The UAFC

solidarity wrote: ↑Wed Jul 08, 2020 7:48 pm
Good on you Mike for this thread but would phonetic spellings accompanying the Irish be a possibility? I'm sure I can make a fair stab at pronouncing 'stampa'. Not so confident about 'dleacht'.

The "dl" is a bit of a ballix but pretty much d'locked stompa.

Shan, you're worth your weight in shamrocks.

Indeed, thank you Shan. Feel free to post up correct way to pronounce stuff any time.

Watching the TG4 rugby coverage I keep hearing the same two phrases in the commentary, sometimes 50 or more times in a game. I can only render these phonetically but can anyone translate these from phonics to Irish to English.

The phrases sound like:

Coog ee moon

Coog a line

Any help appreciated.

I assume those phrases were from the match last night. Munster and Leinster is the answer.

Jetstream wrote: ↑Sun Jan 24, 2021 4:57 pm I assume those phrases were from the match last night. Munster and Leinster is the answer.

Never thought of that. Cuige Laighean and Cuige Mumhan. Province of each. Thanks for that.

Some students here who are taught through the medium of Irish are struggling with home schooling because their parents haven't got a word of it.

Been a while so it’s 3 words today…….. Mo Ghile Mear meaning My Galant Darling/Hero. It’s a song about Bonnie Prince Charlie and has been sung by a good few folk inc. Mary Black and James Last. My favourite is by UCD Choral Scholars. It’s a shame Trinners Choral Society haven’t done a version yet.

HwoodMike2umate wrote: ↑Sun Nov 21, 2021 9:36 am Been a while so it’s 3 words today…….. Mo Ghile Mear meaning My Galant Darling/Hero. It’s a song about Bonnie Prince Charlie and has been sung by a good few folk inc. Mary Black and James Last. My favourite is by UCD Choral Scholars. It’s a shame Trinners Choral Society haven’t done a version yet.

The chieftains version (with sting on vocals) on the the long black veil is superb

big mervyn wrote: ↑Sun Jan 24, 2021 6:14 pm Some students here who are taught through the medium of Irish are struggling with home schooling because their parents haven't got a word of it.

apart from being taught in Irish, it's the same in parts of the Shankill, Larne and Carrick!

Cap'n Grumpy wrote:

big mervyn wrote: ↑Sun Jan 24, 2021 6:14 pm Some students here who are taught through the medium of Irish are struggling with home schooling because their parents haven't got a word of it.

apart from being taught in Irish, it's the same in parts of the Shankill, Larne and Carrick!

Are you bertie ahern in disguise?

I've recently been researching my family history. One side is solid Shankhill Rd and the other is solid Albertbridge Rd. It now seems that a few generations back we had some Irish speakers and at least one link to a senior Republican family. So, your one word a week scheme looks like its going to be a big deal for me!

Well let’s go for one more word this week. The RDS is also known as The CRBAC ( pronounced Sirback) and I may be there this Saturday.
And the full spelling is Cumann Rioga Bhaile Atha Cliath ( not too sure how to pronounce it)

Cummen Ree-iga Bol-ye Aw-e Clee-ah

https://www.bitesize.irish/blog/happy-n ... -in-irish/ Slainte