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Nature Words: Should They Be in a Children’s Dictionary or Not? Let’s Consider the Irish Word “dearcán” (acorn) Posted by róislín on Aug 31, 2019
(le Róislín) Can you imagine a dictionary without the word for “acorn”? And, in particular, can you imagine an Irish dictionary without the word “dearcán” (acorn)? And now that Dublin’s Phoenix Park has the larger-than-life “Dearcán na nDaoine” near “Áras an Uachtaráin” (the President’s residence) it’s even harder to imagine removing the word “dearcán” from…
Ceist Faoi Thatú agus an Frása Tatú Is Fearr Leat Posted by róislín on Feb 17, 2012
(le Róislín) Any help from readers in unraveling this tattoo phrase mystery would be appreciated. Here’s the mystery phrase: “Tá seomra se domhan seo damdiste do god duine mar sin tá tú ag teacht mar” [sic]. Dála an scéil, the illustration is just a general reference to tattooing. It doesn’t illustrate the mystery phrase per…