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Deireadh Hanukkah, an Grianstad ag Tarraingt orainn, agus an Nollaig faoinár Súile Posted by róislín on Dec 18, 2009
Tá Hanukkah ag tarraingt chun deiridh ach tá grianstad an gheimhridh ag tarraingt orainn, ar an Luan, an 21ú lá (say: an t-aonú lá is fiche) de mhí na Nollag. Agus tá an Nollaig í féin sa mhullach orainn. The word “grianstad” breaks apart quite straightforwardly into “grian” (sun) and “stad” (stop), just…
Téarmaí an tSéasúir: Nollaig agus Hanukkah, and Some Vowel Harmony, to Boot! Posted by róislín on Dec 11, 2009
(le Róislín) Luí na gréine, an Aoine, 11 Mí na Nollag, tús Hanukkah. In recognition of the beginning of Hanukkah at sunset on Friday, this blog will discuss the Irish word for “menorah.” That will also give us the opportunity for a recap session to discuss vowel harmony (caol le caol agus leathan le leathan)…