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  • Ainmneacha Ainmhithe

    San eachtra seo labhróidh mé faoi ainmneacha ainmhithe. Another word used for animal is Míol.  You may be familair with the Irish for Whale Míol Mór. But did you know Míol is most typcially a louse. Making Míol Mór - A big louse. 

     

    4 min
  • Putting (Ag cur)

    Ag cur is used in a number of Irish phrases. Some of which have made it into Hiberno-English such as Ag cur as - Putting (someone) out or anoying them. 

    3 min
  • Using ”ag” for at, -ing, to have

    Ba cheart go mbeadh a fhios agam ar rudaí bunúsacha tar éis scoile, ach ní raibh. Is dócha, nach raibh mé ag éisteacht.

    For example I didn't quite understand many of the things that "ag" can mean.

    • Ag means "at" and can be used like at in English
  • It is also used like "-ing" at the end of a word in English
  • It can mean to have something
    • 2 min
  • No words for Yes or No in Irish

    I didn't know that there was no words for Yes or No in Irish.

    "But wait", you might be saying to yourself. "Yes there is! Sure isn't 'Sea yes. Or is it Tá? Maybe we have two words for yes?"

     

    3 min
  • Sloinne

    In this episode we will learn about sloinne or the Irish surname.

    • Ó (Ua) - descendant of
  • Uí (Bean Uí) - wife of descendant of
  • Ní (Iníon Uí) - daughter of descendant of

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    • Mac - Son of
  • Nic (Iníon Mhic) - daughter of the son of
  • Mhic (Bean Mhic) - wife of the son of
    • 4 min
  • Focail Ghaeilge in English

    Bíonn mo bhean chéile míshásta liom mar úsáidim "wan" in ionad "one" as Béarla. But where does that unusual pronunciation of one come from?

    It got me thinking what other words do we use that may come from Irish? So I did some research and here are some words that we use regularly that may, or just as likely may not, have come from Irish.

    5 min
  • Conas Goodbye a rá

    Everybody knows Slán means goodbye. Ach cad is brí le "Slán" i ndáiríre?

    Slán means healthy, well, good, safe, perfect, intact and, quite aptly for these times can even mean, immunity. 

    2 min
  • Logainm

    We are all, currently, stuck within our 5km, being reintroduced to the places near us. This episode covers words commonly used in Irish place names. Two great resources are the book "That Place We Call Home" by John Creedon and Logainm.ie

    Some common words used in place names include

    • Knock - cnoc - Hill
  • Bally - baile - homestead
  • Lis - lios - ringfort
  • Moore - mór - big
  • Beg - beag - small
  • Lough - loch - lake
  • Carrig - carraig - rock
  • Clon - cluain - meadow
  • Derry - doire - oak grove
  • Glen - gleann - valley
  • Drom - hill / ridge
  • Kill - cill - church
  • Sliav - sliabh - mountain
  • Don - dún - fort
  • Rat - rath - fort
  • Bel - beal - mouth/opening
  • Ath - átha - ford
  • Clough - cloch - stone
  • Ma - maigh - plain
  • Clon - cluain - meadow
  • Tra - trá - beach
    • 6 min

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