Tag Archives: Mhic
Cé mhéad “Shades of Gray” (Grey … Liath … Léith … de Grae, srl.)? Posted by róislín on Jul 22, 2014
(le Róislín) I was recently reminded of a rather infamous episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, entitled “Shades of Gray.” B’fhéidir gur cuimhin leat é. That got me thinking of other uses of the phrase, “Shades of Gray (Grey),” even aside from the current tie-in by E. L. James. I’ve been pondering how to…
Na hUimhreacha Pearsanta (ar leanúint) Posted by róislín on Jan 10, 2011
(le Róislín) Cailín? Chailín? Cailíní? Chailíní? Mac? Mhac? Mic? Mhic? So what’s all that about, and what does it have to do with the “personal numbers” in Irish? What you just read is a sequence of four different forms of the word for “girl” (cailín) and the word for “son” (mac). In each case, the…
Bás Michael Jackson (1958-2009) Posted by róislín on Jul 13, 2009
Bhuel, tar éis a bheith ag smaoineamh faoi, after pondering the matter, I figured I may as well join the sluaite (hordes) ag scríobh faoi Michael Jackson. First stop, as usual, what else has been written about his death, as Gaeilge? Can’t say I found mórán (much). A cuardach Google limited to “Bás Michael…