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  2. Sláinte - Wikipedia

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    The word is an abstract noun derived from the Old Irish adjective slán "whole, healthy" plus the Old Irish suffix tu, resulting in slántu "health" and eventually Middle Irish sláinte. [11] [12] The root slán is derived from the Indo-European root *slā-"advantageous" and linked to words like German selig "blessed" and the Latin salus ...

  3. List of English words of Irish origin - Wikipedia

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    (from sluagh-ghairm meaning "a battle-cry used by Gaelic clans") Meaning of a word or phrase used by a specific group is metaphorical and first attested from 1704. [26] smithereens small fragments, atoms. In phrases such as 'to explode into smithereens'. This is the word smithers (of obscure origin) with the Irish diminutive ending.

  4. Anam Cara - Wikipedia

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    The phrase is an anglicization of the Irish word anamchara, anam meaning "soul" and cara meaning "friend". The term was popularized by Irish author John O'Donohue in his 1997 book Anam Ċara: A Book of Celtic Wisdom about Celtic spirituality.

  5. Aengus - Wikipedia

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    In Irish mythology, Aengus or Óengus is one of the Tuatha Dé Danann and probably originally a god associated with youth, love, [1] summer and poetic inspiration. The son of The Dagda and Boann, Aengus is also known as Macan Óc ("the young boy" or "young son"), and corresponds to the Welsh mythical figure Mabon and the Celtic god Maponos. [1]

  6. Seanchaí - Wikipedia

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    The word seanchaí, which was spelled seanchaidhe (plural seanchaidhthe) before the Irish spelling reform of 1948, means a bearer of "old lore" (seanchas). [1] In the Gaelic culture, long lyric poems which were recited by bards (filí; filidhe in the original pre-1948 spelling) in a tradition echoed by the seanchaithe.

  7. 50 Irish blessings to warm your heart on St. Patrick's Day - AOL

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    The Irish are famous for their wit and way with words — just look at the plethora of St. Patrick's Day q uotes, puns, and songs associated with March 17.. Some of the most famous Irish sayings ...

  8. Irish language - Wikipedia

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    Irish (Standard Irish: Gaeilge), also known as Irish Gaelic or simply Gaelic (/ ˈ ɡ eɪ l ɪ k / ⓘ GAY-lik), [3] [4] [5] is a Celtic language of the Indo-European language family. [4] [6] [7] [8] [3] It is a member of the Goidelic languages of the Insular Celtic sub branch of the family and is indigenous to the island of Ireland. [9]

  9. List of Irish words used in the English language - Wikipedia

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    From Irish Seoinín, a little John (in a Gaelic version of the English form, Seon, not the Irish Seán). Sidhe (Modern Sí) – the fairies, fairyland. slauntiagh – An obsolete word for sureties or guarantees, which comes from Irish sláinteacha with the same meaning. sleeveen, sleiveen – (from slíbhín) an untrustworthy or cunning person ...