{"id":9004,"date":"2017-03-07T09:40:43","date_gmt":"2017-03-07T09:40:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/?p=9004"},"modified":"2017-04-01T12:11:29","modified_gmt":"2017-04-01T12:11:29","slug":"cen-fheile-cen-deoch-an-irish-language-guide-to-beverages-and-when-to-drink-them-part-cuid-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/cen-fheile-cen-deoch-an-irish-language-guide-to-beverages-and-when-to-drink-them-part-cuid-1\/","title":{"rendered":"C\u00e9n fh\u00e9ile?\u00a0C\u00e9n deoch? (An Irish Language Guide to Beverages and When to Drink Them) Part \/ Cuid 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

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While many beverages can readily be drunk all year around (pionta\u00ed Guinness ina measc<\/strong>), some are particularly associated with certain holidays or seasons.\u00a0 Today’s blogpost will start a mini-series about beverages and some special days they are most associated with.\u00a0 We’ll look at the beverages in seasonal order, starting with m\u00ed an Mh\u00e1rta<\/strong> (in honor of “L\u00e1 Fh\u00e9ile P\u00e1draig<\/strong>“) and at the end of the series, we’ll do a little matching game as review.<\/p>\n

M\u00ed an Mh\u00e1rta:<\/strong><\/p>\n

a)) Guinness, ar nd\u00f3igh<\/strong>, and here are a couple of sample phrases:<\/p>\n

pionta Guinness<\/strong>, though I doubt one really has to add “Guinness” if you ask for a “pint” in Ireland.<\/p>\n

dh\u00e1 phionta Guinness<\/strong>, two pints of Guinness, with two points to remember: “dh\u00e1<\/strong>” causes “pionta<\/strong>” to change to “phionta<\/strong>” and, even more generally, nouns stay singular after numbers in Irish (remember, for example, “dh\u00e1 mhadra<\/strong>” but “na madra\u00ed<\/strong>” and “deich mbosca<\/strong>” but “na bosca\u00ed<\/strong>“).<\/p>\n

b)) beoir<\/strong>, beer a grammatically intriguing word, since it’s sometimes considered 5th-declension and sometimes considered irregular.\u00a0 At any rate, here are its main forms:<\/p>\n

an bheoir<\/strong>, the beer<\/p>\n

beorac<\/strong>h, of beer (gloine beorach, canna beorach, buid\u00e9al beorach, srl.<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

na beorac<\/strong>h, of the beer (F\u00e1gann an leannlus rian ar bhlas na beorach<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

na beoracha<\/strong>, the beers (T\u00e1 alt ag<\/strong> vinepair.com faoi na beoracha iomp\u00f3rt\u00e1ilte is m\u00f3 a bhfuil d\u00fail ag daoine i Meirice\u00e1 iontu; nasc th\u00edos, m\u00e1 t\u00e1 suim agat ann<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

na mbeoracha<\/strong>, of the beers (Is fearr liom blas na mbeoracha micreaghr\u00fadaithe n\u00e1 blas na mbeoracha at\u00e1 gr\u00fadaithe go tionscla\u00edoch<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

c)) An Pota P\u00e1draig<\/strong>, which is basically “fuisce<\/strong>” (whiskey, aka “uisce beatha<\/strong>), but, at this time of year, there are references to drinking this from tumblers (!), i.e. full-sized “gloin\u00ed<\/strong>” as opposed to the more typical “gloine bhiot\u00e1ille<\/strong>” (shot glass) or the linguistically intriguing “fi\u00faigil<\/strong>” (also “shot glass). \u00a0At any rate, the Pota P\u00e1draig<\/strong> would also traditionally include the shamrock that one had worn during the day, and at the end of the drinking session, the “drowned” shamrock would be tossed over one’s shoulder for good luck.<\/p>\n

