{"id":2173,"date":"2012-04-12T18:06:23","date_gmt":"2012-04-12T18:06:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/?p=2173"},"modified":"2017-01-09T20:22:18","modified_gmt":"2017-01-09T20:22:18","slug":"comoradh-100-bliain-an-titanic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/comoradh-100-bliain-an-titanic\/","title":{"rendered":"Com\u00f3radh 100 Bliain an Titanic"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

Much has been written about the Titanic in advance of the centennial of its loss but, at least as far as I can tell, relatively little in Irish.\u00a0\u00a0 Of course, it\u2019s a somewhat difficult topic to search for online, since the keyword \u201cTitanic\u201d stays the same in Irish and in English.\u00a0 Putting \u201can<\/strong>\u201d (pronounced \u201cun\u201d) in front of it, for \u201cthe Titanic\u201d doesn\u2019t help a whole lot, since \u201can\u201d can be a word in English too. \u00a0The new 3-D movie remains the top hit.\u00a0 I still get the movie when I search for \u201car an Titanic\u201d<\/strong> (on the Titanic), this time prioritizing the shows in the state of Arkansas (AR), whose abbreviation looks like the Irish word for “on” (ar<\/strong>). \u00a0\u201cTitanic\u201d and \u201clong<\/strong>\u201d (ship) isn\u2019t a great search, since, once again, \u201clong\u201d happens to be an English word as well.\u00a0 \u201cTitanic\u201d and \u201cl\u00edn\u00e9ar farraige moir\u00e9<\/strong>\u201d (ocean-liner, very lit. big-sea liner) brings up nothing for me in Google.\u00a0 \u201cTitanic\u201d and \u201clinear<\/strong>\u201d (liner, to avoid using \u201clong<\/strong>\u201d for \u201cship\u201d), does bring up 53 results, but that includes some useless hits, like a social security number look-up (!) and somebody\u2019s financial services site.\u00a0 Par for the course, in searching, but a bit frustrating when there are so few hits to begin with.<\/p>\n

Nonetheless, I did find some useful links (\u201can Titanic<\/strong>\u201d and \u201cGaeilge<\/strong>\u201d together made a reasonable search) and have listed them below I\u2019m sure there\u2019s more \u2013 if anyone finds some good links, please do let us all know.<\/p>\n

Here are some key terms for discussing the event:<\/p>\n

com\u00f3radh<\/strong>, commemoration<\/p>\n

\u00f3c\u00e1id<\/strong>, occasion<\/p>\n

c\u00e9ad bliain<\/strong>, 100 years (remember, no lenition or eclipsis after \u201cc\u00e9ad<\/strong>\u201d for \u201c100,\u201d or for other multiples of 10, except \u201c10\u201d itself, which would give us \u201cdeich mbliana<\/strong>.\u201d)<\/p>\n

cnoc oighir<\/strong>, iceberg, lit. hill (of) ice<\/p>\n

Talamh an \u00c9isc<\/strong>,Newfoundland, lit. land of the fish<\/p>\n

Albain Nua<\/strong>,Nova Scotia, note the reversed word order<\/p>\n

Baile na Banr\u00edona<\/strong>, Queenstown, now C\u00f3bh.<\/p>\n

b\u00e1dh<\/strong>, was drowned, was sunk (or \u201cwere\u201d)<\/p>\n

cailleadh<\/strong>, was lost (or \u201cwere\u201d) often used to mean \u201cdied\u201d (Cailleadh anuraidh \u00e9,<\/strong> he died last year) but can also just mean \u201cmisplaced\u201d (cailleadh an t-airgead<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

And here\u2019s an interesting assortment of words for \u201cill-fated\u201d<\/p>\n

m\u00edchinni\u00fanach<\/strong> [MEE-hin-YOON-ukh], based on \u201ccinni\u00faint<\/strong>\u201d (destiny)<\/p>\n

m\u00edfhort\u00fanach<\/strong> [MEE-or-TOON-ukh], unfortunate<\/p>\n

m\u00ed-\u00e1mharach<\/strong> [MEE-AW-wur-ukh], unlucky (from \u00e1dh<\/strong>, luck, though I wouldn\u2019t really call what happened to the Titanic a matter of luck, as such, more a matter of h\u00fabras<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

daordh\u00e1lach<\/strong> [DEER-\u03b3<\/strong>AW-lukh], ill-fated, but more with the sense of receiving oppressive or harsh treatment, as in the adjective \u201cdaor<\/strong>\u201d\u00a0 (enslaved, condemned, harsh, severe, costly, dear, expensive) or the phrase \u201cBeidh daor ort<\/strong>,\u201d meaning \u201cYou\u2019ll pay dearly for that (if you \u2026).\u201d<\/p>\n

The centenary of the event gives us a lot to think about, including the fate of the Irish on board.\u00a0 Bhur smaointe? \u00a0<\/strong>SGF, R\u00f3isl\u00edn<\/strong><\/p>\n

C<\/strong>\u00fapla nasc faoin Titanic:<\/strong><\/p>\n

F\u00eds bheag <\/strong>(a short video) \u201cDiarmuid ag Iarsmalann Nua an Titanic,\u201d<\/strong> http:\/\/www.tg4.ie\/stud\/ponc\/xltext.asp?RID=142<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cAn Titanic,<\/strong>\u201d alt le hAlan Titley<\/strong>: http:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/newspaper\/features\/2012\/0412\/1224314641250.html<\/a><\/p>\n

Alt gairid <\/strong>(a short article) faoi chom\u00f3radh:<\/strong> http:\/\/www.baltimore.ie\/2012\/03\/planned-celebrations-for-titanic-day-on-cape-clear-island-wednesday-11-april-2012-ceiliurach-an-titanic-ar-oilean-chleire-an-ceadaoine-11-aibrean-2012\/<\/a> (btw, that refers to Baltimore in Ireland, not Maryland)<\/p>\n

http:\/\/oideachas.gaelsceal.ie\/index.php\/junior-cert\/ossp\/notai\/coincheap-1-dinit-an-duine\/174-comoradh-100-bliain-an-titanic<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(le R\u00f3isl\u00edn) Much has been written about the Titanic in advance of the centennial of its loss but, at least as far as I can tell, relatively little in Irish.\u00a0\u00a0 Of course, it\u2019s a somewhat difficult topic to search for online, since the keyword \u201cTitanic\u201d stays the same in Irish and in English.\u00a0 Putting \u201can\u201d…<\/p>\n

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