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Cineálacha Gloiní: Types of Glasses Posted by on Mar 26, 2012

(le Róislín) Before taking the mud-in-your-eye detour of the last blog (https://blogs.transparent.com/irish/maidir-le-mud-muck-mire-etc/), we were talking about drinking shots and what the word for “shot glass” would be in Irish.  It also got me thinking, why is “shot glass” so uncommon in Irish language resources, when the typical contents of said glasses are such a delicacy…

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Cineálacha Gloiní agus Soithí Eile don Ól Posted by on Oct 18, 2009

An bhfuil tart ort fós?   Still thirsty?  The recent blaganna have given you a wide choice of deochanna, but, how to drink them?  Here are some of the basics, and a few more specialized:   cupán, cup   cupán tae could be a cup of tea or a tea-cup (as opposed to a muga).  But…

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