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Cén Cineál Loinge Atá sa Tatú? Posted by on Feb 20, 2012

(le Róislín)   Ceist amháin eile faoin tatú seo.  Maidir le longa, an bhfuil a fhios ag duine ar bith cén sórt loinge í seo?  An t-ainm i nGaeilge, nó i mBéarla, is cuma. But before we get further into types of ships, let’s look at the basic word for “ship” in Irish (as opposed…

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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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