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Old Welsh lit: Dave punched Steve. This incurred a fine of twelve cattle and a nine-inch rod of silver and is known as one of the Three Mildly Annoying Blows of the Isle of Britain

Old Irish lit: Dave punched Steve so that the top of his skull came out of his chin, and gore flooded the house, and he drove his fists down the street performing his battle-feats so that the corpses were so numerous there was no room for them to fall down. It was like “the fox among the hens” and “the oncoming tide” and “that time Emily had eight drinks when we all know she should stop at six”

Old English lit: Dave, the hard man, the fierce man, the fist-man, gave Steve such a blow the like has not been seen since the feud between the Hylfings and the Wends. Thus it is rightly said that violence only begets more violence, unless of course it is particularly sicknasty. Amen.

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Dabbling in Duolingo again and I was wondering if anyone could explain the difference between ‘oirdheisceart’ and ‘anoir aneas’?

Maybe a silly question but I’m not understanding why oirdheisceart was the wrong word to use. Specifically the sentence was “The wind is coming from the southeast” and the answer given was “Tá an ghaoth ag teacht anoir aneas” but I gave “Tagann an gaoithe ó an oirdheisceart”. (I knew gaoithe wasn’t the right spelling but didn’t know how to mutate it correctly.)

#gaeilge #my own post

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It is never too late to learn to speak Irish.

You do not have to be Irish to speak Irish.

Once you're out of school, there is no grammar police and most people are just excited to have someone to speak Irish with.

Incorporating Irish words into your day when you're not fluent (I have to go to the leithris, throw it in the bruscar, that's a gorgeous gúna) is an act of decolonisation.

Helping people to understand the language is an act of love.

Gaeilge go deo ❤️

#I use go raibh maith agat and slán a lot even to people who don’t know irish #the sentiment gets through #I also say ‘cá bhfuil mo…’ and then sub in the englosh word if necessary #caint

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This sent me into hysterics this morning

#tower bridge jumpscare

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How do you find being a queer Gaeilgeoir? I have seen a lot of Irish speakers that are Catholic/conservative and are therfore not the most accepting people in the world.

Is lespiach mé agus labhraíonn mé Gaeilge, ach tá mé buartha faoi na Caitliceagh agus na seandhaoine atá ann nach bfuil comh dheas faoin poblacht LADT+. Ar tharla a lán rudaí diúltach duit i spásanna le Gaeilgeoirí?

(Tá brón orm faoi aon botún déanta agam anseo, níl grammadach comh maith agam.)

It’s funny you ask that because most of the Gaeilgeoirí I know are LGBT (or happened to go the Gaelscoil in town) - in fact the only Irish-speaking environment I’ve ever been in was run by my local LGBT+ centre. I’m going to be attending a Ciorcal Comhrá this week in a general Irish centre in England so we’ll see what that’s like! In general Ireland is much more tolerant (and less Catholic) than before, though there has been a rise in bigoted attacks in the past couple of years. I’ve mostly found that people even if they’re not supportive, are generally nice enough. I do find, though, that people who are happy enough with gay people are not always as tolerant of trans people.*

Maybe it depends on your environment but I’ve found my love for the Irish language alongside the fact that I’m queer. They are both things I’ve struggled with and things I now take pride in.

*obligatory mention that I am only half-out. Which is to say, most people assume I’m a woman with short hair and I don’t correct them. I thought I was completely out in uni but turns out even after three years people I thought knew just assumed I was a woman with an unusual name. Denial is strong.

(Bíonn tú ceart go leor - níl grammadach comh maith agam freisin)

#ceist #my own post

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#so long! let’s hope whoever succeeds him isn’t as bad #caint #couldn’t resist a yonderland gif. was tempted by vex dancing in the thanktival special

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We're Machynlleth and we're small but queerly dense, so the goal is small but impactful, which means it's super easy and satisfying to support a significant amount!

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#cymraeg

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people take the piss out of thank you in irish being long but i like it. go raibh maith agat is more heartfelt than thanks imo. thanks very much has NOTHING on go raibh míle maith agat. i also think más é do thoil é/le do thoil is better than please

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View of a 1904 Chambers car. Handwritten on back: "7 h.p., twin cyls. Chambers built in the early part of 1904. The first motor car ever manufactured in Ireland. Everything made in Ireland, except the tyres. Seven horse-power twin cylinders. Chambers make, built in 1904 & Belfast."

National Automotive History Collection, Detroit Public Library

#stair

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Polarnoids #193

Luckily, some of the props really ARE taken for granite!

By Brian T. Sullivan | March 17, 2024

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“The cries of the innocent will haunt us forever if we stay silent.” These are the words of Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, speaking at an event in Boston this week about Israel’s devastating assault on Gaza. And who could disagree? What is taking place in Palestine now is one of the most profound and shocking moral catastrophes of our time.

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Seagulls, Dingle Peninsula

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This St Patrick’s Day why not take a look at my lists of Irish creators and media and find something you enjoy?

If there’s someone or something you think I’m missing or want to highlight, especially if they create art as Gaeilge or about marginalised Irish experiences, feel free to share!

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i had wanted to watch SOMETHING in irish before i went to bed and i found Oídhche Sheanchais which was filmed when yer man robert flaherty was filming that documentary man of aran its the first film as gaeilge ever (its from 1935)

#físéan #stair

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#OTD in Irish History | 17 March:

In the Liturgical calendar, today is the feast day of St Patrick, Ireland’s patron saint. It is a public holiday in Ireland, Montserrat and the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador and widely celebrated across the world. 1762 – St Patrick’s Day is celebrated in New York City for the first time at the Crown and Thistle Tavern. 1776 – General George Washington used the password ‘St…

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Sunday Stamp: Irish Stamp

“Irish Stamp” is the theme for this week Sunday Stamps Ireland EIRE – 1991 Irish heritage and Treasures: Bishop’s Crosier of Lismore (c. 1100). The Lismore Crozier was discovered in a blocked-up doorway at Lismore Castle, in the early years of the 19th century. Like most medieval Irish croziers, it is formed of a wooden staff decorated with sheet bronze, spacer knops, and surmounted by a cast…

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Lá fhéile Pádraig sona daoibh!

Happy St Patricks Day!!

#físéan #greannmhar