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Irish Phrases and Idioms Using ‘Red,’ ‘White,’ and ‘Blue’ (Dearg, Bán, Gorm), pt. 3 Posted by on Jun 28, 2016

(le Róislín) This will be the last of our three-part series on color phrases and idioms with red, white, and blue.  “Red” and “white” have been covered in the two previous blogposts.  Now it’s time for “gorm” (blue).  Someday, of course, we may continue this with other colors, but for now, these three will do…

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Cé mhéad “Shades of Gray” (Grey … Liath … Léith … de Grae, srl.)? Posted by on Jul 22, 2014

(le Róislín) I was recently reminded of a rather infamous episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, entitled “Shades of Gray.”  B’fhéidir gur cuimhin leat é. That got me thinking of other uses of the phrase, “Shades of Gray (Grey),” even aside from the current tie-in by E. L. James.  I’ve been pondering how to…

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Léinte, T-Léinte agus T-Léinte Snaidhmruaimnithe (and a few other types of shirts as well) Posted by on Apr 30, 2014

(le Róislín) You may have seen the recent notice for Transparent Language’s t-shirt store, which includes the popular slogan “Keep Calm and Learn Irish.” Ever wonder how the word “t-shirt” evolved in English, and, even more to the point, how to say “t-shirt” in Irish?  Fiosrach?  Léigh leat! First, an Béarla, since the shirt’s origins…

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