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Ar Dhroim (Ar Muin) na Muice: Not Quite The Same as “High on the Hog” Posted by on May 5, 2012

(le Róislín) You might remember a passing reference in the last blog to “dromanna muc” (backs of pigs) in the discussion of caint mheafarach (fhíortha) in general.  The only real reason I pluralized it was to emphasize the point that lots of people use lots of figurative speech in lots of situations.  So over the…

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In Search of the Wild, Domestic, Whatever, Blueberry – as Gaeilge Posted by on Nov 27, 2011

(le Róislín) Some of you may remember the picture of the blueberry tart from the last blog (https://blogs.transparent.com/irish/toirtini-agus-diochlaontai/).   While the blueberry (and its kin, the bilberry, blaeberry, whortleberry, winberry, whinberry, bog bilberry, myrtle blueberry, and black-heart) may not be overwhelmingly associated with this time of year (an Fómhar), there’s no reason we can’t enjoy them…

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