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Níos Mó Meaitseála: Míonna agus Féilte Posted by róislín on Sep 18, 2011
(le Róislín) How many topics the basic idea of “an féilire” can generate! Here are the months again, once again, this time with holidays to match. The new hitch? I’ve deliberately left off the first letter (or sometimes the first two letters) of the months as a memory-jogger. As usual, you’ll find na freagraí below…
An Chéad Lá den Earrach (The First Day of Spring) – Not! Posted by róislín on Mar 21, 2009
(le Róislín) Shortly after St. Patrick’s Day, we welcome in an tEarrach (the Spring). Or do we? We may be accustomed to thinking of March 20th or 21st as the beginning of Spring, but there is actually a lot of controversy in English as to whether Spring starts on the first of the month or…