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Beagáinín Eile sa “Teanga” Téacsaise: 9L is am Posted by róislín on Mar 3, 2011
(le Róislín) Seo sampla deas de théacsais: 9L is am. An dtuigeann tú é? Key thing, I’d say, especially for relative newcomers to Irish, is that you want to think of the phrase fully in Irish. Since the amount of English-based texting far exceeds the amount that’s Irish-based, we may have to remind ourselves that…
Na hAmadáin (ar leanúint) – The Fools (continued) Posted by róislín on Apr 3, 2009
(le Róislín) By now you might be wondering, so what is the Irish word for a female fool? You might have encountered it already, if you’ve read Charles Kickham’s 1879 novel, Knocknagow, which uses an anglicized form of the word, “oonshugh.” English-medium Irish literature of that vintage tends to be full of Irish words, but…