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Speaking of ‘galar na bó buile’ (‘mad cow disease’ in Irish) Posted by róislín on Apr 30, 2015
(le Róislín) In a recent blog post, we briefly discussed einceifileapaite spúinseach bhólachta, which is also known as ‘galar na bó buile‘ (nasc thíos). In other words, bovine spongiform encephalopathy aka mad cow disease. It’s a bit of a mouthful in Irish as it is in English, so why don’t we take a closer look…
If ‘brón’ can be ‘orm’ in Irish phrases like ‘TBO,’ what else can be ‘ort’? Posted by róislín on Apr 28, 2015
(le Róislín) A few posts ago, we looked at the Irish abbreviation ‘TBO‘ for “Tá brón orm” (nasc thíos). This might be a good time to look at how to say that some other emotions, feelings (like hunger or thirst), or illnesses are “on you” (ort) in Irish. How does this compare to English? In…