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Behind the wall of grammar homework lies the amazing world of the Irish language, and Darach (that @theirishfor guy) wants to take you there.

With a crack team of the internet’s soundest Irish speakers, Darach will explore topics like differences between the Irish and English versions of the Constitution, silent letters, Gaeilge and technology, how new words get added to the dictionary and which old words have fallen out.

It’s an all slammer, no grammar half hour.

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#38 | Happily Emher After – Women of the Táin

Darach Ó Séaghdha May 18, 2018 0

There's been a lot of talk about obstreperous women lately, so what better time to consider the fierce female characters of the Táin? In this week's episode, Éimear tells Darach about Cuchulainn's wife Emer (pronounced Ever in the old…

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#37 | At Swim Two Flann-oraks

Darach Ó Séaghdha May 4, 2018 0

Host Darach and Motherfoclóir regular Siún share many obsessions, but the one they discuss on today's show is the writer Flann O'Brien... also known as Myles na gCopeleen... also known as Brian O'Nolan. As a displaced Northerner, O'Nolan…

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#36 | A Right Article: Article 8 of Bunreacht na hÉireann

Darach Ó Séaghdha Apr 27, 2018 1

The number 8 is full of mystery in the Irish language. There's the "hateful eight" letters that were added in the 20th century. There's a Eighth Amendment, which you may have heard of. And then there's Article 8 of Bunreacht na hÉireann.…

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#35 | Citation Needed – Updating Vicipéid

Darach Ó Séaghdha Apr 20, 2018 0

This week Darach is in London on Motherfoclóir business and is broadcasting from the British Library at Kings Cross rather than the HeadStuff studios. This setting is appropriate as this week's topic is An Vicipéid, the Irish language…

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#34 | Mots, Spanners and the Round System

Darach Ó Séaghdha Apr 13, 2018 0

"Are we all just characters in a Roddy Doyle Facebook status?" Dublin City's official motto is Obedientia Civium Urbis Felicitas - obedient citizens, happy city. But do they obey because they're happy or are they happy because they obey?…

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#33 | Langers, Gowls and our Oral Tradition

Darach Ó Séaghdha Apr 6, 2018 0

Today's episode is a game of two halves. In part one Darach chats to Jody Coogan about certain articles of Hiberno-English slang (specifically, Munster slang) and they discuss whether they have an Irish origin or not. Such slang words…

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#32 | Once Upon An Island: Old Ireland, Old Irish

Darach Ó Séaghdha Mar 30, 2018 0

"Languages are like ogres; they have layers". Éimear Duffy knows a thing or two about Ireland and Irish in the rare aul' times (specifically the 7th to 9th century). In this week's episode, she tells Darach and Gearóidín about widespread…

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#31 | See Ya Later, Machine Translator

Darach Ó Séaghdha Mar 23, 2018 0

Teresa Lynn is a computational linguist who specialises in technology and Irish language. She visits Darach, Gearóidín and Ola on today's episode of Motherfoclóir to defend machine translation from all the misguided criticism it's been…

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#30 | Copper Face Paperbacks – An Siopa Leabhar

Darach Ó Séaghdha Mar 16, 2018 0

It has been said that bookshops are the afterlife for good trees and the sound of turning pages is a kind of prayer to them. On this week's Motherfoclóir: Belfast bookworm Caitlín Nic Íomhair is the manager of An Siopa Leabhar on…

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#29 | Catch 40.3.3

Darach Ó Séaghdha Mar 9, 2018 0

There's going to be a lot of talk about Bunreacht na hÉireann in the coming weeks, a document where the subtle differences between wording in English and in Irish can make a big difference. In today's episode, Gearóidín and Darach look…

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