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As Easy As “Pióg”: How To Say Kinds of Pies in Irish Posted by on Nov 12, 2011

(le Róislín) In the end, you’ll need to be your own judge as to whether this is really “as easy as pie,” but here at least are some tips for naming different types of pies.  And as two holiday seasons approach, Lá Altaithe (Meiriceá) and An Nollaig, what tastier topic? So let’s look at the terms for…

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Níos Mó faoi na hOrduimhreacha (More on Ordinal Numbers) Posted by on Sep 15, 2011

(le Róislín) In a recent blog we looked at na horduimhreacha as they might pertain to days of the months: an chéad lá de mhí na Nollag, an ceathrú lá d’Iúil, srl.  Perhaps a little more practice with orduimhreacha wouldn’t be amiss.  For once, there are relatively few initial changes to worry about, but there…

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An Uimhir Is Uaigní a Dhéanfaidh Tú Choíche (… the Loneliest Number …) Posted by on Aug 28, 2011

(le Róislín) “An uimhir is uaigní a ‘dhéanfaidh’ tú choíche.”  Cén uimhir í sin?  Uimhir a haon, ar ndóigh, de réir Harry Nilsson, ar a laghad.  Speaking of the number “one,” this might be a good time to discuss the two forms of the number “one” in Irish: a haon and amháin. Of all the…

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Samhain (1 Mí na Samhna): The First Day of Winter Posted by on Oct 29, 2010

(le Róislín)  Not only was Samhain the first day of the traditional Celtic year – it was also the first day of winter, fitting neatly with the rest of the laethanta trascheathrún (cross-quarter days) san fhéilire Ceilteach.  The others are Imbolc (1 Feabhra/February, now usually called Lá Fhéile Bríde), Bealtaine (1 May), and Lughnasa (aka…

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