Motherfoclóir
Dispatches from a not so dead language. Hosted by Darach O'Séaghdha.
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66: #66 | Twelve Angry Gaeilgeoirí – Juries & Irish
Somewhere in the Gaeltacht, a local man (whose first language is Irish) is accused of assaulting another Irish speaker with a broken bottle. What language should the trial be held in? If it is to be in Irish, is the jury a random sample of the defendant's...
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65: #65 | Manannach (dú dú dí dú dú)
As any Caoimhe, Siobhán or Medb living abroad will tell you, Gaeilge uses different spelling conventions to Béarla. Students who struggle with this might be interest...
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64: #64 | It's Always Sunny In Leavingcertia: Motherfoclóir Ardteist Special
Every summer, the Irish people sacrifice thousands of teenagers to Lú, the sun god, so that he will offer them good weather. This sacrifice is called "The Leaving".
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63: #63 | All The President's Dogs
**Gadhrach (adj): dog-living, full of dogs.**
Despite her massive popularity over here, Saoirse Ronan's hosting slot on Saturday Night Live earned her a slew of c...
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62: #62 | The Vampirish For
**"Is doiligh drochrud a mharú" - it's hard to kill a bad thing. (Irish proverb)**
It's Hallowe'en again and the time is right for a Motherfoclóir Samhain Special...
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61: #61 | The Light In The Window: Irish Presidents and the World
**Diaspora: from the Greek word diaspeirein "to scatter about, disperse," from dia "about, across" + speirein "to scatter".**
The word "diaspora" was not used in ...
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