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‘Tis the Season for … Festive Drinks (‘Deochanna Féiltiúla’ in Irish) like ‘Mulled Wine’ or ‘Hot Buttered Rum’ Posted by róislín on Nov 23, 2018
(le Róislín) ‘Tis the season to be festive (féiltiúil) and one of the special treats that may be served at this time of year is mulled wine (scailtín fíona). An maith leat é? Agus an ndearna tú riamh é? Let’s take a closer look at the name of the drink. We’ll start with “fíon” (wine)…
Cén fhéile? Cén deoch? (An Irish Language Guide to Beverages and When to Drink Them) Part / Cuid 1 Posted by róislín on Mar 7, 2017
(le Róislín) While many beverages can readily be drunk all year around (piontaí Guinness ina measc), some are particularly associated with certain holidays or seasons. Today’s blogpost will start a mini-series about beverages and some special days they are most associated with. We’ll look at the beverages in seasonal order, starting with mí an Mhárta…
Maidir le hAsail (agus Láracha agus Miúileanna) agus Díochlaontaí Posted by róislín on Aug 31, 2012
(le Róislín) Before we proceed further with such topics as tearmainn asal and seitreach (an fhuaim a dhéanann capaill), let’s take a look at a few more basic vocabulary words for ceathairchosaigh eachaí. And, to really revisit an ábhar from the past, let’s pick one from each declension. Remember the díochlaontaí (categories of nouns), from 1st to 5th? Our equine terms just happen to fill…
Agus An tAthbharr? (An Mhaidin Tar Éis Lá Fhéile Pádraig) Posted by róislín on Mar 20, 2011
(le Róislín) So, whether it was pionta Guinness or a glincín or an iar-dheoch, there might be some torthaí or iarmhairtí, especially if you had deoch amháin de bharraíocht. So you might want to know the Irish for “hangover” – it’s “póit.” If you’re lucky, it might simply be a mild tinneas cinn. On the…