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Who Nests on the Berm, above the Wrack Line?: The Irish for ‘Sea Turtle’ Posted by róislín on Jul 31, 2019
(le Róislín) graphic: A Kemp’s ridley sea turtle nesting on the berm section of the beach, beyond can be seen plant debris in the wrack line, http://www.nps.gov/pais/naturescience/Nesting-Kemps-ridley-Sea-Turtles.htm (per https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beach#/media/File:Kemp’s_Ridley_sea_turtle_nesting.JPG ); public domain; téacs Gaeilge le Roislin, 2019 In the last blog, we looked at some terms for the four main sections of a beach (crios slaparnaí, urthrá, líne raice…
The Beach: Irish Terms from “Swash” to “Berm” Posted by róislín on Jul 20, 2019
(le Róislín) It may seem like a simple thing to just say you’re going to the beach (or “the strand” or “the shore”), but in reality, there are many zones or parts to a beach. They have interesting names in English and so, there’s also a slew of interesting Irish vocabulary words to match. …