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Cuir Gaeilge ar Fhocail ‘Strine’ (Focail Astrálacha mar ‘brumby,’ srl.) Posted by on May 25, 2014

(le Róislín) In the last blog, we looked at the Irish word “beárbaiciú” and the various English versions (barbecue, barbeque, bar-b-q, BBQ, and the Australian “barbie”). So I thought it would be a fun challenge to look at some representative Australian English words and see what they would be in Irish.  Some of them will…

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Tír le Teanga Posted by on Feb 3, 2011

Agus aríst eile!  And yet again!  More nationalities and ethnicities, but this time for you to figure out.  I’m giving you ainm na tíre / an cheantair agus ainm na teanga / na dteangacha.  I hope that from that, you can figure out the nationality, ethnicity, or relevant ethnonym.  And then, if it’s yours, please…

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