Tag Archives: Kerry
Can A Word Look Irish But Not Be Irish? The Curious Case of … (Léigh leat le fáil amach) Posted by róislín on Apr 25, 2018
(le Róislín) As you can see in the graphic above, Irish has a number of words that end in “-inne.” And to add to the mix, the ending “-inné” does exist but is much less common. The ten words above end in either “-inne” or “-inné,” but one of them isn’t actually Irish. So, looking…
‘Being Loud’ Not Allowed? (i gcaife sa Choireán, Co. Chiarraí) Posted by róislín on Aug 6, 2014
(le Róislín) By now you might have seen the article about the café sign in Waterville, Co. Kerry (An Coireán, Co. Chiarraí), which appeared to ban bus and coach passengers and loud Americans. Why do I say “appeared”? The punctuation on the sign is such that it defeats its own purpose. The phrase “loud American’s”…
Croí Lorcán Uí Thuathail (The Heart of St. Laurence O’Toole) Posted by róislín on Mar 4, 2012
(le Róislín) Bhuel, mí an Mhárta may be the “sure-they’d-steal-your-heart-away” month, as “Irish Eyes” is sung over and over and over again, but I doubt it was ever meant to be taken literally. But that’s exactly what has happened recently. The theft of St. Laurence O’Toole’s heart apparently occurred on the morning of March 3rd…
Logainmneacha Ceilteacha agus Náisiúntachtaí a Sé: Celtic Place Names and Nationalities 6 – Cornwall and the Cornish Posted by róislín on May 22, 2009
We’ve recently discussed the place names Albain, Éire, An Bhreatain Bheag, Oileán Mhanann, and An Bhriotáin. Today we’ll turn to Cornwall. Below you’ll find some examples of how to use the place name and how to indicate that a person or thing is Cornish. Cornwall is called “Corn na Breataine” (horn of Britain) or sometimes…