Motherfoclóir
Dispatches from a not so dead language. Hosted by Darach O'Séaghdha.
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119: #119 | Coinín Snámh: Síomha Ní Ruairc Is Keepin’ It Réalt
Talent. Does it actually exist, or is it just an invention that takes credit for the cruel mix of hard work and good luck (or good work and hard luck) which decides our fate? Maybe we can find out by watching a talent show. Or maybe we can ask Síomha Ní R...
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118: #118 | Thirty-Two Carat Gaeilge – Costing and Valuing a Language
Everything is worth what its purchaser will pay for it. That’s a quote attributed to the Roman senator Publius Syrus, who also said that a good reputation is more va...
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117: #117 | The Blue, Blue Grass of Home: Irish in Appalachia with Rebecca Wells
When we in Ireland think of Irish-America, our minds tend to rush towards rivers died green, New York cops and maybe even a Massachusetts political dynasty. But ther...
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116: #116 | Don't F*** With Fairy Forts
Listen. Sure lookit.
Na Daoine Uaisle. The fairy folk..
We wouldn't want to be bothering them.
In this week's episode, Gearóidín, Peadar and Darach...
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115: #115 | Nollag-atomi Tower: Motherfoclóir’s Third Christmas Episode
What a year. What a week. What a decade! It’s Christmastime again and Darach, Peadar and Gearóidín have met up to reflect on the passing of time. In this week’s epis...
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114: #114 | The Jesuits Have It All Sewn Up: Dinneen’s Dictionary
If this episode of Motherfoclóir is exactly as long as your psychotherapy session, maybe that’s not a coincidence. Poor old Podcast Dad Darach is on the couch this w...
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