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Uair ar son an Domhain (Earth Hour): 29 Márta 2014 ó 8:30 i.n. go 9:30 i.n. Posted by on Mar 28, 2014

(le Róislín) One of the newer phrases to be “i mbéal an phobail” is “Uair ar son an Domhain” (Earth Hour). Tosaíodh é san Astráil sa bhliain 2007 le hocáid “lights-out” (“soilse múchta,” is dócha) i Sydney. Anois ceiliúrtar “Uair ar son an Domhain” i thart fá 7000 áit ar fud an domhain. I mbliana…

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How To Say ‘Tweet’ and ‘Twitter’ in Irish Posted by on Sep 30, 2013

(le Róislín) Remember when “tweets” and “twittering” mostly referred to birds, especially the “spideog” or the “smólach imirce“?  Or perhaps the sound of “caint eachtardhomhandach” (the speech of extra-terrestrials) as in H. G. Wells’ insect-like Selenites?  You might recall that they made “a slight elusive twittering,” as observed by Messrs. Bedford and Cavor (The First…

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