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Blastanas Turcaí (Blag Deireanach faoi Thurcaithe, ar feadh tamaill!) Posted by on Nov 26, 2009

(le Róislín) You might recognize “blastanas” from two similar, more widely-used words, “blas” and “blasta.”  “Blas” is “taste” if talking about food and “accent” if talking about language.  “Blas” is also found in Irish English, particularly when discussing the Irish language, “great ‘blas,’” etc.  “Blasta” means “tasty,”  “delicious,” or sometimes “fluent” (though “líofa” is a more…

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Logainmneacha Ceilteacha agus Náisiúntachtaí a Cúig: Celtic Place Names and Nationalities 5 – Brittany (Breizh / Bretagne) and the Bretons Posted by on May 19, 2009

We’ve recently discussed the place names Albain, Éire, An Bhreatain Bheag, and Oileán Mhanann.  Today we’ll turn to Brittany.  Below you’ll find some examples of how to use the place name and how to indicate that a person or thing is Breton.    One of France’s 22 régions, Brittany is called “An Bhriotáin” in Irish. …

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