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The Irish For... Some spooky Irish words to get you in the mood for Samhain
Darach Ó Séaghdha
The Irish For... How the Vikings influenced the Irish language
Darach Ó Séaghdha
The Irish For... A drunken swaggerer and a place abounding in dogs
Darach Ó Séaghdha
Ireland's county mottos have been revealed and some of them are gas
'Irish is a dead language? Judging by your punctuation, English isn't far off either'