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A Short Glossary for the Irish Rap Song “C.E.A.R.T.A” by Kneecap (Rapcheol Gaeilge) [Cuid/Pt. 3] Posted by on Jan 15, 2018

(le Róislín) Bhuel, anois, seo cuid a trí den ghluais.  The “naisc” for the first two installments are listed “thíos,” together with links to the original song text and lyrics.  BTW, a few of the entries in this series aren’t really Irish language vocabulary words, but just some references that could perhaps use a bit…

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If the other grandmother is “Grandma,” what Irish term can you use? Posted by on Oct 24, 2016

(le Róislín) Inspired by a recent comment from reader Rita C., who noted that Irish has “so many choices for Irish grandmother names,” I thought this would be a good time to review some of the terms.   This blogpost will deal with grandmothers, and we’ll probably have a companion piece for the grandfathers.  Go raibh…

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