Tag Archives: footwear
‘Bléinbheart’ go ‘Zeitibheart’ — Cineálacha Beart agus Beartanna i nGaeilge Posted by róislín on Aug 14, 2015
(le Róislín) When I first thought of this blog topic, I thought I’d just do types of clothing, like “bléinbheart” and “coisbheart.” But then I figured we might as well do “an banana iomlán.” If we’re in for a “pingin,” we may as well be in for a “punt.” Or actually, as the more traditional…
Bróga vs. Buataisí (Boots and Shoes in Irish, and some other types of footwear — to boot) Posted by róislín on Jul 31, 2015
(le Róislín) Which to say — “bróg” or “buatais“? Well, there seems to be some overlap in the terms, as we briefly addressed in the last blog (nasc thíos). There we focused mostly on “buataisí,” the related word “buataisíní” (bootees), and a related word outside the realm of coisbheart, “búiteanna.” Remember “búiteanna“? Muna cuimhin leat…