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Smithereens of the Irish language, curated with grá by @darachos. Buy my books (Motherfoclóir & Craic Baby) at a bookshop 💚 He/Him/Sé Agent: @sallyanne_s
Ireland
Joined January 2015
I'm not here anymore, just keeping the account undeleted so I can reach and be reached by the connections I've made over the last ten years. I'm and over there.
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RT @dubcilib: Craic Baby is Bealtaine pick by library member Andrew Lloyd:. 'As a follow up to the successful Motherfoclóir, writer Darach….
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London friends!. Come and see me and some very illustrious speakers talk at the Irish Cultural Centre in Hammersmith on the 24th of May. It'll be bleedin' deadly!.
irishculturalcentre.ticketsolve.com
From abhainn (river) to úll (apple), everyday Irish words hide a rich backstory. By delving into the history of these words, we uncover the story of…
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RT @NMIreland: An tSeachtain na Gaeilge seo, cuirfear an seisiún fíorúil “Scéalta an Zú Mhairbh” ar fáil as Gaeilge do ghrúpaí rang 3-6. Ái….
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Ten years ago, Twitter changed my life. If anyone should defend this place, it's me: book deal, podcast, freelance work, new friends after 30, a chance to advocate for my daughter. So when I say that this place is a dump now, you know it's definitely a dump. #MyXAnniversary
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The Irish for ribcage is creat na n-easnacha.
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The Irish for appendix is aipindic.
Republicans are like America's appendix. They do nothing, but they can kill you.
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The Irish for funny bone is néaróg ulnach.
Did you know that if you boil a funny bone, you'll get a laughing stock.
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The Irish for sinus is cuas. A cuas crainn is a hollow in a tree.
The sinuses is proof god doesn’t exist.
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In light of #GE2024's most talked-about moment today, I'd love to hear any stories or comments you have about a teacher, or teachers, who made a positive difference to you.
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I wrote this piece a few years back on Ireland's high proportion of politicians who started their careers as teachers.
thejournal.ie
Darach Ó Séaghdha asks why we elect so many múinteoirí to the Oireachtas.
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RT @dorganc: @theirishfor Shane McGowan’s first “stage name” was Shane O’ Hooligan.
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Con Houlihan supported the hooligan/Ó hUallacháin theory, in particular the argument that there was an Irish family of that name in 18th century London who partied as 'twere 1799.
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One of my favourite poets, Edward Thomas, had a great ambition that he never realised: he planned to write a long poem about the life of the English farm l...
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I think that hooley, a party, also comes from Ó hUallacháin. But I'm sue someone will correct me if that's disputed.
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The English word hooligan does indeed come from Ó hUallacháin. But if we were to use that in Irish to mean hooligan, that'd imply agreement that this insult against the Ó hUallacháin family was warranted.
@theirishfor it's Ó hUallacháin; it derives form the name o'hoolighan.
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The Irish for football hooligans is amhais an tsacair.
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RT @ElecCommIRL: Is é do vóta do ghuth. Seiceáil go bhfuil do shonraí cruinn agus cothrom le dáta ar https://t.co….
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RT @PeterUnderwater: This whole thread is golden, happy birthday @theirishfor ! Twas mine yesterday.
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