Motherfoclóir
Dispatches from a not so dead language. Hosted by Darach O'Séaghdha.
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148: #148 | Inglorious Blaskets: Peig vs The Peig Myth
Peig Sayers (1873 - 1958) is one of the most remarkable figures in twentieth century Ireland. Her journey to publication is a story of beating the odds. An outsider from the Dublin literary scene by geography, language, gender, education and even literacy...
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147: #147 | (Almost) Nothing Rhymes with Month
Ever notice how Halloween is a month long nowadays? Darach and Peadar discuss the Irish names for months of the year and days of the week, as well as Halloween songs...
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146: #146 | A Fine Bed-Mate: The Story of “Caoineadh Airt Uí Laoghaire”
It’s not often that an eighteenth century poem finds itself in the news, but thanks to the rave reviews and public demand for Doireann Ní Ghríofa’s “A Ghost In The T...
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145: #145 | OMG is Dia Dhuit Religious?
Every human society has a tradition of bereavement and a tradition of language which, while technically bespoke to its particular needs, changes at a different speed...
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144: #144 | Three Whales and the Universe: Motherfoclóir Meets Manchán Magan
In this week’s episode, Peadar and Darach are visited by Manchán Magan, the creator of the Gaeilge Tamagotchi project, Gaeilge Amháin and author of “Thirty Two Words...
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143: #143 | Emma De Souza and the Good Friday Agreement
Once upon a time there was a young woman from Derry called Emma who loved dogs, baking and movies. She didn’t think about politics very often. Then she met a Califor...
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