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FÁILTE DE MO BHLAG! Dia Diabh!! This blog is a place for na Gaeilgoirí agus na daoine eile with an interest in Irish culture and language. Anyone who wants to learn the langauge and culture of Ireland is more than welcome to - feel free to send me any asks about Ireland - whether it's about pronunciation, questions about history, or just general interest. I'd be happy to help :)

Masterlist :

-> Amhranaí faoin Eireann (Songs about Ireland)

-> Cúpla Fóclóir ná Frasaí Faoin Droch Aimsire (A few words & phrases about bad weather)

SAOIRSE DON PHAILISTÍN!

#!! Masterlist

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Songs about Ireland / In Irish that I would recommend EVERYONE to listen to.

Firstly, we have Sinéad O'Connor's song 'Famine'. Sinéad was an Irish singer-songwriter and a prominent activist. A very interesting figure, who wrote beautifully poignant songs on issues Ireland faced in the 90's in particular, but these songs still remain very relevant today. This song deals with the truth behind the so-called famine in Ireland, and has been deemed controversial since Sinead first performed it.

Of course, next we have Hozier. 'Butchered Tongue' is a wistful song about the decline in the Irish language and Irish culture. It also touches on the pitchcapping of Irish Rebels during the 1798 rebellion against the british. Yes I cried when hearing this song for the first time.

Another Hozier song, that actually surprised me a lot, is 'De Selby (part 1)'. This song is the first time I have heard the Irish language in a song by a globally popular artist. The idea that this song was played, that Irish was played across the world still amazes me. See my translation for this song here. This song is incredibly beautiful.

A band that sings in Irish is Dysania, and I would really recommend their song 'Lasú Croí'. The song slaps, and they are incredible for keeping our language alive through modern music. I'd also recommend 'Bothar Briste'.

Another band that sings as gaeilge is IMLÉ. I'd recommend 'Éad' and 'Go Deo, Go Deo.' Their songs are incredibly moving, 'Go Deo, Go Deo' kinda reminds me of a calmer version of 'Army Dreamers' by Kate Bush.

'The Town I Left Behind' is also a classic song that practically every Irish person knows. I would personally recommend The Dubliner's version. As well as this I would recommend listening to 'Grace', and 'The Foggy Dew'. All these songs deal with Ireland's history in some way - from the troubles to the 1916 rising.

'Isle of Hope, Isle of Tears' is another well-known song that I particularly remember learning in primary school. The Irish-Americans might be interested in this one - it's a song about the mass immigration to America during the Famine.

#Feel free to name more in the notes! #Gaeilge #gaeilgoir #irish #ireland #eireann #Éire #irish music #ceol #Ceol as gaeilge #Gaeilgoir

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Translating 'De Selby' by Hozier

Original:

Bhfuilis soranna sorcha Ach tagais 'nós na hoíche Trína chéile Le chéile, claochlaithe Bhfuilis soranna sorcha Ach tagais 'nós na hoíche Is claochlú an ealaín Is ealaín dubh í

Translation:

You're bright and easy, but you come like the night - confused/agitated.

Together, transformed.

You're bright and easy, but you come like the night - confused/agitated.

Together, transformed.

Art is a metamorphosis - she's a black art.

*note that in the last line, he could be referring to black art as simply an adjective but in the feminine í, rather than é which is the masculine version, and usually used for 'it'. Kinda like how sailors call their boats 'she', I guess.

#hozier #de selby pt 1 #gaeilge #lmk if there are any mistakes

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Some interesting words & phrases about rain in irish

Clagarnach baistí - pelting rain

Ag clagarnach ar an díon - rain pattering on the roof

Bogfhearthainn - soft rain

Fliuch go craiceann - soaked to the skin

Breacbháisteach - occasional rain

Seadbháisteach - drizzle of rain

Cídeog - covering your head and shoulders against rain/wind

Spútrach - a downpour of rain, "Splashing rain"

#irish #gaeilge #gaeilgoir #irish language #irish langblr #irish culture #irish phrases #frasaí #Eirinn #Eire #Eireann

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Some of my favourite quotes from “They Both Die At The End” by Adam Silvera

“ I want to wake up. And if I can't wake up, I want to sleep forever where there's a chance I dream everything beautiful about you,”

“ No matter how we choose to live, we both die at the end.”

“ I kiss the guy who brought me to life on the day we're going to die.”

“ The best thing about dying is your friendship.”

“ I would've loved you if we had more time. ”

“ People waste time and wait for the right moment and we don't have time for that luxury.”

“But because we're about to die, I want to say it as many times as I want – I love you, I love you, I love you.”

“ You didn't just keep me alive, you made me live.”

“Maybe it's better to have gotten it right and been happy for one day instead of living a lifetime of wrongs.”

“ (...) the world can't be against us if it brought us together.”

“ An extra week, even.

Extra hour.

‎Just more time. ”

“ I cross the street without an arm to hold me back”

#They both die at the end #quotes