair (Pt. 4) Posted by on Mar 6, 2016

(le Róislín)   The previous three blogs have dealt with fifteen different ways to say “family” in Irish (naisc thíos), starting with “teaghlach” and “clann.”  Today we’ll look at some aspects of the extended family, referring to “descendants”, starting our list with no. 16.  Remember, “gs” for “genitive singular and “gpl” for “genitive plural” D…

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The Many Meanings of “Oireachtas” Posted by on Apr 18, 2009

 (le Róislín) For the week of April 5 to 12, 2009, many Philadelphians probably saw more samples of the Irish language in the media than ever before in the city’s history.  Why?  This year, Philadelphia hosted the first Oireachtas Rince na Cruinne (World Irish Dance Championship) to be held outside Ireland or the U.K.  Over 6000…

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