{"id":37,"date":"2009-05-31T00:27:19","date_gmt":"2009-05-31T04:27:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/?p=37"},"modified":"2009-05-31T00:27:19","modified_gmt":"2009-05-31T04:27:19","slug":"being-a-gael-mheiriceanach-gael-cheanadach-or-gael-astralach-or-any-other-nationality-%e2%80%9cas-gaeilge%e2%80%9d","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/being-a-gael-mheiriceanach-gael-cheanadach-or-gael-astralach-or-any-other-nationality-%e2%80%9cas-gaeilge%e2%80%9d\/","title":{"rendered":"Being a Gael-Mheirice\u00e1nach, Gael-Cheanadach, or Gael-Astr\u00e1lach, or Any Other Nationality \u201cas Gaeilge\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

We recently discussed the various ways to use the word \u201cGael-Mheirice\u00e1nach<\/strong>\u201d to say something is \u201cIrish-American\u201d or \u201cI am an Irish-American.” Let\u2019s go global and discuss some more possibilities.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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If you\u2019re one of about 4.5 million Canadians with Irish ancestry, you could say, \u201cIs Gael-Cheanadach m\u00e9.\u201d\u00a0 <\/span><\/strong>If you\u2019re one of almost 2 million Irish-Australians, you could say, \u201cIs Gael-Astr\u00e1lach m\u00e9.\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Please keep in mind as you read this, that the main goal in today\u2019s blog is to show how to say that one is an Irish-American, an Irish-Canadian, etc. It would take a book, or more, to thoroughly discuss Irish identity, including such terms as Gael-Mheirice\u00e1nach<\/strong> (Irish-American), Gael Meirice\u00e1nach <\/strong>or \u00c9ireannach Meirice\u00e1nach<\/strong> (American-Irish), n\u00e1isi\u00fanaigh \u00c9ireannacha<\/strong> (Irish nationals), \u00c9ireannaigh eitneacha<\/strong> (ethnic Irish), easaor\u00e1naigh<\/strong> (ex-pats), and what, if any, difference it makes if one is from an ch\u00e9ad ghl\u00fain<\/strong> (first generation) or an tr\u00ed\u00fa gl\u00fain <\/strong>(third generation). In fact, even the term \u201cfirst generation,\u201d regarding inimirce <\/strong>(immigration), is in dispute, since it can refer to either the immigrants themselves, or, more commonly in my experience, to the first generation born in the new homeland.\u00a0 <\/span>So the goal here is not to tell people how<\/em> to self-identify themselves, but to give them the Irish vocabulary to say what they want to say about themselves. Requests welcome! Admittedly, some will give me pause to reflect, especially if I haven\u2019t seen them used before.\u00a0 <\/span>Gael-Nua-Eabhracach<\/strong> for an Irish-New Yorker, srl<\/strong>.?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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And here are a few more straightforward examples, i.e. unhyphenated, using some of terms from the previous places on Celtic place names and nationalities: <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Is \u00c9ireannach m\u00e9<\/span><\/strong>. I\u2019m an Irishman.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Is Breatnach mn\u00e1 \u00ed Catherine Zeta-Jones, agus ban-aisteoir iontach. <\/span><\/strong>Catherine Zeta-Jones is a Welshwoman and a wonderful actress.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Is Briot\u00e1nach \u00e9 Alan Stivell, agus cl\u00e1irseoir den scoth<\/span><\/strong>. Alan Stivell is a Breton, and a top-notch harpist.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Ba Chornach \u00e9 William Golding (1911-1993).<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0 <\/span>William Golding was a Cornishman.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Is Albanach \u00e9 Se\u00e1n Connery, agus s\u00e1raisteoir.<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0 <\/span>Se\u00e1n Connery is a Scot and a great actor.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Is Manannach \u00e9 an pr\u00edomhcharachtar in The Manxman,<\/em> scann\u00e1n de chuid Alfred Hitchcock, n\u00ed nach ionadh.<\/span><\/strong> The main character in The Manxman<\/em>, an Alfred Hitchcock movie, is a Manxman, not surprisingly.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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And for good measure:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Is Ceanadaigh iad Gordon Lightfoot agus Loreena McKennitt, agus s\u00e1ramhr\u00e1naithe. <\/span><\/strong>Gordon Lightfoot and Loreena McKennitt are Canadians, and great singers.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Is Astr\u00e1lach \u00ed Nicole Kidman, agus ban-aisteoir iontach. <\/span><\/strong>Nicole Kidman is an Australian and a wonderful actress. I know, she has saor\u00e1nacht dh\u00fab\u00e1ilte <\/strong>(dual-citizenship) and d\u00fachas <\/strong>(heritage) Astr\u00e1lach-Hav\u00e1\u00edoch-Mheirice\u00e1nach <\/strong>but that\u2019ll be \u00c1.B.E.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Pronunciation tips:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

as Gaeilge<\/span><\/strong>: \u201cin Irish.\u201d Remember the preposition \u201cas<\/strong>\u201d has a \u201chard\u201d s-sound, like \u201cfloss,\u201d or \u201cDOS\u201d in computer lingo. Or like \u201cBossy the Cow\u201d but not \u201ca bossy boss,\u201d at least in my English pronunciation. The vowel sound is \u201caaahh.\u201d Although this word looks like the English \u201cas,\u201d it isn\u2019t!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Chornach<\/span><\/strong>: when the sentence is in the past tense, the verb \u201cis\u201d changes to \u201cba\u201d and the word Cornach <\/strong>changes to Chornach<\/strong>, meaning you have a double dose of pronouncing the Buch-Achtung-Chutzpah \u201cch\u201d sound.\u00a0 <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We recently discussed the various ways to use the word \u201cGael-Mheirice\u00e1nach\u201d to say something is \u201cIrish-American\u201d or \u201cI am an Irish-American.” Let\u2019s go global and discuss some more possibilities. \u00a0 If you\u2019re one of about 4.5 million Canadians with Irish ancestry, you could say, \u201cIs Gael-Cheanadach m\u00e9.\u201d\u00a0 If you\u2019re one of almost 2 million Irish-Australians…<\/p>\n

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