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Which Irish Speaker Visited ‘Oirthear na Gearmáine’ (East Germany) in 1960? (cuid/pt. 1) Posted by róislín on May 8, 2018
(le Róislín) Recently we practiced different ways to say “East” and “West” in Irish, and one set of examples used in passing was “Oirthear na Gearmáine” and “Iarthar na Gearmáine.” Most of the examples, as you may recall, used “Thoir” (East) and “Thiar” (West). While doing some online checks for examples of these phrases, I…
Saying ‘East’ and ‘West’ in Irish, or, de réir an tseanfhocail, ‘Soir gach siar, faoi dheireadh thiar’ Posted by róislín on Apr 30, 2018
(le Róislín) North and South pair up nicely in many parts of the world, as we’ve seen in some recent blogposts here (naisc thíos). Examples included Baile Átha Cliath Thuaidh / Theas, Meiriceá Thuaidh / Theas, and very timely for current events, An Chóiré Thuaidh and An Chóiré Theas. One pair we didn’t get…