Motherfoclóir
Dispatches from a not so dead language. Hosted by Darach O'Séaghdha.
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60: #60 | Map of Ballybeg: Friel's "Translations"
Few writers ever managed to achieve the triple crown of critical acclaim, popular success and sustained relevance that Brian Friel managed in his five-decade long career. In this week's episode, Darach, Peadar and Siún discuss his masterpiece "Translation...
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59: #59 | Motherfoclóir Live: All The Presidents Meáin
On Wednesday 10th of October, Darach, Gearóidín, Peadar and Éimear swooped upon the Sugar Club on Lesson Street to discuss the importance of the Irish language to th...
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58: #58 | The Tribe of Dé Danann
"Hamlet has been performed in Klingon" Aisling Carolan.
For a poet, the fact that the Irish word tír (country) and the English word tear (a sad drop of water) sou...
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57: #57 | Mailbag 3: Tiocfaidh Ár Drift
It's Mailbag time again, when the Motherfoclóir team review correspondence that has been submitted to the show by email to [email protected]. In this week'...
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56: #56 | Áras Report 1: The Top Job
Irish presidential elections are rare and brutal, but voters have chosen some truly remarkable and inspiring people for the role. Perhaps more than the role of Taois...
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55: #55 | Yeah, Gnó, Maybe
For nearly two centuries, we have been told that English is the language of commerce and industry and that the Irish language sits outside this world, peeping in. Co...
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