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How to say ‘port’ and ‘starboard’ in Irish and a few other nautical terms Posted by róislín on Mar 31, 2019
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(le Róislín) Nautical terms have always intrigued me, including such colorful ones as “scuttlebutt” and “three sheets to the wind.” So today I thought I’d cover a few of the most basic terms pertaining to parts of a boat or ship. If there’s interest, perhaps we can cover more such terms in the future…
A Follow-up to the Irish Vocab for the Parts of a Fiddle Bow: Barr Bogha Fidil Ollmhór Déanta as Cloch le “Roc-Cheol na bhFathach” a Sheinm nó Stua Mara Nádúrtha? Posted by róislín on Apr 22, 2018
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(le Róislín) photo: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3a/Bo_Fiddle_Rock_2.jpg, Bow Fiddle Rock near Portknockie, Scotland, Originally uploaded on July 31. 2006, Colourjam [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons, téacs Gaeilge le Róislín, 2018 Before we take a break from talking about music (“ceol“), and specifically fiddles (“fidleacha“) and fiddle bows (“boghanna fidle“), I couldn’t resist adding one more picture for the…
Páirteanna an Bhogha: Irish Words for the Parts of a (Fiddle) Bow (Cuid/Pt. 2) Posted by róislín on Apr 19, 2018
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(le Róislín) We’ve recently looked at the Irish words for the parts of a fiddle and the parts of a fiddle bow (naisc thíos). Today we’ll look at a curious term for a part of a fiddle bow (or a bow for other “téaduirlisí” as well) — in English it’s “frog” and in Irish, it’s…