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Some Irish Words Starting with the Letter ‘Y’ (yóyó ina measc) Posted by róislín on Sep 21, 2015
(le Róislín) In the past few blagmhíreanna (naisc thíos), we’ve looked at some Irish words that start with letters not traditionally in the Irish alphabet (v, w, x). Today’s blog will deal with the letter “y” and soon we’ll do “z.” Someday we’ll get to the other three non-traditional letters (j, k, q), but for…
Speaking of Pigeons (Colúir) Posted by róislín on Dec 14, 2013
(le Róislín) I’ll leave journalists Sean Dunne (IrishCentral) and Liz Alderman (New York Times) to “squabble” over the accuracy of the recent reference in the New York Times to “pigeon-eating” in Ireland. But it does seem to me like a good opportunity to explore the related Irish vocabulary (naisc do na hailt thíos). So we’ll…
“Leaplings?” An Téarma As Gaeilge? Posted by róislín on Feb 29, 2012
(le Róislín) Just when I thought I had a pretty good handle on the vagaries of stórfhocal an Bhéarla, another word popped up. Maybe I should I say it entered mo bhandaleithead, or it came isteach i mo radar, or some other trendier expression. At any rate, it caught my eye. Or really, mo chluas, since…