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Nature Words in Irish, pt. 4: blackberry, budgerigar/parakeet, buttercup (and bluebell in review) Posted by róislín on Sep 30, 2019
(le Róislín) Continuing our list of nature words in Irish, today’s blog will cover the following: blackberry, budgie/budgerigar/parakeet, and buttercup, with a nod back to “bluebell,” which was the first subject treated in this series. Is é sin le rá, déanfaidh muid na “b-anna.” Tá “acorn” (dearcán) agus “almond” (almóinn) déanta againn cheana féin. BTW…
An Maith Leat __? (Can you complete the question in Irish?) Posted by róislín on May 21, 2016
(le Róislín) Well, usually we try the buttercup question on people, not dogs, ach tá an pictiúr an-ghleoite, nach bhfuil? In this blogpost, we’ll take another short break from the flower-themed names series, and look specifically at one more flower, the buttercup, generally known as “cam an ime” in Irish. First let’s look at the…