Motherfoclóir
Dispatches from a not so dead language. Hosted by Darach O'Séaghdha.
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#18 | An Irish Pronunciation Special: B, M, W
“Chomh ramhar le rón – as chubby as a seal”
In Germany, BMW (Bayerische Motoren Werke) is pronounced BMV. In Latin, Vs are pronounced as Ws. Humans have been switching these sounds with each other for some time. While neither V nor W are in the traditi...
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#17 | The Secret Diary of a Cinnire, Age 16 1/2
As the author of five YA novels and the presenter of HeadStuff’s Sweet Valley High podcast “Double Love”, Anna Carey knows a thing or two about teen drama. In this w...
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#16 | Irish Language Music Collective IMLÉ
Language and music are strange bedfellows. A huge factor in our continental cousins’ proficiency in English comes from their consumption of English-language pop cult...
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#15 | The Irish for Viral: Clisare
Mayo mirthmaker Clare Cullen, better known as Clisare, is the Queen of Irish YouTube. With a staying power not typical in the viral age, she has been delighting her ...
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#14 | Ó Mo Dhia, Nach Aisling Ceart í?
One of the most recent Irish words to enter common parlance is Aisling – a sensible girl from outside Dublin with an aversion to notions. While the origin of other w...
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#13 | She’s A Shoo-In
After a ten episode absence, Louth Legend Siún Ní Dhuinn is back at her Motherfoclóir desk in HeadStuff studios. She tells Darach and Clodagh all about As An Nua (he...
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