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Ceistiúchán Cásca — An Easter Quiz in Irish (Fill in the Blanks) Posted by on Apr 3, 2015

(le Róislín) In this blog, we’ll look back at some terms introduced in previous write-ups about Easter (An Cháisc) in this series.  There will be some phrases to fill in using téarmaí Cásca. Remember, the Irish word for “Easter” has three main forms, and each of these can be subject to further changes (lenition, eclipsis). …

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The Irish word for ‘October’ and other words related to ‘fómhar’ and ‘fómhair’ Posted by on Oct 6, 2014

(le Róislín) In some previous blogs (naisc thíos), we’ve looked at the names of the months (míonna) and seasons (séasúir) in Irish, including a discussion specifically of “September” and “October.” So let’s try a little mixing and matching for review of “September,” “October,” and the Fall or Autumn season. Given the word “fómhar” and its…

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