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Can A Word Look Irish But Not Be Irish? The Curious Case of … (Léigh leat le fáil amach) Posted by róislín on Apr 25, 2018
(le Róislín) As you can see in the graphic above, Irish has a number of words that end in “-inne.” And to add to the mix, the ending “-inné” does exist but is much less common. The ten words above end in either “-inne” or “-inné,” but one of them isn’t actually Irish. So, looking…
Béigil: Uaine nó Glas? (Which Type of ‘Green’ for Bagels?) Posted by róislín on Mar 27, 2013
(le Róislín) I figured there would be a lot more online references to “green beer” than to “green bagels” and, iontas na n-iontas, that was the correct assumption. When you search for the terms in Irish (beoir ghlas, beoir uaine, béigil ghlasa, béigil uaine), the numbers for both drop dramatically. Not that there are that…
Logainmneacha Eile: Urú agus Ainmneacha gan “An” Posted by róislín on Jul 15, 2011
(le Róislín) Here are some more possibilities for saying where you live, according to country, to follow up on the flurry of interest after the recent “ghost-town” blog (an blag faoin scáilbhaile). This blog will just deal with ainmneacha tíortha that don’t include the definite article, like Ceanada, Meicsiceo, Sasana, Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá. Irish, unlike…
Edward Moore Kennedy (1932-2009): An Mac Ab Óige de Chlann Uí Chinnéide ar Shlí na Fírinne (Cuid a hAon) Posted by róislín on Aug 26, 2009
As with the other recent capsúlbheathaisnéisí for McCourt, Jackson, and Thomas-Ellis, I will not attempt here to cover the wide realm of activities for the late Seanadóir Edward Moore Kennedy, but simply to touch on the Irish connection highlights. The world has already expressed its comhbhrón, with statements pouring in since the Senator’s death was…
The Ins and Outs of Immigration and Emigration Terminology – Inimirce agus Eisimirce i nGaeilge Posted by róislín on Jul 5, 2009
(le Róislín) We recently had a ceist (question) about some terms having to do with inimirce (immigration). Seo samplóir téarmaí: port eisimirce, emigration port, mar shampla, An Cóbh, Co. Chiaraí port inimirce, immigration port, mar shampla, Filideilfia, Pennsylvania A similar term is “longphort iontrála,” lit. ship-port of entry That last term…