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Athleanúint don Athleanúint: Lóistíocht (Cuid/Part 1) Posted by on May 24, 2017

(le Róislín) One good glossary (gluais) deserves another, I suppose one might say.  The last blogpost was a vocabulary round-up for the  post before that, which had managed to jump from discussing chips/French fries to logistics (naisc thíos).  Today we’ll continue with a follow-up to the follow-up (athleanúint don athleanúint) with further discussion of some…

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Ghost Ship or Not, How to Say ‘Rats’ in Irish Posted by on Jan 23, 2014

 (le Róislín) Cannibal rats?  A ghost ship?  An Irish island?  How dramatic is that? You’ve probably read the basic news scoop by now.   The cruise ship Lyubov Orlova, built in 1976 in the former Yugoslavia, is allegedly adrift in the North Atlantic, with no crew.  The only living (if that) inhabitants on board are believed…

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The Ins and Outs of Immigration and Emigration Terminology – Inimirce agus Eisimirce i nGaeilge Posted by on Jul 5, 2009

(le Róislín) We recently had a ceist (question) about some terms having to do with inimirce (immigration).  Seo samplóir téarmaí:    port eisimirce, emigration port, mar shampla, An Cóbh, Co. Chiaraí   port inimirce, immigration port, mar shampla, Filideilfia, Pennsylvania   A similar term is “longphort iontrála,” lit. ship-port of entry   That last term…

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