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The Irish For: The Irish language version of Wikipedia is going strong
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The Irish For: The Irish language version of Wikipedia is going strong

Mar 31st 2019, 8:30 AM 14,894 Views 19 Comments

The Irish for: Irish is the first language of the constitution. Here's some legal terminology as Gaeilge
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The Irish for: Irish is the first language of the constitution. Here's some legal terminology as Gaeilge

Mar 24th 2019, 8:30 AM 16,228 Views 12 Comments

The Irish For: The word Tory comes from the Irish word tóraí meaning a bandit or outlaw
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The Irish For: The word Tory comes from the Irish word tóraí meaning a bandit or outlaw

Mar 17th 2019, 8:30 AM 53,624 Views 29 Comments

The Irish For: Some older words don't exist in English - clochscríbhinn means an inscription on stone
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The Irish For: Some older words don't exist in English - clochscríbhinn means an inscription on stone

Mar 10th 2019, 8:15 AM 50,683 Views 22 Comments

The Irish For: While Europe was stuck in the Dark Ages - Ireland's Brehon laws were relatively enlightened
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The Irish For: While Europe was stuck in the Dark Ages - Ireland's Brehon laws were relatively enlightened

Mar 3rd 2019, 8:30 AM 35,819 Views 28 Comments

The Irish For: What does old Irish tell us about life in ancient Ireland?
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The Irish For: What does old Irish tell us about life in ancient Ireland?

Feb 24th 2019, 8:30 AM 40,045 Views 10 Comments

The Irish For: What do these popular boys' names mean - and what can we learn from them?
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The Irish For: What do these popular boys' names mean - and what can we learn from them?

Feb 17th 2019, 8:45 AM 69,917 Views 22 Comments

The Irish For: Gender, LGBT and transitioning
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The Irish For: Gender, LGBT and transitioning

Jan 27th 2019, 8:45 AM 24,714 Views 51 Comments

The Irish For: How many colours can you remember?
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The Irish For: How many colours can you remember?

Jan 20th 2019, 8:45 AM 32,848 Views 27 Comments

The Irish For: Brexit and the rise of Hiberno-English
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The Irish For: Brexit and the rise of Hiberno-English

Jan 13th 2019, 8:45 AM 34,789 Views 40 Comments

The Irish For: Forget the January blues - let's talk about birds
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The Irish For: Forget the January blues - let's talk about birds

Jan 6th 2019, 8:45 AM 17,741 Views 6 Comments

The Irish For: You don't need improving... but how about learning some Gaeilge in 2019?
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The Irish For: You don't need improving... but how about learning some Gaeilge in 2019?

Dec 30th 2018, 9:30 AM 26,579 Views 39 Comments

The Irish For... All the most important Christmas words (including Fairytale of New York as Gaeilge)
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The Irish For... All the most important Christmas words (including Fairytale of New York as Gaeilge)

Dec 24th 2018, 10:31 AM 19,071 Views 13 Comments

The Irish For: The word deatach, meaning smoke, also refers to the family huddled together around the fire
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The Irish For: The word deatach, meaning smoke, also refers to the family huddled together around the fire

Dec 16th 2018, 8:45 AM 23,334 Views 6 Comments

The Irish For: All the characters you  know - good, bad or total craic vortex
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The Irish For: All the characters you know - good, bad or total craic vortex

Dec 9th 2018, 8:45 AM 16,963 Views 11 Comments

The Irish For: As the nights are closing in - curl up by the fire and learn some winter words
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The Irish For: As the nights are closing in - curl up by the fire and learn some winter words

Dec 2nd 2018, 8:45 AM 23,957 Views 13 Comments

The Irish For... it's fun to drink uisce beatha in a síbín - but watch out for the poison drop
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The Irish For... it's fun to drink uisce beatha in a síbín - but watch out for the poison drop

Nov 25th 2018, 8:45 AM 32,049 Views 11 Comments

The Irish For...The role of dogs in legends, proverbs and the Brehon laws
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The Irish For...The role of dogs in legends, proverbs and the Brehon laws

Nov 18th 2018, 8:45 AM 30,210 Views 20 Comments

The Irish For... Seal snot: The literal translations of sea creatures are brilliant
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The Irish For... Seal snot: The literal translations of sea creatures are brilliant

Nov 11th 2018, 8:45 AM 36,225 Views 16 Comments

The Irish for... 'Why the naming of new technologies in Irish can be more controversial than with English'
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The Irish for... 'Why the naming of new technologies in Irish can be more controversial than with English'

Nov 4th 2018, 8:45 AM 22,944 Views 59 Comments

The Irish For... Some spooky Irish words to get you in the mood for Samhain
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The Irish For... Some spooky Irish words to get you in the mood for Samhain

Oct 28th 2018, 8:45 AM 38,950 Views 15 Comments

The Irish For... How the Vikings influenced the Irish language
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The Irish For... How the Vikings influenced the Irish language

Oct 21st 2018, 8:45 AM 55,102 Views 34 Comments

The Irish For... A drunken swaggerer and a place abounding in dogs
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The Irish For... A drunken swaggerer and a place abounding in dogs

Oct 14th 2018, 8:45 AM 29,300 Views 10 Comments

The Irish For... You'll find some of the most beautiful autumnal words as Gaeilge
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The Irish For... You'll find some of the most beautiful autumnal words as Gaeilge

Oct 7th 2018, 8:45 AM 73,472 Views 45 Comments

The Irish For... Why do feelings run so high around the letter V?
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The Irish For... Why do feelings run so high around the letter V?

Sep 30th 2018, 8:45 AM 39,907 Views 47 Comments

The Irish For...What can we learn from the rise and fall of Irish girls' names?
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The Irish For...What can we learn from the rise and fall of Irish girls' names?

Sep 23rd 2018, 8:45 AM 84,936 Views 57 Comments

The Irish For... What do Irish political names tell us about their roles?
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The Irish For... What do Irish political names tell us about their roles?

Sep 16th 2018, 8:45 AM 23,793 Views 17 Comments

'It breaks my heart that my daughter might think she only exists because terminations were forbidden'
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'It breaks my heart that my daughter might think she only exists because terminations were forbidden'

Jan 25th 2018, 7:59 AM 243,522 Views 308 Comments

An essential tour of the Irish language in 9 fascinating words
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An essential tour of the Irish language in 9 fascinating words

Mar 17th 2016, 8:15 PM 15,319 Views 3 Comments