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Some (60+) Irish Words and Phrases for Breeze, Wind, Gust, Squall, and Gale. Oh, and Zephyr! Posted by róislín on Oct 16, 2017
(le Róislín) Since we recently discussed wind, in general, and hurricanes, I thought it might be interesting to look at more words for wind. The meteorological sort, that is. So here’s a fairly comprehensive list, but eventually there will be more. It’s a really rich vocabulary in Irish Unlike my usual approach, of including plurals…
Ó “Ó Cuileannáin” go “Bling” agus Smaointe Fánacha (Ramblings) Eile Posted by róislín on Jun 8, 2012
(le Róislín) As I was mulling over the recent entries on “diamaint,” I decided to look a little further into diamond lore. I always wondered what exactly Koh-I-Noor meant (turns out to be “mountain of light” in Persian) and had a general curiosity about the largest known diamond ever. Hope? Taylor-Burton? Uncle Sam? Excelsior? So…