A Letter From Irish Ireland
From the BBC a story that reminds us that many people on this island owe a loyalty to a nationContinue Reading
Category: The Irish Language – An Ghaeilge
Ruairidh Arascain Is Mhàirr
Good article by Patrick Witt on the Irish Story examining the late 19th and early 20th Scottish Gaelic Republican writer RuairaidhContinue Reading
Scottish Sci-Fi With “Air Cuan Dubh Drilseach”
Over at Bella Caledonia writer Paul F Cockburn has an interview with Tim Armstrong, author of the Scottish language Sci-Fi novel AirContinue Reading
RTÉ – Reform Or Die
Here’s an interesting snippet from the ever-vigilant NAMA Wine Lake. Guess which TV station was the only television broadcaster in Ireland to makeContinue Reading
Sinn Féin’s Lack Of Irish Vision
Below is the list of motions dealing with the Irish language to be debated at this year’s Sinn Féin partyContinue Reading
A Green And Orange Puzzle
Back in September of 2011 I discussed the growing number of Irish speakers in Belfast from a Protestant and UnionistContinue Reading
Anglophone Supremacists Don’t Just Hate Irish – They Hate Those Who Speak Irish
“Irish language schools targeted over restrictive entrance rules” So screams the headline in today’s Anti-Irish Independent newspaper. In the follow-up article we are told that:Continue Reading
Calvert Watkins, 1933–2013
A quick post to note the passing of the great Indo-European historian and linguist Calvert Watkins who died on theContinue Reading
The Homeland Of The Celts, Where The Celts Have Always Been
For the last century and more historians have believed that the homeland of the Celtic-speaking peoples lay in central Europe and from thereContinue Reading
No Taxation Without Representation!
So the documentation for the latest state-sponsored extortion racket has arrived in the post under the guise of the Local Property Tax. HoweverContinue Reading
Dehumanizing Irish-Speakers – Anti-Irish Propaganda In Modern Ireland
So I took a few days break away from An Sionnach Fionn. Not to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day, you understand,Continue Reading
Mind Your Language!
Following on from my post examining the scandal of a young Irish man arrested and detained in handcuffs by theContinue Reading
The United States And It’s Irish Revolutionaries
Two articles from the United States exploring the Irish Republican heritage of Ireland and the US. First up is theContinue Reading
Arrested For Speaking Irish – Welcome To Anglo-Ireland!
Seán Ó Cuirreáin, an Coimisinéir Teanga or the Language Commissioner, released his Annual Report for 2012 at an event in Galway yesterday and itContinue Reading
Speak English, Read English, Think English – Hate Irish?
Someone has expressed support for the Irish language and the rights of Irish-speaking citizens and communities in an English languageContinue Reading
Irish In East Belfast
An update on a story I highlighted back in 2011, the involvement of Linda Ervine, sister-in-law of the late PUPContinue Reading
Ireland – Poster Child Of The Stockholm Syndrome
Andrew S. Loveland has an interesting post over on The Frumious Bandersnatch examining the famous (if exceptional) psychological condition known asContinue Reading
Some Quick Posts
First up a review in the Irish Times of the new TG4/BBC co-production, the comedy-drama “Scúp”, penned by Irish authorContinue Reading
The Blether Region
A quick post to highlight one of the best language and culture blogs in Ireland. Since 2009 the Blether RegionContinue Reading
An “Official Languages” Act For The North?
Interesting to note that David Ford, leader of the moderate Unionists of the Alliance Party, mentioned a “Languages Bill” (plural)Continue Reading
Fine Béarla
Not the story you might think but the headline seems appropriate enough… 😉
Flying The Flag For English In The North of Ireland
The Detail has a lengthy article based on an original investigation by Meon Eile examining allegations of anti-Irish polices beingContinue Reading
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