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@cuileannach.bsky.social
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reallynahreilly.bsky.social
Is é ar a trí ar maidin ⁊ le braon ar bord agat an t-am foirfe le teacht ar an mbop seo.
November 15, 2025 at 3:23 AM
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nuachainteoir.bsky.social
Alt ag ceann de phríomhsheirbhísi nuachta na Catalóinise @vilaweb.cat faoi thábhacht na Gaeilge i bhfís Catherine Connolly @president.ie dá huachtaránacht.

Catalan news service @vilaweb.cat emphasises the importance of Irish for Catherine Connolly's presidency.

www.vilaweb.cat/noticies/cat...
Catherine Connolly: Irlanda té una nova presidenta, que vol fer renéixer la llengua
Catherine Connolly va prendre possessió dimarts com a presidenta d’Irlanda, amb un discurs profundament simbòlic i emotiu, centrat en la reivindicació de l’irlandès com a llengua viva, essencial per a...
www.vilaweb.cat
November 13, 2025 at 8:49 AM
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tuairisc.bsky.social
An dara sraith de 'Crá' coimisiúnaithe ag BBC Thuaisceart Éireann agus TG4
An dara sraith de ‘Crá’ coimisiúnaithe ag BBC Thuaisceart Éireann agus TG4
Bhí an-tóir ar an gcéad sraith den choirscéinséir Gaeilge agus é díolta le hardáin i 68 tír
tuairisc.ie
November 14, 2025 at 5:34 AM
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whittledaway.bsky.social
"while a handful of puffins on a tiny island may seem small, this moment is huge – it proves that seabird restoration works"

A fantastic success story for puffins in Antrim!

www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
‘Myth is becoming a reality’: Puffins make a comeback at Isle of Muck after 25 years
Recovery project at Co Antrim reserve saw removal of invasive brown rats, the biggest threat to seabird eggs and chicks
www.irishtimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:49 AM
cuileannach.bsky.social
#AinmhíAnLae an luaineachán
luaineach, a1. 1. Fast-moving, nimble; restless, unsteady; changeable, vacillating, inconstant. Each ~, nimble steed. Solas ~, flickering light. Súile ~a, darting eyes. Aimsir ~, variable weather. Intinn ~, fickle mind. Baraiméadar ~, change-barometer. Go ~ ar leaba, shifting about in bed. Is ~ an duine é, he can never keep steady; he is such a weathercock. Chomh ~ le dreancaid, as jumpy as a flea. 2. Ch: Volatile. (Var: luaim(h)neach) ABAIRTÍ change » Barometer at 'change', baraiméadar m 'luaineach'. flighty » Flighty imagination, samhlaíocht luaineach. lively » As lively as a cricket, chomh luaineach le dreancaid; chomh haerach le mionnán míosa. rolling » Rolling sea, farraige bhréideach, luaineach.
November 14, 2025 at 9:14 AM
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auroraalert.bsky.social
Strong Geomagnetic Storm Underway. Check the Space Weather dashboard for more information.
November 13, 2025 at 1:58 AM
cuileannach.bsky.social
#FocalAnLae Saighneán: splanc sholais nó thintrí; rois ghaoithe; Na Saighneáin, soilse ildaite a fheictear sa spéir ó thuaidh san oíche
saighneán, m. (gs. & npl. -áin, gpl. ~). 1. (a) (Flash of) lightning. (b) Flash of light. 2. Sudden blast. ~ gaoithe, blast of wind. 3. Na Saighneáin, the Northern Lights. Ón: https://www.teanglann.ie/ga/fgb/saighne%c3%a1n
November 12, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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leavittalone.bsky.social
God says trans rights
saralovesyou.bsky.social Sara 🏳️‍🌈 @saralovesyou.bsky.social · 3d
Straight overhead in south Minneapolis. Visible to naked eye. Incredible.
Bright pink/red stripe with green around it Bright pink/red stripe with green around it
November 12, 2025 at 3:04 AM
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The Northern Lights were visible across the country last night, with red and green hues illuminating the night sky
Northern Lights illuminate Irish skies
The Northern Lights were visible across the country last night, with red and green hues illuminating the night sky.
www.rte.ie
November 12, 2025 at 8:45 AM
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philipoconnor.bsky.social
The biggest hinder to solving Ireland's housing crisis is not finaincing, or planning law, or judicial reviews - it's that Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael don't want to.
emmetkirwan.bsky.social Emmet Kirwan @emmetkirwan.bsky.social · 2d
Again if you find yourself wondering about things like Judicial review because politicians and some right wing journos say this is the reason we can’t get things done, just remember this is complete bollix and the real reason is lobbyists, lobbyists, lobbyists and politicians who become lobbyists.
November 12, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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17th-19th century Irish scribal abbreviations that look like text-speak: numeral 8 edition

"beannacht" (x2), "Connacht"
beannacht but it's written as ban plus numeral 8 a colophon asking for blessings to be spoken for the scribe but the word beannacht is written as bann with a numeral 8 Connacht but it's written as Con + n-stroke + numeral 8
November 9, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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whittledaway.bsky.social
Good news, but does NPWS have the capability to manage all this land?

