Independent Irish language consultant, facilitator, and promoter MacDara Ó Conaola brings you a cúpla focail each week and gives the low-down on entertainment as Gaeilge.

Tá mí Iúil ann cheana fhéin! Tá muid i gceartlár an tsamhradh anois, cé nach bhfuil fhios ag an aimsir é sin is cosúil! Ach le cúnamh Dé feabhsóidh sí agus ní bheidh aon chúis gearáin againn. Seo chugaibh roinnt fhocla eile a bhaineann leis an t-am seo den bhliain / Here are some more words relating to this time of the year…

  • spáid – a spade
  • iomaire / iomreachaí – ridge/ridges (lazy beds)
  • clais – furrow or trench between ridges leasú – fertilizer
  • fataí nua – new potatoes
  • dúchan/seic – potato blight
  • slat iascaigh – fishing rod
  • duán – fish-hook
  • baoite – bait
  • ronnach – mackerel
  • mangach – pollock
  • im – butter
  • raithneach – ferns, bracken. Also slang for marijuana (www.drugs.ie)
  • milíní – fuchsia
  • príomparlán – dung beetle
  • ciaróg – earwig
  • fáinleog – swallow (bird)
  • slog, a’ slogadh – swallow, swallowing (verb)
  • fámairí / strainséaraí – visitors/tourists
  • tine chnámh – bonfire
  • Na Scoláirí – the secondary school students who visit the Gaeltacht in June, July, and August to learn Irish
  • Bean a’ tí / Fear a’ tí – host parents of Na Scoláirí
  • Tá an dinnéar réidh a chailíní/bhuachaillí! – Dinner’s ready girls/boys!
  • ar mhaith leat damhsa? – would you like a dance?
  • An Céilí Mór – the last céilí (dance) of the course
  • A’ blaidhriúch (a’ caoineadh) – bawling (crying) ones’ eyes out
  • cara pinn – pen pal

Imeachtaí/Events:

• LUIMNEACH – AIFREANN GAEILGE, chuile Dé Domhnaigh, 10.30am, Mainistir an tSlánaitheora, Sráid San Doiminic, Luimneach

• Clare FM – Cúl-chaint le Domhnall Ó Loingsigh chuile Dé Sathairn, ag 9am ar Clare FM

• CILL INÍNE BAOITHE – Ciorcal Comhrá san XPO, chuile Dé Céadaoin ag 7.30pm

• INIS – CAINT AGUS COMHRÁ, chuile Dé Luain ag 11am sa gCopper Jug, Dé Céadaoin ag 11am in O’Brien’s, oíche Déardaoin sa Temple Gate (8pm), agus Dé Sathairn i nGlór, 11am-12pm. Déan teagmháil leo ag: caintaguscomhra@outlook.com

• AN SCAIRBH – ‘’Lón i nGaeilge’’, 1-2pm, CHUILE DÉ MAIRT i gcaifé ‘’An Gáirdín’’, fáilte roimh chuile dhuine.

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