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‘Caitín’ + ‘Caillte’ + ‘Caoineadh’ = Cén Rud? Posted by on Nov 27, 2013

(le Róislín) De ghnáth éistim le ceol traidisiúnta níos minice ná popcheol ach bhí an scéal seo rótharraingteach le bheith “ag imeacht uaidh.”  Right, well, that’s not exactly the phrase, “to walk away,” but it’s a close Irish equivalent.  For all the possible words in Irish to say “away” (ábhar blag eile?), none of them…

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Traein na nDineasár: Gluaisín do Théamamhrán an Chláir Teilifíse (Cuid 3/3) Posted by on Jul 15, 2013

(le Róislín) One more “Dinosaur Train” vocabulary blog and I’m sure we’ll reach deireadh an amhráin.   By way of review (súil siar), I’ve included all the key words previously discussed in this mionsraith at the bottom of this blog.  And once again, if anyone hasn’t yet checked out the leagan Gaeilge of the téamamhrán for…

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An Dara Díochlaonadh, Firinscneach: Lambs of Butter, Mountains of Butter Posted by on Apr 15, 2011

(le Róislín) Second-declension nouns — mostly feminine, right?  Right!  Mar shampla: spúnóg, bróg, ubh, feirm.  Tuiseal ginideach, uatha? Sodhéanta: spúnóige, bróige, uibhe, feirme, etc. I mentioned in an earlier blog that at least two 2nd-declension nouns are masculine, “im” and “sliabh.”  Let’s start with “im” (butter), if for no other reason than that it has…

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What Comes After “Ceann, Gualainn, Glúin is Cos?” “Súile, Cluasa, Béal is Srón” Posted by on Sep 23, 2009

So you’ve probably been diligently stretching and touching your toes, singing, “Ceann, Gualainn, Glúin is Cos” and wondering what comes next.  Well, maybe you’d already figured it out, but, ar eagla na heagla (just in case):   “súile, cluasa, béal is srón”   Here’s a little more detail on some of the words:   súil…

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