Its current (excellent) rewilding initiative is only a small fraction of the existing National Park

www.derryjournal.com/heritage-and...
Area of Donegal the size of Monaco purchased as Glenveagh National Park expands
An area of Donegal the equivalent of the size of Monaco has been purchased by the National Parks and Wildlife Service at Glenveagh.
www.derryjournal.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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carlowweather.bsky.social
If you happen to be awake there is a good chance of seeing some Northern Lights soon as CME has hit and stats look good along with clear skies for many. Posted 00:40 Wednesday.
November 12, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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thejournal.ie
The Northern Lights could be visible from Ireland tonight and tomorrow, although it remains to be seen if the display will match what was witnessed last year.
jrnl.ie/6871355
Northern lights could be visible across Ireland from tonight after strong solar flares
It’s not clear yet whether this week’s display will be as strong but astronomer Gavin Ramsey suggests taking a look just in case.
jrnl.ie
November 11, 2025 at 5:20 PM
cuileannach.bsky.social
tm: bogmharú, m. (In phrase) ~ a thabhairt ar, do, dhuine, to exhaust s.o. completely; to beat s.o. into a helpless condition.
November 9, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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naoisedolan.bsky.social
The Irish language is in an all-time underfunding crisis, with Gaeltacht housing ever more unaffordable and record secondary school exemptions. Rather than lowering our expectations, we need to fight for Irish and for everyone’s chance to access it m.independent.ie/opinion/naoi...
Naoise Dolan: We need to create an Ireland where everyone can become fluent in Irish
On a grassroots level, it could not be clearer: Irish people want to learn Irish. An island-wide Údarás na Gaeltachta study found last year that 74pc wish to improve their level.
m.independent.ie
November 9, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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eolai.bsky.social
Have a #painting why don't you. "Bantry Brendan" was painted because I like sitting in the west Cork town eating a sandwich as I look up at the sculpture, by Imogen and Ian Stuart, of Brendan the Navigator looking out to the Atlantic - or Bantry Bay at least. #SpeirGhorm #ArtYear
Painting in portrait format of stylized bronze statue of St Brendan and another monk in a tiny boat atop a grey stone plinth against a sky that is somewhere between blue and turquoise. The boat has curved spiral-ish wave bands attached to its side, and Brendan is standing up with his arms outstretched, the other monk sitting behind him. The bronze is rendered realistically in its bronze metal colour with green patches of patin, and some very dark shadows on underside of waves bands, and lenghtways pieces of 'wood' that curve dramatically up at the front of the boat, and along creases of the monks' robes. Signed bottom right, Liam Daly
November 9, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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acidrains.bsky.social
When I was reading a lot of early 20thC popular Irish weekly papers (as you do) I found at least one short story where going to Gaelic League language classes was how young men made themselves attractive to the cool girls and therefore got a girlfriend. So that pushes it back to c.1908!
November 7, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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kingdonncha1.bsky.social
Chuir an leathanach sin chuig an leathanach seo mé:
irishforenglishspeakers.wordpress.com/2017/11/12/m...
Ní raibh a fhios agam go raibh a leithéid ann. @panuhog.bsky.social an t-údar mura bhfuil dul amú orm. Beidh orm súil a thabhairt ar na hiontrálacha eile ar an mblag sin anois.
My list of alliterative runs in Irish
A LIST OF ALLITERATIVE RUNS – RUTHAIG UAMACHA Alliterative runs are a feature of traditional Irish style, and you will find at least some of them in any book written by a native speaker or collecte…
irishforenglishspeakers.wordpress.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:06 AM
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coliathain.bsky.social
Is breá liom an liosta sin.

Seo ceann deas eile: www3.smo.uhi.ac.uk/gaeilge/corp... (An tusa a chur an ceann sin le chéile, dála an scéil? @kingdonncha1.bsky.social)
Aidiachtaái uamacha
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November 9, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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17th-19th century Irish scribal abbreviations that look like text-speak: numeral 2 edition

("cróda", "ní fada", "damh")
croda but it's written as co2 ní fada but it's written with a numeral 2 at the end instead of da damh but it's a numeral 2 with an m-suspension stroke and a spiritus asper to show lenition
November 9, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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finnlongman.com
Seo an pictiúir iomlán (bhuel, cuid níos mó de). Rinn mé an grianghraf i... 2020 nó 2021, nuair a bhí mé i mo chónaí i gCorcaigh. Tá a lán pictiúirí agam ar street art agus murals i gCorcaigh (agus áiteanna eile)! Cha raibh mé ábalta aon rud eile a dhéanamh (mar gheall de lockdown &rl).
street art in the Huguenot Quarter of Cork City with the words "bonjour boyyyyyy" and "egalité, fraternité, cupán tae"
November 7, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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thriftonaut.bsky.social
This was too fair ahead to get through the selection process in 1972. Careful though it’s very catchy. youtu.be/W396ozVDEU0?...
The Farrels – "Bualadh bos" (National Song Contest 1972)
YouTube video by ESCNatcompJunkyard
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November 7, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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bullivant.bsky.social
When the noun (gorm) forms the second part of the compound word is should be lenited. So spéirghorm. It's as easy to get it right as it is to get it wrong so please, a polite request, use the correct form. 🙏
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sp%C3%A...
spéirghorm - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
en.wiktionary.org
November 7, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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reallynahreilly.bsky.social
Just to add that #SpéirGhorm is also correct even when you take ‘spéir’ and ‘gorm’ as two separate words - this is because ‘spéir’ is feminine and so adds a h to the following adjective;

(a) blue sky - spéir ghorm
(a) red sky - spéir dhearg
(a) black sky - spéir dhubh
November 7, 2025 at 12:31 PM