{"id":1979,"date":"2012-03-10T18:38:28","date_gmt":"2012-03-10T18:38:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/?p=1979"},"modified":"2015-02-20T20:48:57","modified_gmt":"2015-02-20T20:48:57","slug":"an-tseamrog-the-shamrock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/an-tseamrog-the-shamrock\/","title":{"rendered":"An tSeamr\u00f3g (The Shamrock)"},"content":{"rendered":"

(le R\u00f3isl\u00edn)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Today\u2019s theme, as we approach L\u00e1 Fh\u00e9ile P\u00e1draig<\/strong>, is \u201cWhat exactly is a shamrock?\u201d\u00a0 The \u201cNaturalist\u2019s Almanac,\u201d by Gale Lawrence, refers to eight contenders, of which five are actually types of clover (seamair<\/strong>), and one is wood sorrel (seams\u00f3g<\/strong>); the site is: http:\/\/www.naturalistsalmanac.com\/0317stpat.html<\/a>.\u00a0 She doesn\u2019t specify the other two contenders, so that will have to be \u00e1bhar blag eile.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Here are the forms of the three key words for today\u2019s blog: seamr\u00f3g, seamair, seams\u00f3g<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. an tseamr\u00f3g<\/strong>, the shamrock (\u201ct\u201d prefixed before the \u201cs\u201d because \u201cseamr\u00f3g<\/strong>\u201d is feminine and singular)<\/p>\n

na seamr\u00f3ige<\/strong>, of the shamrock<\/p>\n

na seamr\u00f3ga<\/strong>, the shamrocks<\/p>\n

na seamr\u00f3g<\/strong>, of the shamrocks (s\u00edolta na seamr\u00f3g, mar shampla<\/strong>, the seeds of the shamrocks)<\/p>\n

2. an tseamair<\/strong>, the clover<\/p>\n

na seimre<\/strong>, of the clover (dath na seimre<\/strong>, mar shampla<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

na seamra<\/strong>, the clovers<\/p>\n

na seamar<\/strong>, of the clovers<\/p>\n

3. an tseams\u00f3g<\/strong>, the wood-sorrel; \u201cseams\u00f3g<\/strong>,\u201d or perhaps a homonym of it, also means \u201cworthless thing\u201d but it\u2019s unclear to me how the two are actually related, cf. N\u00ed fi\u00fa seams\u00f3g \u00e9<\/strong>, it\u2019s worthless (lit. it isn\u2019t worth a \u201cseams\u00f3g<\/strong>\u201d).\u00a0 \u201cSeams\u00f3g<\/strong>\u201d can also mean a \u201csmall nail\u201d or a \u201cpeg.\u201d<\/p>\n

na seams\u00f3ige<\/strong>, of the wood-sorrel (blas na seams\u00f3ige<\/strong>, mar shampla<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

na seams\u00f3ga<\/strong>, the wood-sorrels (I feel inclined to say \u201cthe wood-sorrel\u201d for plural also, but I see both online and I guess \u201csorrels\u201d is more clearly plural.\u00a0 Bar\u00falacha<\/strong>?)<\/p>\n

na seams\u00f3g<\/strong>, of the wood-sorrel(s)<\/p>\n

Are seamr\u00f3ga<\/strong> edible?\u00a0 Lawrence says she tried eating clover leaves and found that they didn\u2019t taste very good to humans, though they are, of course, favored by ba <\/strong>(cows).\u00a0 She says she also tried eating wood-sorrel (Oxalis<\/em>) which she found to be \u201can-bhlasta<\/strong>\u201d (quite tasty).\u00a0 Of course she didn\u2019t say it in Irish, I\u2019m just taking blogic (?) license and putting words into her mouth.<\/p>\n

