{"id":24,"date":"2009-04-24T00:01:31","date_gmt":"2009-04-24T04:01:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/?p=24"},"modified":"2009-04-24T00:01:31","modified_gmt":"2009-04-24T04:01:31","slug":"logainmneacha-ceilteacha-agus-naisiuntachtai-a-do-celtic-place-names-and-nationalities-%e2%80%93-ireland-and-the-irish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/logainmneacha-ceilteacha-agus-naisiuntachtai-a-do-celtic-place-names-and-nationalities-%e2%80%93-ireland-and-the-irish\/","title":{"rendered":"Logainmneacha Ceilteacha agus N\u00e1isi\u00fantachta\u00ed a D\u00f3: Celtic Place Names and Nationalities \u2013 Ireland and the Irish"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0 We recently discussed the place name \u201cAlbain<\/strong>\u201d (Scotland) and now will turn to \u201d\u00c9ire\u201d<\/strong> (Ireland)..\u00a0 <\/span>Here are some examples of the nationality, the place name, and related phrases: \u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00c9ireannach<\/span><\/strong>, an Irishman or person.\u00a0 <\/span>This can be made feminine, \u201c\u00c9ireannach mn\u00e1,<\/strong>\u201d but, the same as my experience with \u201cAlbanach mn\u00e1<\/strong>,\u201d most people don\u2019t seem to bother.\u00a0 <\/span>The feminine form basically means \u201ca woman Irishman.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 an t\u00c9ireannach<\/span><\/strong>, the Irishman.\u00a0 <\/span>Remember the lower-case \u201ct\u201d from \u201can tAlbanach<\/strong>\u201d?\u00a0 <\/span>Same thing applies here.\u00a0 <\/span>There is no dash as there would be for a lower-case generic noun like \u201can t-\u00e9ir\u00ed<\/strong> \u201c(the take-off, or literally, rising).\u00a0 <\/span>Note how the use of the dash is governed by capitalization, not by what the word means, since the dash disappears in the phrase \u201can t\u00c9ir\u00ed Amach <\/strong>(the Rising, as in the 1916 Easter Rising).\u00a0 <\/span>The full name for this event is, of course, \u00c9ir\u00ed Amach na C\u00e1sca<\/strong> (the Rising of \u201cthe\u201d Easter), where both the definite article and the prefixed \u201ct\u201d have disappeared.\u00a0 <\/span>Why?\u00a0 <\/span>Irish only uses one definite article per phrase, so \u201cna\u201d covers both \u201c\u00c9ir\u00ed Amach\u201d and \u201cC\u00e1sca.\u201d\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 Likewise, we say, \u201can t\u00c9ireannachas\u201d <\/strong>(the Irishness, Irish characteristics) but \u201c\u00c9ireannachas na nGael-Mheirice\u00e1nach<\/strong>\u201d (the Irishness of the Irish-Americans), with no \u201ct.\u201d\u00a0 <\/span>Of course, with another angle, we could say \u201cGaelachas na nGael-Mheirice\u00e1nach<\/strong>\u201d but the difference between \u201cGaelachas<\/strong>\u201d and \u201c\u00c9ireannachas<\/strong>\u201d will have to be \u00e1bhar blag eile<\/strong> (the subject of another blog).\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 The forms of the place name are:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00c9ire<\/span><\/strong>: used as the subject or direct object of a sentence<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00c9irinn<\/span><\/strong>: used after most prepositions, be ready for prefixes!\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00c9ireann<\/strong>\u00a0 or h\u00c9ireann<\/strong>: the possessive or genitive case form, for phrases like Banc na h\u00c9ireann<\/strong> (The Bank of Ireland).\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Seo sampla\u00ed<\/span><\/strong> (guess what that means!):<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0 Is \u00c9ireannach \u00e9 an t-amhr\u00e1na\u00ed Daniel O\u2019Donnell.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/strong>The singer Daniel O\u2019Donnell is an Irishman.\u00a0 <\/span>.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 T\u00e1 m\u00e9 ag dul go h\u00c9irinn ar mo laethe saoire<\/span><\/strong>.\u00a0 <\/span>I\u2019m going to Ireland on my holidays. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Same prefixing of \u201ch\u201d after the preposition \u201cgo\u201d as we saw with \u201cgo hAlbain<\/strong>.\u201d . <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 C\u00e1 bhfuil Baile \u00c1tha Cliath? T\u00e1 Baile \u00c1tha Cliath in \u00c9irinn, ach t\u00e1 naoi \u201cnDublin\u201d i Meirice\u00e1 freisin.<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0 <\/span>Where is Dublin?\u00a0 <\/span>Dublin is in Ireland, but there are nine Dublins in America also.\u00a0 <\/span>The phrase \u201cin \u00c9irinn<\/strong>\u201d used to be written \u201ci n\u00c9irinn<\/strong>,\u201d (and sometimes still is), showing more clearly that the \u201cn\u201d of \u201cin<\/strong>\u201d is an addition to the basic form \u201ci<\/strong>.\u201d\u00a0 <\/span>As for the nine American Dublins, I think I\u2019ll coin an acrainm <\/strong>(acronym) for all these future topics: \u00c1.B.E (\u00e1bhar blag eile<\/strong>).\u00a0 <\/span>Of course, I\u2019ll check the acronyms lists online to make sure that isn\u2019t already in use, but it seems unlikely.\u00a0 <\/span>And if so, I\u2019ll just add to its \u00fas\u00e1id<\/strong> (usage).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 Gaeilge na h\u00c9ireann<\/span><\/strong> (the Irish or Gaelic of Ireland).\u00a0 <\/span>This phrase would most likely be used to contrast with \u201cGaeilge na hAlban<\/strong>.\u201d\u00a0 <\/span>Normally, when speaking Irish, just to say \u201cGaeilge\u201d is enough, without qualifying it.\u00a0 <\/span>Here \u201c\u00c9ire<\/strong>\u201d has been changed to the possessive form, \u201cna h\u00c9ireann<\/strong>.\u201d The ending is now \u201c-eann.\u201d\u00a0 <\/span>As with \u201cna hAlban<\/strong>,\u201d a lower-case \u201ch\u201d is prefixed, again, because, this word starts with a vowel and is possessive.\u00a0 <\/span>The word \u201cna<\/strong>\u201d here means \u201cof the.\u201d\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 <\/span>As with the Scottish example, you might wonder, \u201cWhere did the \u2018the\u2019 come from?\u201d\u00a0 <\/span>Same explanation as for \u201cna hAlban<\/strong>.\u201d\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cThe\u201d isn\u2019t used in the basic form of the country\u2019s name, \u00c9ire<\/strong>, but is added for the possessive.\u00a0 <\/span>Remember \u201cmuintir na hAlban\u201d and \u201cmuintir na h\u00c9ireann\u201d?\u00a0 <\/span>More on the other Celtic place names and nationalities i mblag eile sa tsraith seo.<\/strong>. \u2013 Bhur mblag\u00e1la\u00ed, R\u00f3isl\u00edn<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u00a0 We recently discussed the place name \u201cAlbain\u201d (Scotland) and now will turn to \u201d\u00c9ire\u201d (Ireland)..\u00a0 Here are some examples of the nationality, the place name, and related phrases: \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00c9ireannach, an Irishman or person.\u00a0 This can be made feminine, \u201c\u00c9ireannach mn\u00e1,\u201d but, the same as my experience with \u201cAlbanach mn\u00e1,\u201d most people…<\/p>\n

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