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‘Caitín’ + ‘Caillte’ + ‘Caoineadh’ = Cén Rud? Posted by róislín on Nov 27, 2013
(le Róislín) De ghnáth éistim le ceol traidisiúnta níos minice ná popcheol ach bhí an scéal seo rótharraingteach le bheith “ag imeacht uaidh.” Right, well, that’s not exactly the phrase, “to walk away,” but it’s a close Irish equivalent. For all the possible words in Irish to say “away” (ábhar blag eile?), none of them…
Géanna agus Ealaí (Cuid a Ceathair: Dhá Lá Dhéag na Nollag) Posted by róislín on Jan 4, 2011
(le Róislín) Time to give “faoistin ghearr” to “Dhá Lá Dhéag na Nollag,” at least, perhaps, until next year when we can resume looking at some of the féidearthachtaí eile. Before we start, you might like to know a more folksy way to refer to “short shrift:” Níor thug sé saol práta i mbéal muice…