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Cupán nó Corn? (when speaking of “The World”) Posted by on Jun 18, 2014

(le Róislín) Corn an Domhain.  The World Cup.  A good reminder never to assume that the closest basic Irish equivalent is the one you want for a translation. In Irish, “cupán” is used for a cup to drink from, and can give us phrases like: cupán tae cupán caife cupán cócó A little less applicable…

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