It’s a shame our language isn’t more widely spoken Tags:ireland 10 comments Iirc jellyfish is “smugairle róin”, or “seal snot”. [Here it is](https://i.chzbgr.com/full/9500093184/h3E0EEBB9/reply-bunjywunjy-great-news-everyone-only-irish-are-allowed-name-new-species-effective-immediately) with less jpeg artifacts. >mhór Wait, isn’t that pronounced like “vore”??? That’s Gaeilge for “suck”??? Edit: I’m wrong lol BIG Mothersucker Ariel was a gaeilgeoir and she was talking about Ursula. This is canon now Darach Ó Séaghdha has a whole book on this – some examples: Otter = madra uisce = “water dog” Squirrel = madra crainn = “tree dog” Wolf = madra allta = “wild dog” Fox = madra rua = “red dog” Learn it and speak it. It might be hard, but it is possible. And do not be afraid to add something new to the language Yeah let’s shove it down everyone’s throats and make it compulsory in school. Let the fucking thing die for fuck sake. We take English for granted. It’s the only reason why MMCs bothered to set up here. And basking shark is siorc liamhán (leviathan shark) The way it’s thought in schools is a complete and utter joke and that’s why its not. Leave a ReplyYou must be logged in to post a comment.
[Here it is](https://i.chzbgr.com/full/9500093184/h3E0EEBB9/reply-bunjywunjy-great-news-everyone-only-irish-are-allowed-name-new-species-effective-immediately) with less jpeg artifacts.
Darach Ó Séaghdha has a whole book on this – some examples: Otter = madra uisce = “water dog” Squirrel = madra crainn = “tree dog” Wolf = madra allta = “wild dog” Fox = madra rua = “red dog”
Learn it and speak it. It might be hard, but it is possible. And do not be afraid to add something new to the language
Yeah let’s shove it down everyone’s throats and make it compulsory in school. Let the fucking thing die for fuck sake. We take English for granted. It’s the only reason why MMCs bothered to set up here.
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Iirc jellyfish is “smugairle róin”, or “seal snot”.
[Here it is](https://i.chzbgr.com/full/9500093184/h3E0EEBB9/reply-bunjywunjy-great-news-everyone-only-irish-are-allowed-name-new-species-effective-immediately) with less jpeg artifacts.
>mhór
Wait, isn’t that pronounced like “vore”??? That’s Gaeilge for “suck”???
Edit: I’m wrong lol
BIG Mothersucker
Ariel was a gaeilgeoir and she was talking about Ursula. This is canon now
Darach Ó Séaghdha has a whole book on this – some examples:
Otter = madra uisce = “water dog”
Squirrel = madra crainn = “tree dog”
Wolf = madra allta = “wild dog”
Fox = madra rua = “red dog”
Learn it and speak it. It might be hard, but it is possible. And do not be afraid to add something new to the language
Yeah let’s shove it down everyone’s throats and make it compulsory in school.
Let the fucking thing die for fuck sake. We take English for granted. It’s the only reason why MMCs bothered to set up here.
And basking shark is siorc liamhán (leviathan shark)
The way it’s thought in schools is a complete and utter joke and that’s why its not.