Motherfoclóir
Dispatches from a not so dead language. Hosted by Darach O'Séaghdha.
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107: #107 | Fomhar Bonus Episode: Clodagh Hates Autumn
It is a lovely morning in the village, and you are a horrible season. That's the view of Motherfoclóir's Clodagh McGinley, who is unimpressed by the golden leaves, soft sweaters and pumpkin spice lattes that mark the autumn months.
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106: #106 | Hector
This week Darach, Ola and Peadar are joined by bilingual broadcasting superstar Hector Ó hEochagáin. Since his breakout success with the Amú series in the early 2000...
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105: #105 | Stepping On A Craic: Donald Clarke & The Word That Announced Modern Ireland
Every few months on the Irish side of the internet, a certain debate pops up about the spelling of a word. The word refers to convivial merriment, especially in an I...
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104: #104 | Banríon Ealaíne: Kirsten Shiel Speaks
The changes in Irish self-identity in the 2010s hinge on the rise of social media, especially how those networks completely altered the way two perennial features of...
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103: #103 | Highway to Helvetica: Clare O’Dea and the Irish-Swiss Connection
Switzerland is one of those countries that doesn’t pop up in the news very often but appears to be ticking along nicely. In this regard it is not unlike Norway, anot...
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102: #102 | Whatever Happened to Bean Pháidín? – Irish Lyrics in Translation
It’s a tale as old as time - boy meets girl, boy is married, girl wants to break boy’s wife’s legs. Or maybe it’s the simple story of a girl in love with a cobbler, ...
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