The Irish-language history hidden in Belfast's attics
A project invoving schoolchildren aims to present the story of Irish language revival in Belfast.
BBC11 个月
Leprechaun 'is not a native Irish word' new dictionary reveals
Getty Images Academics have uncovered about 500 lost words in the Irish language "People think it is an old language and there are no new words, but our interpretation changes," he said.
Ulster University2 年
The Phonetics and Phonology of Rhotics in Modern Irish
This paper examines the phonology and phonetics of rhotics in Modern Irish. Descriptions of the Old Irish language posit four distinct rhotic phonemes, differentiated along the axes fortis-lenis and ...
Ogham thoughts – Frank McNally on a new artwork, an old alphabet, and the longest word in ...
It’s mentioned in an ancient treatise on grammar, Auraicept na n-Éces (“Instruction of the poets”), thought to date from the ...
BBC1 年
An Cailín Ciúin: Irish language film shortlisted for an Oscar
Irish language film An Cailín Ciúin (The Quiet ... The film is set in 1981 and tells the story of a nine-year-old girl sent to live with relatives in 1980s Ireland. It follows Cáit, who is ...