Tag Archives: Éan
Bia le Beoir (Aguisín): One More Irish Phrase for a Beer-friendly Snack Food, Cuid / Part 2C of 2 Posted by róislín on Mar 31, 2017
(le Róislín) Finally, we’ve gotten to the end of our “sraith taobh istigh de shraith.” We started with the addition of “craiceann muiceola friochta” the list of “sneaiceanna le n-ithe le beoir.” That led to a discussion of various other types of meat (besides “muiceoil“) whose Irish names are compound words ending in “-fheoil” or…
Speaking of Pigeons (Colúir) Posted by róislín on Dec 14, 2013
(le Róislín) I’ll leave journalists Sean Dunne (IrishCentral) and Liz Alderman (New York Times) to “squabble” over the accuracy of the recent reference in the New York Times to “pigeon-eating” in Ireland. But it does seem to me like a good opportunity to explore the related Irish vocabulary (naisc do na hailt thíos). So we’ll…
Vocabulary Round-up for the “Tearanódón” Blog (An Éan É? …) Posted by róislín on Jun 30, 2013
(le Róislín) This blog will take a closer look at some of the vocabulary used in the most recent pteranodon-themed blog, “An Éan É? An Reiptíl É? An Dineasár É? Bhuel, Ní Hea, ‘Sea, agus Ní Hea,” with some pronunciation tips and guidelines for using the words in other forms and phrases (nasc don bhlag…