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Discover the origins of the words 'airgead', 'punt' and 'pingin' in our book A history of Ireland in 100 words
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A word dear to Seamus Heaney, how does 'dulse' feature in medieval Irish law, literature and medicine?
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Why can't the one-eyed man be king? Find out in today's entry on blindness, blemishing and being ‘blind drunk’!
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Learn more in today's episode of Spreading the Words on the word ulcha .
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Our author Sharon Arbuthnot tells us the story behind the cover of 'A history of Ireland in 100 words' and more in today's episode of 'Meet the authors'.
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Taking you from Liverpool to Madrid in just a couple of clicks.
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Our Managing Editor tells us about the two covers of A history of Ireland in 100 words
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Find out in today's episode of Spreading the Words, a new podcast by the authors of A history of Ireland in 100 words .
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Did you know that Saint Columba could 'number the stars' and predict the course of the moon? Find out more in today's entry on star-counting.
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In today's episode of Spreading the Words we learn about the various meanings of the word teaghlach.
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Our author Máire Ní Mhaonaigh tells us some of the stories behind the illustrations in 'A history of Ireland in 100 words' in today's episode of 'Meet the authors'.
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Find out in today's episode of Spreading the Words, which focuses on the Irish word gaoth.
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Discover the origins of the word 'badhbh' in our book A history of Ireland in 100 words
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Why does the Irish word 'tarbh' indicate strength in compound words? Find out in today's episode of Spreading the Words, a new podcast by the authors of 'A history of Ireland in 100 words'.
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Why might you need a helmet on a rainy day in Munster? Find out in today's entry on the penetrating misery of an Irish downpour.
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Learn more in today's episode of Spreading the Words on the word gorm .
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Did you know that there are fourteen different words for 'washing' in early Irish? Learn more in today's episode of 'Meet the authors' featuring Gregory Toner.
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Today's episode of Spreading the Words focuses on Lus an chromchinn and other flowers with memorable Irish names.
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Vote for our book in the 'best Irish-published book of the year' category
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In this episode of Spreading the Words we learn about Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill's use of the word immram.
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What’s a wicker boat got to do with hair-styles? Find out more about medieval Irish fashion in today's entry.
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The last episode of Spreading the Words is appropriately dedicated to Christmas.
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Did you know that Ireland has the richest early medieval archaeological landscape in Europe, if not the world? Learn more in today's episode of 'Meet the authors' featuring Aidan O'Sullivan.
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Celebrating the launch of the Spreading the Words RadioMoLI series as a whole.
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Celebrating the reprint of our book with some bonus words. No. 101: cró: through the eye of a needle
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