N\u00f3ta gramada\u00ed<\/strong>: So what’s the difference between a lower-case and lenited “pota Ph\u00e1draig<\/strong>” and “An Pota P\u00e1draig<\/strong>“?\u00a0 The phrase “pota Ph\u00e1draig<\/strong>” (l.c.) would refer to a pot that someone named P\u00e1draig<\/strong> happened to have or own.\u00a0 Presumably for cooking.\u00a0 With the phrase “An Pota P\u00e1draig<\/strong>,” we have the exact opposite of the normal Irish structure. The first point of difference is that we’re including the definite article (“an<\/strong>“), which is normally not part of a possessive phrase using a person’s name in Irish (remember “c\u00f3ta Ch\u00e1it<\/strong>,” for example, which doesn’t use “an<\/strong>” before “c\u00f3ta<\/strong>“).\u00a0 The second point is that “P\u00e1draig<\/strong>,” when referring specifically to St. Patrick, is not normally lenited (i.e. no extra “h” is added).\u00a0 So, “An Pota P\u00e1draig<\/strong>” for St. Patrick’s Day and “pota Ph\u00e1draig<\/strong>” for your generic Patrick who likes to cook.<\/p>\n

For a lot more “eolas<\/strong>” to accompany your “\u00f3lach\u00e1n<\/strong>,” check out the link to Ireland’s Whiskey Museum below.<\/p>\n

d)) caife Gaelach<\/strong>, one last entry for L\u00e1 Fh\u00e9ile P\u00e1draig<\/strong>.\u00a0 Certainly this can be drunk all year around but I’m sure it’s especially popular at this time of year.\u00a0 C\u00e9ard iad na comh\u00e1bhair (seachas an caife \u00e9 f\u00e9in): fuisce \u00c9ireannach, uachtar d\u00fabailte n\u00f3 uachtar coipthe, agus si\u00facra.\u00a0 Mmm, m\u00edn agus milis!<\/strong><\/p>\n

In case you’re wondering why the “caife<\/strong>” is “Gaelach<\/strong>” but the “fuisce<\/strong>” is “\u00c9ireannach<\/strong>,” the general guideline is that if it’s culturally Irish, it’s “Gaelach<\/strong>,” but if it’s Irish by birthright or place of manufacture, it’s “\u00c9ireannach<\/strong>.”\u00a0 But a lot of times I just find myself memorizing specific examples, which is sometimes easier than rationalizing them.<\/p>\n

M\u00ed Aibre\u00e1in<\/strong><\/p>\n

Well, the main day I can think of for this month, as far as beverages are concerned, would be Tartan Day (April 6), for which the “deoch<\/strong>” would be “uisce beatha Albanach<\/strong>” aka “fuisce na hAlban<\/strong>.”\u00a0 Presumably this is the “deoch an dorais<\/strong>” celebrated in song by Sir Harry Lauder and others.\u00a0 Just remember, if discussing the Scottish version of this golden nectar in English, it’s “whisky” (no “e”).\u00a0 But “a dhrop o’ the craythur,” that is the Irish version, in English would be “whiskey,” with the “e.”\u00a0 Both derive from one of the Celtic words for “water,” in the phrases uisce beatha<\/strong> (Irish) and uisge beatha<\/strong> (Scottish Gaelic), both meaning “water of life.”\u00a0 The River Usk in Wales, by the way, is a distant linguistic cousin, although the usual Welsh word for water is “d\u0175r<\/em>,” which itself has a cousin in Irish, “dobhar<\/strong>” (as in “dobharch\u00fa<\/strong>” and “dobhareach<\/strong>“).\u00a0 Full circle!<\/p>\n

Bhuel<\/strong>, that’s two months done, and I have a feeling that most of the other holiday beverages will cluster around Christmas and New Year’s (like eggnog and champagne), but I’ll have my thinking cap on for a few other seasonal examples in between.\u00a0 Tae oighrithe Inis Fada do l\u00e1 te samhraidh, mar shampla?<\/strong>\u00a0 Suggestions welcome! And, although it’s not exactly an Irish expression, it can always be an excuse for a bit more vocab — Here’s “l\u00e1ib<\/strong>” in “do sh\u00fail<\/strong>.” – SGF – – R\u00f3isl\u00edn<\/strong><\/p>\n

Naisc:<\/strong><\/p>\n

http:\/\/vinepair.com\/wine-blog\/20-most-popular-imported-beers-in-america\/<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.irishwhiskeymuseum.ie\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

(le R\u00f3isl\u00edn) While many beverages can readily be drunk all year around (pionta\u00ed Guinness ina measc), some are particularly associated with certain holidays or seasons.\u00a0 Today’s blogpost will start a mini-series about beverages and some special days they are most associated with.\u00a0 We’ll look at the beverages in seasonal order, starting with m\u00ed an Mh\u00e1rta…<\/p>\n

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