WHILE WATCHING YESTERDAY’S third stage of the Tour de France, certain members of TheScore.ie team discovered that their command of our native tongue wasn’t quite sophisticated enough to appreciate the commentary as Gaeilge on TG4.
Faced with the option of stumping up for a Eurosport subscription or vainly struggling to recall which colour is “bán” and which one is “buí,” we opted for the latter. Gluttons for punishment, that’s what we are.
If you’re in the same boat but are too proud to phone up your secondary school teacher to ask for a quick refresher course, don’t worry. We’ve broken out the old Irish-English dictionary and, with a little bit of help from the good people at TG4, we’ve compiled a glossary of the most commonly used cycling terms.
Cad a dúirt sé? Our guide to the Tour de France <em>as Gaeilge</em>
WHILE WATCHING YESTERDAY’S third stage of the Tour de France, certain members of TheScore.ie team discovered that their command of our native tongue wasn’t quite sophisticated enough to appreciate the commentary as Gaeilge on TG4.
Faced with the option of stumping up for a Eurosport subscription or vainly struggling to recall which colour is “bán” and which one is “buí,” we opted for the latter. Gluttons for punishment, that’s what we are.
If you’re in the same boat but are too proud to phone up your secondary school teacher to ask for a quick refresher course, don’t worry. We’ve broken out the old Irish-English dictionary and, with a little bit of help from the good people at TG4, we’ve compiled a glossary of the most commonly used cycling terms.
As always, you’re welcome.
Glossary
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An Gaeilge Cycling Glossary Tour de France