#gaeilgoir

[botanic-eden]

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

[sp-fanclub]

an gaeilgeoir tusa?

is !

#gaeilgoir #gaeilge

[mels-notes]

A little throwback to my Gaeilge studies

#langblr #gaeilge #gaeilgoir #study aesthetic #studyblr #studyspo #dark acamedia #motivation

[drumlincountry]

If u have ADHD it's SO vital to speak multiple languages. It saves u a lot of trouble when u inevitably leave ur 'non-work things i'm going to do at work today' to do list down somewhere. In work.

#I'm not in trouble dw just thinking ahead #RN i'm using Irish cause my manager is English and gaeilgoir solidarity is a strong protection #But in a few months I might work on my Kurdish for absolute. Iron clad security. #ADHD #Also #It is a good way to improve ur vocab! #To do lists don't need grammar #Today I learned the word bithéagsúlacht #Me fein

[crow-in-a-teapot]

@macbug de selby 1 spoken pronunciation :) sincere apologies to any gaeilgoirs if im messing this up though help

#gaeilgeblr #hozier #crow

[boorishbint]

not to be that irish person but im going to be that irish person- it really bugs me when people write irish but like obviously did not consult an irish speaker, you know? i mean, it’s not like it’s fucking klingon! it’s not a specialist fantasy language! there are people alive and well here speaking it that you can ask any time.

have i complained about this before? yes. will i complain about it some more? yes, every time i have to see something written without a fada and peppered about like decoration

#this just angers me so much because the language needs speakers #and it needs people to be interested #but so many non-irish people just use it as like #folklore fun #fantasy language banter #which would be fine tbh if they at least used it SOMEWHAT RIGHT?? #and there’s the whole colonised aspect of the language to mitigate as well #and of course im not the be all and end all opinion on this #lots of irish people will have their own opinion #but as a gaeilgoir it really wounds me #and it also annoys me because without an Irish speaker to consult it’s just FUCKING THERE #THERE’S NO CONSIDERATION TO THE WAY IT’S SPOKEN #the tone of voice #thé contenance #all of this is so relevant and it’s what makes it so special #and it’s always obvious and hurtful to see when people just didn’t think of it #rant over #probably #delete later #but i needed to just #rant #let’s just say non-irish are rarely #if ever #going to get the old #ar mhuin na muice #stamp #boorish rambles #gaeilge #also this is not just about Americans before anyone frets #i got my critical eye aimes MANY places

[ardri-na-bpiteog]

Dónall Ó Héalaí is my new gaeilgoir husband

[johnsnews]

We awarded our first "Gaeilgoir na seachtaine" certificates today. Maith Sibh!!

11/10/19

[deithe]

Donnacha are u a Gaeilgeoir?????????? You give off the energy <3

I'm fluent but not a native speaker! I wish I was but I've gone to all irish primary and secondary!!! and Im thinking of studying irish in college!!!

#thank u francis im glad i give kff gaeilgoir energy #francis 🌙🖤 #ask

[botanic-eden]

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

[mels-notes]

Studying with a cat

#langblr #gaeilge #gaeilgoir #study aesthetic #studyblr #studyspo #studying with a cat #her name is Jolene #irish langblr #irish language

[boorishbint]

sometimes being gaelgoir is desperately advocating for your language to anyone who will listen... and sometimes it’s about county-on-county prejudice and trying to remember to check yourself, because we’re all supposed to be on the same side but the same tools aren’t available to all of us

#irish is a difficult subject #because its not just a case of like #trying to keep the language going THOUGH IT IS VERY MUCH ABOUT THAT #its about preserving a culture and a part of our country that is receding #and we as a country are heavily and some would say dangerously on dublin to lead the charge here #because you know #they got the money and the people #but lbr it’s the gaeltacht thats doing the heavy lifting and where that divide is there’s also this element of classism #because there just is #dublin gaelgoir is not having the same experience as some culchie #i mean i try not to judge dub gaeilgoir but sometimes youre talking to them and its like #damn #we really do be living different lived huh? #and this not the case for everyone and everyone has their own backgrounds of course #but learning irish can be an EXPENSIVE skill #gaelscoil versus community school #gaeltacht camp over summer #it all costs money #and a lot of thet engagement you dont realise as a teenager learning comes with a price tag attached #so much of gaeilge and how its taught needs to be railroaded and brought to the 21st century #but it also needs to be made less exclusive #because i mean....... we all know the difference between west gaeilgoir and east #anyway my bf and i are discussing this #because he’s from inner city dublin and i am obviously not #and he hasnt a word of irish but also wasnt given the same opportunities i was as someone in west cork #and even then my experiences would be different if i were from further west #gaeilge #ireland #its very easy for me to just push for people to learn it as a gaelgoir myself but theres a lot of factors to consider outside my experience #boorish rambles

[boorishbint]

listen if moominvalley won’t dub itself into gaeilge ill do it myself

#an ep of moominvalley #as gaeilge #where everyone is voices by me lmao #mv2019 please #take pity on a poor gaeilgoir #boorish rambles

[ardri-na-bpiteog]

So who had "gaeilgoir twitter descends into discourse and name-calling over a podcast" on their 2020 bingo card?

[ardri-na-bpiteog]

How do you pronounce your url?

ugh it’s so hard to convey pronunciation in text and I just KNOW if I don’t get it PERFECT some salty gaeilgoir is going to pop into my asks with “well you CLEARLY don’t speak Irish because THIS is ACTUALLY how it’s pronounced”