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Seamus Heaney and the Irish Language (Cuid a Dó as Trí) Posted by on Sep 19, 2013

(le Róislín) In the last blog we looked at the Irish titles of two of Heaney’s poems, “Aisling” (Dream/Vision) and “Maighdean Mara” (Mermaid/Sea-maiden).  This time we’ll look at a poem which is inspired by some Irish Gaelic words but which doesn’t actually include them in the text.  So, by reading this blog, you’ll not only…

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Na Míonna, Na Mìosan, Ny Meeghyn (in Irish, Scottish Gaelic, and Manx), Cuid 3 as 4 Posted by on Sep 24, 2012

(le Róislín) Working up these months and their meanings is taking longer than I expected.  Bhuel, bhí tuaileas (hunch) agam …  (but I ambitiously thought that two parts would be enough for the topic).  So you may have noticed that I’ve just expanded the number of sections this mionsraith (mini-series) will have.  At this point…

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