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The title of Four to the Bar's 1994 concert album, Craic on the Road, uses the Irish-language spelling as an English-language pun, [33] as does Irish comedian Dara Ó Briain's 2012 show Craic Dealer. [34] Now, 'craic' is interpreted as a specifically and quintessentially Irish form of fun.
The Gaelicised spelling craic was then reborrowed into English. The craic spelling, although preferred by many Irish people, has garnered some criticism as a faux-Irish word. [18] cross The ultimate source of this word is Latin crux, the Roman gibbet which became a symbol of Christianity. Some sources say the English wordform comes from Old ...
To help navigate the minefield, CNN has called in help from Irish language and culture expert Darach Ó Séaghdha, author of the books “Motherfoclóir” and “Craic Baby.”. So if you see the ...
This is the pronunciation key for IPA transcriptions of Irish on Wikipedia. It provides a set of symbols to represent the pronunciation of Irish in Wikipedia articles, and example words that illustrate the sounds that correspond to them.
Crack as used in northern England means to chat, gossip or converse, whereas the Irish word craic means great fun, banter and great merryment. 'Bhi craic agus ceol againn' : We had fun and music. 'Craic', in present usage is properly an Irish Gaelic word, and as most Irish people are bilingual, the word 'craic' has entered common English. Because
carrow – An ancient Irish gambler, from cearrbhach. caubeen – An Irish beret, adopted as part of the uniform of Irish regiments of the British Army. From cáibín. clabber – also bonny-clabber (from clábar and bainne clábair) curdled milk. clarsach – An ancient Irish and Scottish harp, from Irish cláirseach. clock – O.Ir. clocc ...
Gardaí (Irish police) said a man in his 60s was found unresponsive following the attack at Gainsborough Lawn at about 08:30 local time on Saturday morning. He was later pronounced dead at the scene.
Hiberno-English [a] or Irish English (IrE), [5] also formerly sometimes called Anglo-Irish, [6] is the set of dialects of English native to the island of Ireland. [7] In both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, English is the dominant first language in everyday use and, alongside the Irish language, one of two official languages (with Ulster Scots, in Northern Ireland, being yet ...