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An Dá Mhuirín agus an Dá Mhúirín (families, scallops, and leaf-mould, oh my! — plus ‘showers’ but that would break ‘an mhéim’) Posted by róislín on Feb 22, 2016
(le Róislín) Sometimes it seems that no sooner do you learn one Irish word, than you find another one spelled in almost the same way. In some cases, these are, in fact, dialect variations of the same word (raibh/rabh nó madra/madadh, mar shampla). But often they are completely different words, sometimes with just a “fada” of…
Léinte, T-Léinte agus T-Léinte Snaidhmruaimnithe (and a few other types of shirts as well) Posted by róislín on Apr 30, 2014
(le Róislín) You may have seen the recent notice for Transparent Language’s t-shirt store, which includes the popular slogan “Keep Calm and Learn Irish.” Ever wonder how the word “t-shirt” evolved in English, and, even more to the point, how to say “t-shirt” in Irish? Fiosrach? Léigh leat! First, an Béarla, since the shirt’s origins…