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No such word existed in Irish until the 1970s when the northern English ’crack’ was taken and gaelicised and now the whole world thinks it’s spelt craic. It’s ‘crack’.
If you don’t believe me, do your research.
RTE news : Former swimming coach George Gibney arrested in US
www.rte.ie/news/2025/07...
RTE news : Former swimming coach George Gibney arrested in US
www.rte.ie/news/2025/07...
youtu.be/t4bYSWPIetA?...
youtu.be/t4bYSWPIetA?...
(from his newsletter sent to those who signed up to his new political party BRUV)