January 2012
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Jan 1st
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December 2011
36 posts
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“Scileann fíon fírinne.”
– Seanfhocal (Wine lets out the truth)
Dec 31st
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Dec 31st
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Dec 27th
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Lá an Dreoilín shona daoibh! Happy wren day everyone!
Dec 26th
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Irish language project beats target →
A campaign to encourage 1,000 people to sign up to becoming fluent in Irish has passed its target only months after being launched. Culture Minister Caral Ni Chuilin, who unveiled the cross-community scheme to promote the language in September, has now confirmed the project’s early success. The sporting bodies for Gaelic games, football and rugby joined the minister at the Stormont...
Dec 23rd
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90% of Gaeltacht Schools May Close →
aonaran: “Schools with one to four teachers with less than 86 pupils are to be reviewed, according to new guidelines from the Minister for Education, Ruairí Quinn. These schools are being asked to look at their amalgamation options also. “This could mean that up to 90% of Gaeltacht schools could be amalgamated or closed. In the Gaeltacht areas that is 26 schools from 41 in Galway, 21 out of 24...
Dec 22nd
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Dec 22nd
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Dec 22nd
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Dec 21st
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Listenbestpossible: Rubberbandits - Ba mhaith liom...
Dec 21st
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Dec 19th
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Dec 19th
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Listenaonaran: Pól Mac Adaim | An t-Idirnáisiúnta ...
Dec 17th
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Dec 17th
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This is Beautiful. They could learn a lot down... →
A campaign to encourage 1,000 people to sign up to becoming fluent in Irish has passed its target only months after being launched. Culture Minister Caral Ni Chuilin, who unveiled the cross-community scheme to promote the language in September, has now confirmed the project’s early success. The sporting bodies for Gaelic games, football and rugby joined the minister at the Stormont...
Dec 16th
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Dec 16th
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Irish Language Working for Local Business →
Local business in Galway are continuing with their use of the Irish language and making it work for their business. Colette Kelly Optometrist on Middle Street has redesigned their premises on Middle Street and the Irish language has remained an integral part of their new brand. Speaking on the new signage, Aaron Kelly, from Colette Kelly Optometrists said. ’The Irish Language has always been a...
Dec 16th
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cuimhnigh-i-gconai asked: This is one of my favorite blogs on Tumblr. As first semester Irish student, it makes me really happy, the random constant reminders of the words I actually understand makes me really happy. Thank you for doing what you do =D
Dec 16th
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caitdubh asked: Dia duit!! Cait is anim dom, is os contae Laoise me. Carb as diut?? =)
Dec 16th
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Dec 16th
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The Irish/Gaelic I learned today:
bonnejournee: tir gan teanga, tir gan anam (sounds like cheer gan tenga, cheer gan anam)-land without a language is a land without soul a chailíní (sounds like ah KOLL-een-ee)-girls (to address a group of girls) cailín (sounds like KOLL-een)-girl aon, dó, trí, ceathair, cúig, sé, seacht… (sounds like ayn, dtho, three, KAH-hahr, KOO-ig, shay, shakth)-one, two, three, four, five, six, seven… ...
Dec 14th
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robert-fookin-burns: I wonder if Sean Bean knows that in Gaelic his name means “Old Woman”.
Dec 14th
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“Éirígí, a lucht ocrais, as bhur gcodladh! Éirígí, a dhaoraithe na gainne! Mar...”
– An t-Idirnáisiúnta (The Internationale as Gaeilge)
Dec 13th
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Dec 13th
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Dec 13th
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Dec 12th
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Dec 11th
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Dec 9th
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The Irish/Gaelic I learned today:
bonnejournee: geansaí (sounds like gahn-zee)-sweater scrúdú (sounds like screw-doo)-test/exam oíche nollag (sounds like ich-ha null-ug)-Christmas eve lá nollag (sounds like law null-ug)-Christmas day nollag shona duit (sounds like null-ig hannah guich)-Merry Christmas cad is ainm duit? (sounds like cahd is anim guich)-What is your name? _______ is ainm dom (sounds like is anim dumm)-My...
Dec 8th
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Dec 8th
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The Full Story- An Bás Mac Tíre
lebensform: Uair amháin, bhí fear agus a bhean ina gcónaí in Éirinn.  Ba an fear ghaiscíoch mór agus bhí grá go mór ag a bhean dó. Go minic, ní raibh sé sa bhaile ach ag cosaint an ríochta ar an rí agus chronaigh a bhean é go mór. Gach am tháinig sé abhaile chaoir sí deaora áthais nuair a chonaic sí é. Bhí said an-shona le cheile agus bhí a fhios sin ag a bhean ní ghortódh sé í. Lá amháin, bhí an...
Dec 7th
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Trasna na dTonnta
caitdubh: Trasna na dtonnta ’ dul siar, ’ dul siar! Slán leis an uaigneas is slán leis an gcian! Geal é mo chroí agus geal í an ghrian! Geal bheith ag filleadh go hÉirinn! Chonac mo dhóthain de thíortha i gcéin, Ór agus airgead, saibhreas an tsaoil. Éiríonn an croí ’nam le breacadh gach lae ’S mé ’g druidim le dúthaigh mo mhuintir’ agus… Trasna na dtonnta ’ dul siar, ’ dul siar! Slán leis an...
Dec 7th
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Festive sign row heats up Belfast City Hall's Cold... →
Relations between unionists and nationalists on Belfast City Council are at their lowest point for years. Unionists walked out of a meeting yesterday in protest over a decision to erect an Irish language Christmas sign at the side of City Hall, claiming it was in “breach” of an all-party agreement. The Historic Centenaries Working Group and group party leaders were meeting for the...
Dec 3rd
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Dec 3rd
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New Social Network Created for Irish Speakers →
The world’s first social network exclusively dedicated to the Irish language – Abair Leat! – is to launch in the new year. Its creators are busy testing it and are looking for anyone with an interest in the Irish language or interested in learning Irish to become beta testers. Those interested are asked to log onto Abair Leat!* and create an account with Abair Leat! - to be one of the first...
Dec 2nd
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