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Some Irish Words Beginning with the Letter ‘Z’ (zaip go zú) Posted by on Aug 7, 2018

(le Róislín) Recently we looked at some Irish words starting with the letter ‘y,’ which occurs fairly rarely in Irish.  And previously, we’ve looked at some words including the letters ‘v,’ ‘w,’ and ‘x,’ also “neamhchoitianta” in Irish.  Also, we did look at words beginning with ‘z’ earlier.  But every time I check the online…

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Catching Some ‘Z-Words’ in Irish: What Are The Others besides ‘Zú’ and ‘Zúnna’? Posted by on Sep 25, 2015

(le Róislín) Bhuel, we’ve recently looked at Irish words starting with the letters v, w, x, and y.  So logically enough, it’s time now to catch some zzz’s.  Oops, not to put you to sleep, that is, but just to round up some examples.  As with w, x, and y, there aren’t really that many…

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Speaking of Pigeons (Colúir) Posted by 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…

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