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Na Focail “Beoir” agus “Leann” i nGaeilge (Beer and Ale) Posted by róislín on Mar 16, 2012
(le Róislín) I’m sure lots of people have lots of thoughts about beer and ale at this festive time of year. Probably most folks aren’t “declining” those nouns at the moment. That’s “declining” as a grammatical term, of course, not literally turning down or rejecting. But if you’re reading this blog, that’s what we’re in…
Lá Fhéile Bríde (Lá ‘le Bríde): 1 Feabhra Posted by róislín on Feb 1, 2010
Inniu (an chéad lá de mhí na Feabhra) Lá Fhéile Bríde. Today (the first day of the month of February) is St. Bridget’s day. Tá mé faoi dhubh-iontas ag breathnú ar an uimhir de shuímh Idirlín atá ag cur síos ar Naomh Bríd agus a féile. I’m amazed looking at the number of websites…
Frásaí Eile leis an bhFocal “Lochlannach” Posted by róislín on Jan 20, 2010
(le Róislín) Recently we discussed various usages of the word “Lochlannach,” which can be translated in various ways, including “Scandinavian” and “Norse” (naisc thíos). It’s used for Norway Spruce (sprús Lochlannach) and for Swedish goosefoot (blonagán Lochlannach). I promised at least one more example, tastily potable, if it can be found to exist! That was…
Blas agus Tréithí Leann Dubh Guinness Posted by róislín on Oct 2, 2009
Here are some interesting phrases for describing the taste of Guinness, giving us some new ways to combine Irish vocabulary words. I’ve translated all of them from fan discussions I’ve found online. There’s a glossary “ag bun an bhlag” and some pronunciation notes are given: 1) bainne seacláide na mbeoracha [… nuh MYOR-ukh-uh] …