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I'd certainly appreciate help in pronouncing this Scots Gaelic nickname for Duncan MacRae, also known as Big Duncan of the Axe. MacRae distinguished himself (after a rough start) at the battle of Blar na Pairc in 1491, and was thereafter known affectionately as Suarachan to the Mackenzies and MacRa...

Not a bad body of work, for a year!

http://www.bitesizeirishgaelic.com/blog/?p=2873

Redwolf

This is just terribly sad news.

Redwolf

I love some of the terms for describing creatures as well:

Bóín Dé (God's Little Cow): Ladybug/Ladybird

Dámhán Alla (Little Wild Ox): Spider

And my all-time favorite:

Smugaile Róin (Seal Snot): Jellyfish

Redwolf

...Come out and hear us sing!

http://www.bitesizeirishgaelic.com/blog ... ic+Blog%29

Redwolf

'Tis the season! I love it when my job and my avocation come together!

http://www.bitesizeirishgaelic.com/blog ... ic+Blog%29

Is there any interest here in people posting words and phrases that grab them in Irish. I love the words for describing people. gives you a great insight into the language and culture. Like the descriptions in the Dineen dictionary. You can read a lot into what was going on at the time . Tá súil ag...

Thought some here would enjoy this short article:

http://www.bitesizeirishgaelic.com/blog ... ic-part-1/

The big day is coming, so I did a short article on the origins of Halloween for the blogs at Bitesize Irish Gaelic. Thought some here might enjoy it.

http://www.bitesizeirishgaelic.com/blog ... loween-on/

Redwolf

As there are people here who either have or are learning both languages, I thought you all might be interested in this blog post I wrote recently for Bitesize Irish:

http://www.bitesizeirishgaelic.com/blog ... fferences/

As I've grown in Irish, I've found the same thing happening by watching television. Things learned in context just seem to stick better. For example, I was having a lot of trouble remembering the correct usage for "fá dtaobh de" (a largely Northern term meaning something along the lines of...

Thought some here might find this article (first in a series of three) useful:

http://www.bitesizeirishgaelic.com/blog ... ading-one/

I wrote this little article for a class I taught a few years back, and recently reprised it for Bitesize. Thought some here might find it useful. Some of the advice may work for Gaelic as well. http://www.bitesizeirishgaelic.com/blog/finding-words-in-irish-dictionary/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_m...

In the meantime, today begins my experiment in switching this beastie from companion-stringing to toggles. Pray for me. Speaking as someone who knows zilch about it, it would seem to me that toggling would give better tuning control than companion stringing. Would that be the advantage for the trou...

Yep...I'll admit the whole thing flew right past me. Lest anyone worry about my sore fingers, Nano's right...I play with nails (on the wire harp, at least...the nylon harp is an entirely different animal). My teacher and I (as the only two wire harpers in our immediate vicinity) often get a chuckle ...