This question could be especially important, perhaps, if you are considering a \u201cdrowned shamrock,\u201d that is, one that has been saturated in whiskey while you were drinking a \u201cPota P\u00e1draig<\/strong>\u201d (St. Patrick\u2019s Pot).\u00a0 Could you drink the shamrock down, or is it best to follow the tradition of throwing \u201can tseamr\u00f3g fhliuch<\/strong>\u201d over do ghualainn chl\u00e9<\/strong> (your left shoulder).\u00a0 An nd\u00e9anann t\u00fa f\u00e9in sin?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Now here\u2019s some herbal food for thought, with a word-match game, to test your shamrock\/clover\/wood sorrel knowledge.\u00a0 Freagra\u00ed th\u00edos, mar is gn\u00e1ch.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
1. seamrach<\/strong><\/td>\n2. seamair Mhuire<\/strong><\/td>\n3. seamr\u00f3gach<\/strong><\/td>\n4. seamair choille<\/strong><\/td>\n5. seamr\u00f3g gh\u00e9ar<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
a. covered with shamrocks<\/td>\nb. another name for\u00a0wood-sorrel<\/td>\nc. four-leaved shamrock<\/td>\nd. yet another name for wood-sorrel<\/td>\ne. covered with clover<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Cad a sh\u00edleann tusa faoin tseamr\u00f3g?\u00a0 Seamair n\u00f3 seams\u00f3g-et-al.?\u00a0 N\u00f3 rud \u00e9igin eile?\u00a0 Scr\u00edobh isteach m\u00e1 t\u00e1 bar\u00fail agat, le do thoil.\u00a0 SGF, R\u00f3isl\u00edn<\/strong><\/p>\n

Freagra\u00ed<\/strong>: 1. seamrach<\/strong>, e. covered with clover; 2. seamair Mhuire<\/strong>, c. four-leaved shamrock (lit. Mary\u2019s clover) — amazingly \u201cseamair Mhuire<\/strong>\u201d can also mean \u201cfemale pimpernel,\u201d \u201cyellow wood loose-strife,\u201d \u201cmouse-ear,\u201d and \u201cchickweed!\u00a0 3. seamr\u00f3gach<\/strong>, a. covered with shamrocks; 4. seamair choille<\/strong>, b.(d.) wood-sorrel; 5. seamr\u00f3g gh\u00e9ar<\/strong>, d.(b.) wood-sorrel.\u00a0 Still another word for \u201cwood-sorrel\u201d uait<\/strong>?\u00a0 Fadhb ar bith:\u00a0 seams\u00e1n<\/strong>, \u00a0None of this to be mistaken for other types of sorrel, generally known as \u201csamhadh<\/strong>\u201d [SOW-uh], such as \u201cIrish sorrel\u201d (samhadh gaelach<\/strong>), \u201cFrench sorrel\u201d (samhadh gallda<\/strong>), upright yellow-sorrel (seams\u00f3g ghallda<\/strong>), and \u201cprocumbent yellow-sorrel\u201d (seams\u00f3g bhu\u00ed<\/strong>).\u00a0 As you might have noticed, neither of the last two phrases actually specifies \u201cupright\u201d vs. \u201cprocumbent.\u201d\u00a0 I guess we just have to know our sorrels by sight, or by gut instinct.\u00a0 Does that make us men (or women) of constant sorrels?\u00a0 (ag tumadh san uisce, n\u00f3 faoi mo dheasc, leis an fh\u00edrinne a dh\u00e9anamh!<\/strong>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

(le R\u00f3isl\u00edn) Today\u2019s theme, as we approach L\u00e1 Fh\u00e9ile P\u00e1draig, is \u201cWhat exactly is a shamrock?\u201d\u00a0 The \u201cNaturalist\u2019s Almanac,\u201d by Gale Lawrence, refers to eight contenders, of which five are actually types of clover (seamair), and one is wood sorrel (seams\u00f3g); the site is: http:\/\/www.naturalistsalmanac.com\/0317stpat.html.\u00a0 She doesn\u2019t specify the other two contenders, so that will…<\/p>\n

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