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Comórtas Crann Beo na Gaeilge | Irish Poetry Competition
Comórtas filíochta ar téama na hinbhuanaitheacht | Poetry competition on the theme of sustainability
Coiste Léann na Gaeilge agus an Léinn Cheiltigh
Máirtín Ó Cadhain’s new dictionary launched
A new online dictionary of over half a million words written by the celebrated Irish author Máirtín Ó Cadhain gives a snapshot of Gaeltacht life.
Foclóir Stairiúil na Gaeilge
Artworks to mark the feast of Colm Cille
The artworks were commissioned as part of the Colm Cille 1500 commemoration and were received in Academy House today.
7 new artworks to celebrate Colm Cille’s 1500th anniversary
The commissions are in the visual arts, music and literature and have been commissioned by the RIA with the support of the Department of Foreign…
A Ghost in the Throat
In today’s episode of Spreading the Words we learn about the Irish word grá in the poetry of Eibhlín Dubh Ní Chonaill.
A shaking of the earth
Learn about the Irish phrase ‘crith talún’ in today’s episode of Spreading the Words.
An ould yoke
Learn how the word ‘yoke’ was used in Old Irish in today’s episode of Spreading the Words
Did you know that beards were status symbols in the world of early Irish literature?
Learn more in today’s episode of Spreading the Words on the word ulcha.
Eight-legged wild little ox
What are we to make of the word damhán alla? Let’s try and shed some light on its origins in today’s episode of Spreading the…
A voyage of the mind
In this episode of Spreading the Words we learn about Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill’s use of the word immram.
An edible purple seaweed
A word dear to Seamus Heaney, how does ‘dulse’ feature in medieval Irish law, literature and medicine?
What’s the relationship between the Irish adjective bog ‘soft’ and the English noun meaning ‘bogland’?
In this episode of Spreading the Words we learn about Seamus Heaney’s use of the word bog.