Rutgers Phonology Project

Helping out a Rutgers doctoral student with her project on Irish phonology.

Ireland 2016 - No Irish Need Apply

Enda Kenny Launching the Irish Government's commemoration plans for the 100th anniversary of the Declaration of the Irish Republic. "All traditions will be honoured," says the committee. Do you see anything in this photograph that suggests they're lying?

Ireland 2016 - No Irish Need Apply

The Ireland 2016 website, set up to "respect all traditions", has an English-only interface. Why does this not surprise me?

Aer Lingus ag cur Gaeilge in Áit na Leithphingine . . . ARÍS!

Aerlíne "náisiúnta" is ea Aer Lingus, a fuair na milliúin Euro ó cháiníocóirí na hÉireann ó am a bhunaithe amach. Tá breis agus 25% de scaireanna an aerlíne fós i seilbh rialtas na hÉireann. Ach má tá, níl Aer Lingus sásta seirbhís a chur ar fáil i dteanga náisiúnta na hÉireann, fiú agus iad ag freastal ar chainteoirí Fraincise, Gearmáinise, Iodáilise, Spáinnise, Polainnise, agus Béarla.

CÁ BHFUIL AN GHAEILGE?

(tógadh an pictiúr seo ar an 10ú Samhain 2014)

Gníomhartha na nAspal os Ard / Acts of Apostles Aloud (In Irish)

Glad to announce that my recordings of selected scriptural items are gradually going back up. First is the Acts of the Apostles, available here.

Áthas orm a fhógairt go bhfuil mo thaifid de leabhair an Bhíobla á gcur suas arís. Ar dtús: Gníomhartha na nAspal, ar fáil anseo.

Brian Ó Broin

Insíonn Fiona Scéal Goldilocks

Fiona tells the story of Goldilocks in her own sweet way.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilZoazVtkUQ&feature=youtu.be

Ard Mhúsaem na hÉireann / National Museum of Ireland

Arís - cén fáth a n-úsáidfinn an leagan Gaeilge?
Why would I use the Irish-language version?

Leagan Gaeilge / Irish Language Version

Leagan Béarla / English Language Version

Anti-Gaelic Discrimination

While hurrying for an American departure in Dublin Airport last week I heard the latecomers being paged on the terminal intercom. Reaching the gate several seconds later I humorously chided the gate agent for forgetting to call my name. "No," she said, "I saw your name, but it was in Irish, so I left it out."

I made my flight, and no damage done, but I returned to America amazed that casual acts of discrimination like this can still occur in Ireland without apology or consequence. Would the gate agent still have a job if she applied this policy to names in German?

Declan Lynch agus an Ghaeilge / Declan Lynch and the Irish Language

Litir uaim in Sunday Independent an 15ú Aibreáin, 2012. A letter from me in the Sunday Independent of 15th April, 2012.

http://www.independent.ie/opinion/letters/lie-accusation-is-crass-and-foolish-3081235.html


Tá an t-alt ó Declan Lynch le léamh anseo: http://www.independent.ie/opinion/analysis/declan-lynch-overwhelmingly-we-irish-prefer-the-lie-3074222.html

Beo Comhdháil in Lehman College faoin Ghearrscéal Gaeilge

My Beo article this month concerns the Symposium/Conference organised by Thomas Ihde at Lehman College in the Bronx on the Irish-language short story.

Tá m'alt in Beo na míosa seo faoin Siompóisiam/Comhdháil a d'eagraigh Tomás Ó hÍde ag Lehman College sa Bhronx faoin ghearrscéal Gaeilge.

Irish Place Names on Signs / Logainmneacha ar Chomharthaí Sráide

While Robin Heather (Irish Times, letters, Monday 6th February) is right that the spelling of placenames such as Kilmacanoge, Kiltiernan, and Glencormick has changed on recent roadsigns, he may not realize that these are actually the standard Anglicised versions of those placenames. The previous versions on the old roadsigns are incorrect (as far as meaningless placenames can be incorrect).

Most Irish placenames (including these ones) are now searchable on the very-reliable government-funded placenames website www.logainm.ie, which is provided through DCU's "Fiontar" project.

I might add that these placenames, originally little more than phonetic renderings for colonists, make little sense. Cill Mocheannóg (Mocheannóg's church), Cill Tiarnán (Tiarnán's church) and Gleann Chormaic (Cormac's Glen) are the true sensible versions.

Why the Irish (and Irish-speaking) communities of North America are Vanishing

Deireadh le Seanré na hImirce Éireannaí i Meiriceá Thuaidh

Tá saol na Gaeilge ag athrú i Meiriceá Thuaidh le tamall anuas. Go dtí na seachtóidí, d'fhéadfaí ceantair agus bailte áirithe a a aimsiú a raibh pobail shuntasacha labhartha Gaeilge iontu, mar Woodlawn Nua Eabhrac, Springfield Massachusetts, agus deisceart Siceágó. Go minic, thagadh imircigh na hÉireann díreach go dtí na háiteanna seo ón bhád nó ón eitleán go bhfaighfidís obair ó dhaoine eile i bpobal na nÉireannach. D'fhanadh siad ina gcónaí sna ceantair seo agus go minic phósadh siad sna pobail chéanna. Ar ndóigh, bhí sé go héasca Gaeilge a aimsiú sna ceantair seo agus an méid sin de mhuintir na Gaeltachta ina gcónaí iontu. D'athraigh gach rud sna seachtóidí, ámh. Agus airgead ag na himircigh, agus clann orthu, agus gluaisteáin acu, scaipeadar amach go dtí na fobhailte. Ní amháin sin, ach bhí na ceantair seo ag athrú freisin, le áitritheoirí nua ag teacht as pobal Gorm an deiscirt agus Hiospáinigh Mheiriceá Theas.