Motherfoclóir
Dispatches from a not so dead language. Hosted by Darach O'Séaghdha.
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#12 | Is Éireannach Mé
As former British colonies with lots of green on their flags, where St. Patrick is the patron saint and where Guinness is hugely popular, Nigeria and Ireland are countries with plenty in common. In this week’s episode, Ola Majekodunmi talks to Darach and ...
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#11 | The Motherfoclóir Spooky Halloween Special
It’s the spookiest night of the year, so what better time to share some eerie Irish words? Darach, Ola, Gearóidín and Peadar discuss the ancient roots of Samhain, th...
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#10 | A Song For Ireland: Amhrán na bhFiann
National anthems – and the manner in which people observe them – are controversial (linguistically and politically) most of the time, but especially so in 2017. Amhr...
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#9 | The Orthographic Depths
Regular listeners will be acquainted with team Motherfoclóir member Gearóidín McEvoy by now – ex-translator, constitution buff, Lawyers for Choice volunteer, minorit...
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#8 | The Gaeilgeoir’s Code: Aireamhan
Neal Ó Riain is the boy across the road who your Mam compares you to. He literally has a PhD in Astrophysics, a fine job in London and – of course – fluent Irish. Ho...
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#7 | Pop-Up Gaeltacht
Pop-Up Gaeltacht is PUG for short. The Irish for a pug is smutmhadra. The Irish for smut is salachar, which is an anagram of “ah rascal”.
Darach goes down a wormh...
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