Motherfoclóir
Dispatches from a not so dead language. Hosted by Darach O'Séaghdha.
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171: #171 | Please, Mr Postman – Colm McEvoy on An Post & Eircodes
Every few weeks, a story goes viral in Ireland: a letter, addressed to someone like "that lady with the yellow baseball cap who owns a cat the size of a dog and a dog the size of a cat" is posted and finds its intended recipient. It's a tribute to the aff...
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170: #170 | Well, Well, Well: Vampires, Evil Fish and Holy Wells
Are things holy because we need them or do we need them because they're holy? This is something that we consider on this week's episode when holy wells are discussed...
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169: #169 | The Subh Milis Not Taken – What Is The Best Loved Poem In Irish?
Back in 2015, the Paris Review ran an article on Robert Frost’s poem, “The Road Not Taken” and concluded that it is - by some distance - the best known and most wide...
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168: #168 | Last Train To Eel Town: Thoughts On Baile In Irish Placenames
Whether it's Flann O'Brien, the Book of Kells, Dindsenchas or An tOileánach, the Irish literary and literary historical traditions respect the idea of the digression...
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167: #167 | A Fiadh By Any Other Name: The 2020 Baby Names
At the end of February, the CSO released the 2020 baby name statistics and after a long run, Emily is no longer the top girl name in Ireland. How should we interpret...
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166: #166 | Turscar-red For Life: Spam In Irish
Greetings agus Salutations,
I am Motherfoclóir, prince of words, Irish, Irish words and words from Ireland. I have a very special request to make of you. If...
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