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Nature Words in Irish, pt. 4: blackberry, budgerigar/parakeet, buttercup (and bluebell in review) Posted by 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…

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How to say ‘Bearded Bornean Pig’ in Irish Posted by on Sep 6, 2016

(le Róislín) Bhuel, one might first ask, “Why say Bearded Bornean Pig” in Irish?  To which my response would be, why not?  It’ll give us a chance to practice the words “pig,” “bearded” (+ “beard”), and Bornean (+ Borneo).   Plus, we used an illustration of these impressive-looking swine in the last blog (nasc thíos), on…

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