December 2011
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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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seanmacdiarmada: Cóisir Rac (Party Rock Anthem as Gaeilge) lol’d.
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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