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An tAinm Iósaef sa Bhíobla (Iósaef as a version of the name Seosamh / Joseph) Posted by róislín on Apr 18, 2016
(le Róislín) We’ve recently looked at 10 Irish names for boys, and 5 for girls (naisc thíos), and of course there are hundreds more we could cover. We’ll at least balance out the count with 5 more names for girls soon. But for this blog post, let’s look again at those two quotes from the…
Five More Irish Names for Boys – Seán, Séamas, Seosamh, Liam, Mícheál, Pt. 2: Séamas, Seosamh Posted by róislín on Apr 10, 2016
(le Róislín) Continuing our coverage of Irish personal names, this blogpost will look at “Séamas” and “Seosamh.” Beidh na hainmneacha “Liam” agus “Mícheál” sa chéad bhlagmhír eile. “Séamas” and “Seosamh” make an interesting pair, pronunciation-wise, because even though they both start with the same letter, a slender “s,” in their basic form, the sounds vary…
Séamus Ó hÉanaí / Seamus Heaney (1939-2013) Posted by róislín on Sep 6, 2013
(le Róislín) Numerous tributes have been written in memory of Seamus Heaney, Ireland’s premier poet of the mid/late 20th- and early 21st-century, who passed away on August 30. The facts of his biography are too well known to be entered in detail here, but I will highlight a few key points, i nGaeilge, which may also…