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The Parameters of ‘Pudding’ (Putóg et al.) Posted by on Aug 21, 2014

(le Róislín) So I thought I had the parameters of pudding pretty well parsed (putóg, maróg, milseog, all potentially in contrast to “custard,” a word borrowed as is from English), when I chanced upon yet another bit of “pudding” vocabulary.  I’ll leave it for a bit of cliff-hanger at the end of this blog. Where…

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Deochanna Go Leor (Irish Names for Drinks — aipsint go vodca) Posted by on Oct 15, 2009

(le Róislín) Now that “do ghoile” has presumably been “géaraithe,” here’s a list of some of the actual deochanna alcólacha.  At some point sa todhchaí, we can also talk about the effects of these beverages, namely various states of tipsiness.  And perhaps other related side effects (eilifintí bándearga?).   Uisce beatha, literally means “water of…

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