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Leabhar Eile le Gwyneth Wynn: Micí agus an Rí (Another Mini Irish Glossary) Posted by on Apr 19, 2017

(le Róislín) In the most recent blog (nasc thíos), we looked at Gwyneth Wynn’s charming Micí ar an bPortach (1998) and provided a glossary of some of the interesting Irish vocabulary words contained in the book.  Most of the entries had to do with digging, drying and “footing” turf.  Today, we’ll look at another book…

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Lámha Leitean (An Cúigiú Díochlaonadh, ar l.) Posted by on Jun 14, 2011

(le Róislín) “Catch!” “Dropped it?  Lámha leitean!” Where English invokes the slipperiness of butter to describe someone who can’t catch a ball, Irish invokes, yes, you guessed it, porridge! “Lámha leitean” is a useful phrase for the clós súgartha (playground), and it’s also useful for demonstrating yet another 5th-declension noun in Irish.  The “leitean” part…

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