Motherfoclóir

By HeadStuff Podcasts

Dispatches from a not so dead language. Hosted by Darach O'Séaghdha and The Irish For… @theirishfor (https://twitter.com/Motherfocloir) Follow the show on twitter @motherfocloir or email us at motherf... more

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How many episodes does Motherfoclóir have?

The podcast currently has 216 episodes available.

Motherfoclóir episodes:

February 05, 2021 163: #163 | An Ace Up Your Sliabh: Recurring Styles in Placenames Pt. 3
Could the word slíbhín - a sly, sneaky so-and-so - possibly come from the word sliabh, meaning a mountain? Are mountain folk really that cunning, or do the people from counties with many a sliabh (counties where more Irish was historically spoken) just happen to have more fire in the belly when they move to the lowlands in search of work?

In the third of our series on the recurring Irish words in placenames, Darach and Peadar discuss sliabh and cnoc (mountain and hill). What’s the difference between a mountain and a hill? We’ll tell you. Is Sliabh Ailp so named because it looks like it belongs in the Alps? If McGillycuddy reeks, why doesn’t he take a shower? Why does the Irish for Sugarloaf not have the word siúcra in it? And what’s the deal with Ben Bulben?

All will be answered!

Music in this episode from Súil Amháin and Bantum, available at: https://suilamhain.bandcamp.com/track/viva-liobarnach

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42min
January 29, 2021 162: #162 | Inis or Oileán? Recurring Styles in Placenames Pt. 2
When is an island an Inis and when is it an Oileán?

In the second of our look at recurring words in Irish placenames, Darach, Gearóidín and Peadar consider islands. Why do some inland locations have island-based names? Why are there three places in Ireland called Lady's Island, each with a different name in Irish?

What about the island that Charles J Haughey bought in the Gaeltacht - does anyone know how that got its name?

For some reason, University Challenge enters the discussion.

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47min
January 22, 2021 161: #161 | Cill or Coill? Recurring Styles in Placenames Pt. 1
A lot of placenames in Ireland begin with Kil-. Sometimes this is a reference to a church, sometimes it refers to a woodland. Sometimes both. What's going on? Did the early Christians steal holy sites from the pagan druids or something?

In the first of a set of episodes, Darach, Gearóidín and Peadar look at some of the recurring features in Irish placenames. This week it's Cill and Coill.

There's also some discussion of the Luas Red Line, the airport bus, the Germans and fax machines. It's all quite relevant.

The views expressed by Gearóidín McEvoy on this episode are not the views of Headstuff, its advertisers or clients.

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46min
January 15, 2021 160: #160 | Cliquebait: Gaeilge & Internet Subcultures
2021 has gotten off to a fairly spicy start and yet again the spotlight has been shone on online communities in light of events in America But what makes one community a supportive safe space but another a radicalising echo chamber?

Unrelated, perhaps, are a number of recent viral tweets where learners have told of disappointing experiences using Irish on social media. Is it fair to compare Irish speakers on social media to a noxious fanbase? Are Irish speakers on social media even a homogeneous group, coming from the same place and wanting the same things?

In today's episode, Darach, Gearóidín and Peadar try to get to the bottom of this thorny question. They don't, so expect more episodes on aspects of this topic soon.
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44min
January 08, 2021 159: #159 | Swear It All Over Again: Megan Figueroa & the Politics of Expletives
You may have see promos for Nicholas Cage's new show on Netflix all about swear words. Well, we had the idea first. While Darach was slaving over Christmas dinner, Peadar and Gearóidín sat down with Dr. Megan Figueroa from the Vocal Fries Podcast to discuss the history, politics and even the gendered nature of dirty words.
Be warned this podcast contains wall-to-wall f*ks, b*ds, b**ks and more. Not for the fainthearted.

Listen to Gearóidín's appearance on The Vocal Fries here: https://anchor.fm/the-vocal-fries/episodes/Irish-isnt-Just-Decorative-e9t9jk

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1h 8min
January 01, 2021 The Angels' Share (Teaser)
As we take a break for Christmas and New Year, please enjoy this bonus clip from our recent Patreon discussion on all things Irish whiskey. For the full video and more visit https://www.patreon.com/darach

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10min
December 23, 2020 158: #158 | 2020 Hindsight: MoFo Seasonal End Of Year Review
And so this is Christmas, and what have you done? Not much if you've been in lockdown, lad! Go easy on yourself and remember that getting this far has been an achievement in itself.

This week Darach, Peadar and Gearóidín reflect on the year that was - highlights and lowlights online and offline. Will Wild Mountain Thyme be mentioned? Will there be speculation about the true identity of the TG4 intern? Will there be wild tangents when Darach tries to talk about Christmas? Only one way to find out, a chara - tune in!

This episode features a musical contribution from Aoife Scott - Oíche Chiúin (Silent Night). Check out Aoife on Bandcamp:
https://aoifescott.bandcamp.com/album/homebird

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1h 9min
December 18, 2020 157: #157 | Focal Point : Ireland's Word of the Year 2020
As December staggers towards the manhole of time and we all wait for it to fall in, a lot of linguistically minded people around the world consider what the word of the year is. All the big dictionaries do. What word best describes these past twelve months? What words have people been using most frequently? And what new words have been added in this time?

At Motherfoclóir we're not so different and in today's episode Peadar and Darach discuss 2020's foclóir nua and research by Kevin Scannell on word searches in the Irish language online. The lads look at words added to the tearma.ie database and reflect on what workers in that role have to consider when presenting a new word. They have their own suggestions too!

And as pop-culture in other languages grows in influence in the Anglo sphere and beyond we speculate wildly about the future of English.

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51min
December 11, 2020 156: #156 | Passing Irish: Performed Identity Through Language
Multinational companies like to appear somewhat local in each of the countries they are present in. This can take many forms, especially in the advertising that the business uses to communicate with the wider community. What do these ads say about the parties in that relationship?

The sociologist Erving Goffman, in his influential research, wrote about how identity is deliberately performed, especially when it comes to language. What are the implications of this for Irish speakers and companies that want to indicate to the outside world what they are?

In today's episode Darach and Gearóidín talk about how people present themselves - pass, if you will - as Irish and how much performance is involved.

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49min
December 04, 2020 155: #155 | Ochtó Bliain Ag Fás: Tomás Kenny & Kenny's Bookshop
Bookshops and their proprietors thrive on browsers, on customers asking for recommendations,on book launches and on all the little interactions which the pandemic has robbed us of.

So what's it like to run a bookshop in a pandemic?

As well as being a Galway institution for eighty years, Kenny's Bookshop is a family business for three generations and counting. Tomás Kenny is part of that third generation.

He tells Darach about the book business - battles with censors, noticing when a book has been mentioned on TV and his shop's commit to Irish language publishing.

You can find Kenny's bookshop online at www.kennys.ie

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FAQs about Motherfoclóir:

How many episodes does Motherfoclóir have?

The podcast currently has 216 episodes available.

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