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How To Say “Uncail” (Uncailín, Amhnair, etc.) i nGaeilge Posted by róislín on May 20, 2013
(le Róislín) First, let me clarify that in this blog we’ll just be saying “uncle” in a very straightforward way, no implication of “crying uncle” (yielding, giving in). Even though the Irish language is incredibly rich in idioms and figurative expressions, I haven’t really found much use of the word “uncail” in such expressions. Perhaps…
Liúdair go dtí a) an Caisleán Nua, b) an Aithin nó go c) Toraigh? Posted by róislín on May 15, 2012
(le Róislín) As the final entry in this mionsraith ar chaint fhíortha, we’ll talk briefly about liúdair (coalfish) and their role in a traditional Irish expression. Of course, we could talk about figurative speech till the cows come home or till we’re all blue in the face, but there are other topics looming so we’ll…