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This man grew up in an Irish Gaelic speaking household. He wants you to learn just a few words of Irish – and tells us why!
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We visit one of the many, many Holy Wells around Ireland and chat with the lady whose family is responsible for the upkeep of this ancient Irish shrine. This is probably a place that was used and venerated from pre-christian times. In the show we share lots of tales, cures and tradtions that many of…
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This week we have a special episode that takes you around ten counties on the island of Ireland. We stop off at each point and share a song – as well as more on the place and the person featured in the song. Please note that this episode was broadcast in a different format inside…
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In this episode, we look at the time of the Brehon laws of Ireland and take an example of just some of these Gaelic common laws that held our society together. We also chat about the Brehon families and some of the Irish surnames associated with these families. We then go on to chat about…
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Did you know that many of the Irish placenames and surnames that we use today are direct anglicisations from the original Irish? You could say that the Irish Gaelic language is still in everyday use as we say names like Kennedy (from the Irish “Cinnéide”) or Kelly (from the Irish Ceallaigh) or placenames such as…
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