This is Patricia's Christmas story for 2022 

Concluding her series in which she told us about everyday words and phrases that are used across the world but which have their origins in the Irish Language, Patricia Trainor has another fascinating story. How the Irish saved Latin is also part of this. 

"Beyond the Pale" is a familiar expression and "Boycott" an often-used word but where do they come from? Patricia explains all in this episode 

This episode continues Patricia's stories on language and words which can be traced back to Ireland and the Irish language. This story tells us the origins of the expression to "chance your arm", it also tells us about the word "Quark" and informs us on where the name "Tories" comes from, as in the political party. 

You might well ask what the connection between avocados and malapropisms is. In this episode Patricia answers that.

This is a break from the current series on Words but well worth it. Recently, Patricia returned to her hometown (or city) of Belfast. In this episode she discusses the many changes she sees since she lived there. She also discusses what has not changed. 

This episode continues Patricia's series on how some of the most common words used have their origins in the Irish language. In this episode we hear the origins of some words found in everyday English spoken across the world

There are so many words that are commonplace these days and we maybe don't realise that their origins lie in the Irish language. In this episode Patricia takes us through some of them.

This story about Belfast Castle brings Patricia's series on well-known Irish castles to a close. New topic for the next series coming very soon.

The song says "Limerick You're A Lady" and there has been a grand old lady sitting on the edge of the River Shannon in Limerick for Centuries. Her name is King John's Castle and in this episode Patricia tells us her story