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The Irish For: The perception that Irish is intimately linked to Catholicism is too widely held
Darach Ó Séaghdha
14 Jul 2019
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The Irish For: There's a bit of alchemy involved in translating Harry Potter into Irish
Darach Ó Séaghdha
7 Jul 2019
17.7k
10
The Irish For: If you can’t say anything nice about someone, tar isteach
Darach Ó Séaghdha
30 Jun 2019
31.9k
10
John Cleese versus the Irish language: Don't mention the 'bh' war
Darach Ó Séaghdha
28 Jun 2019
50.2k
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The Irish For: Cockwombles and the decline of British insults
Darach Ó Séaghdha
23 Jun 2019
29.0k
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The Irish For: A Bloomsday Breakfast with extra Subh Milis on Father’s Day 2019
Darach Ó Séaghdha
16 Jun 2019
15.3k
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The Irish For: Cans, Tans and Summer Plans
Darach Ó Séaghdha
9 Jun 2019
19.2k
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The Irish For: Don’t Be Such A Gorilla-Whale-Daughter-In-Law
Darach Ó Séaghdha
26 May 2019
26.3k
10
The Irish For: Let's settle the 'crack' versus 'craic' debate by looking at the evidence
Darach Ó Séaghdha
19 May 2019
30.3k
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The Irish For: Hiberno English is a feature not a bug
Darach Ó Séaghdha
12 May 2019
22.5k
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The Irish For: Did the Irish language influence the names of Gollum and the orcs in the Lord of the Rings?
Darach Ó Séaghdha
5 May 2019
31.2k
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The Irish For: How Beyoncé is helping to get fadas in formation
Darach Ó Séaghdha
28 Apr 2019
42.6k
14
The Irish For: Why do we remember things from TV and what does that mean for learning languages?
Darach Ó Séaghdha
21 Apr 2019
15.6k
14
The Irish For: The Irish language version of Wikipedia is going strong
Darach Ó Séaghdha
31 Mar 2019
14.8k
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The Irish for: Irish is the first language of the constitution. Here's some legal terminology as Gaeilge
Darach Ó Séaghdha
24 Mar 2019
16.0k
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The Irish For: The word Tory comes from the Irish word tóraí meaning a bandit or outlaw
Darach Ó Séaghdha
17 Mar 2019
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The Irish For: Some older words don't exist in English - clochscríbhinn means an inscription on stone
Darach Ó Séaghdha
10 Mar 2019
50.0k
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The Irish For: While Europe was stuck in the Dark Ages - Ireland's Brehon laws were relatively enlightened
Darach Ó Séaghdha
3 Mar 2019
35.6k
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The Irish For: What does old Irish tell us about life in ancient Ireland?
Darach Ó Séaghdha
24 Feb 2019
39.9k
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The Irish For: What do these popular boys' names mean - and what can we learn from them?
Darach Ó Séaghdha
17 Feb 2019
68.3k
22
The Irish For: Gender, LGBT and transitioning
Darach Ó Séaghdha
27 Jan 2019
24.6k
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The Irish For: How many colours can you remember?
Darach Ó Séaghdha
20 Jan 2019
32.5k
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The Irish For: Brexit and the rise of Hiberno-English
Darach Ó Séaghdha
13 Jan 2019
34.7k
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The Irish For: Forget the January blues - let's talk about birds
Darach Ó Séaghdha
6 Jan 2019
17.7k
6
The Irish For... All the most important Christmas words (including Fairytale of New York as Gaeilge)
Darach Ó Séaghdha
24 Dec 2018
18.7k
12
The Irish For: The word deatach, meaning smoke, also refers to the family huddled together around the fire
Darach Ó Séaghdha
16 Dec 2018
23.0k
7
WIN: We have signed copies of Craic Baby by Darach Ó Séaghdha up for grabs
15 Dec 2018
11.1k
7
The Irish For: All the characters you know - good, bad or total craic vortex
Darach Ó Séaghdha
9 Dec 2018
16.7k
11
The Irish For: As the nights are closing in - curl up by the fire and learn some winter words
Darach Ó Séaghdha
2 Dec 2018
23.6k
13
The Irish For... it's fun to drink uisce beatha in a síbín - but watch out for the poison drop
Darach Ó Séaghdha
25 Nov 2018
31.9k
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The Irish For...The role of dogs in legends, proverbs and the Brehon laws
Darach Ó Séaghdha
18 Nov 2018
29.5k
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The Irish For... Seal snot: The literal translations of sea creatures are brilliant
Darach Ó Séaghdha
11 Nov 2018
34.5k
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The Irish For... Some spooky Irish words to get you in the mood for Samhain
Darach Ó Séaghdha
28 Oct 2018
38.4k
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The Irish For... How the Vikings influenced the Irish language
Darach Ó Séaghdha
21 Oct 2018
54.0k
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The Irish For... A drunken swaggerer and a place abounding in dogs
Darach Ó Séaghdha
14 Oct 2018
29.2k
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The Irish For... You'll find some of the most beautiful autumnal words as Gaeilge
Darach Ó Séaghdha
7 Oct 2018
72.3k
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The Irish For... Why do feelings run so high around the letter V?
Darach Ó Séaghdha
30 Sep 2018
39.4k
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The Irish For...What can we learn from the rise and fall of Irish girls' names?
Darach Ó Séaghdha
23 Sep 2018
84.6k
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The Irish For... What do Irish political names tell us about their roles?
Darach Ó Séaghdha
16 Sep 2018
23.7k
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18 ways to describe Hurricane Ophelia as Gaeilge
16 Oct 2017
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