English words of Irish language origin: Esker Borrowed from the Irish eiscir, an esker is a long glacial ridge. Recorded in English from 1852☘️ Esker in Lucan, is named for Esker Riada nearby that stretches across Ireland. ❤️ #Gaeilge #LearnIrish #FoghlaimGaeilge #Irish #100daysofGaeilge

English words borrowed from Irish: Clan 'Clann', brought into English centuries ago, means family/offspring. From prehistory, Irish society was organised around kinship groups Gaelic surnames often contain Mac, Mhic, Nic, Ó, Uí, Ní, Mag, de ❤️ #Gaeilge #FoghlaimGaeilge #LearnIrish

❤️ #Gaeilge #LearnIrish "We must now seize the opportunity to also take responsibility for ensuring that it means something in our own lives. I gcroílár gnóthaí laethúla na hEorpa; i gcroílár an tsaoil sa Bhaile (at the heart of daily business in Europe; at the heart of life at home)."

"A people without a language of its own is only half a nation. A nation should guard its language more than its territories—'tis a surer barrier, and a more important frontier, than fortress or river." - Thomas Davis ❤️ #Gaeilge #irishlanguage #Irish

Comhghairdeas le Gaillimh! Táim tar éis an lá a chaitheamh ann. Congratulations to Galway! I've after spending the day there. #AnGhaeltacht #Galway

English words borrowed from Irish: Boreen A boreen is a narrow country lane from the Irish 'bóithrín', a cow track. 'Bóthar' is road, derived from 'bó' for cow. A bóthar was wide enough for 2 cows to pass so a bóithrín is narrower. ❤️ #Gaeilge #FoghlaimGaeilge #LearnIrish #Gaelach

When the colonialists weren't stealing Irish land & resources, they were picking words from the Irish language☘️ I know, right? Who could blame them? It's a class language! The English word bog comes from the Gaelic bogach for soft boggy ground☘️ ❤️ #Gaeilge #Irish #LearnIrish #FoghlaimGaeilge #Gaelach

English words from Irish. 'Barmbrack' comes from the Irish 'bairín breac' meaning speckled loaf. This was a traditional bread eaten at Halloween (Oíche Shamhna, an Irish festival) when turnips were carved to scare off evil spirits. ❤️ #Gaeilge #LearnIrish #GaeilgeGachLá #Foghlaim

English words of Irish language origin: Banshee The Banshee is a foreboding female spirit-often the harbinger of a death in old Gaelic clans. This comes from the Irish, bean sí, & the Old Irish, ben síde 'woman of the fairy mound'.🧟‍♀️ ❤️ #Gaeilge #LearnIrish #FoghlaimGaeilge #Irish

Comhghairdeas le Maigh Eó! I don't know how they had any supporters in Croker when half the County seemed to be on bridges over the N4 waving flags. #MaighEó #Mayo

Ghlaoigh páiste de mo chuid orm ón Ghaeltacht. Rinne siad an glao go hiomlán trí Gaeilge. Bhí mé chomh sásta agus chomh bhródúil! ❤️ #Gaeilge #AnGhaeltacht #Gaeltacht

The sportswashing is finally over. The innocent Gazan kids are the image of the War Cup. Children watching soccer while war mongers & human rights abusers are cheered on by corrupt capitalists. #WorldCup #WorldCup2026 #WorldCupFinal #Boycott #Sportswashing

An Chanáil Ríoga/​Royal Canal Baile an Bhaspailigh/Westmanstown Baile Átha Cliath 15/Dublin 15

SCEILG MHICÍL Bunaíodh mainistir ar Sceilg Mhicíl roimh 800 AD. Fuair Naomh Suibne bás ann déanach san ochtú céad. Bhí manaigh a lonnaigh san áit ar feadh timpeall 500 bliain. Tá coilíneacht puifíní ann agus clocháin déanta ag na manaigh. #Gaeilge #Irishlanguage #SceilgMhicíl

Why Ireland is an inconvenience for the billionaire tech bros. I don't think Blindboy is active in the dark space anymore, but this week's podcast is well worth a listen! Bain taitneamh as!

Baile Átha Cliath- Dublin 🌞 Nuair atá an ghrian ag taitneamh, bíonn Baile Átha Cliath go hálainn 😎 #gaeilge #baileáthacliath #Dublin #spéirghorm

Bíonn Ciorcal Comhrá á reáchtáil in Connolly Books, Baile Átha Cliath, gach Aoine óna 1 in. There's an Irish language conversation group every Friday at 1 pm. in Connolly Books, Dublin. #Gaeilge #PopUpGaeltacht #CiorcalComhrá #Irishlanguage

#CeartaDaonna #HumanRights #WarCup #Boycott

Bhain mé taitneamh as Féile na Gealaí. Bhí comhra agam le Albanach-iadsan ag labhairt i nGàidhlig/mise ag labhairt Gaeilge! Enjoyed my first Féile na Gealaí. I spoke with a Gàidhlig speaker while I was speaking Irish- weird but wonderful! #gaeilge #gaidhlig #féilenagealaí

"‘In Kenya, English became more than a language: it was the language, and all the others had to bow before it in deference." Decolonising the Mind: The Politics of Language in African Literature. #foghlaimGaeilge #teanga #decolonise #díchoilínigh

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o (1938 - 28 May 2025) By the late 1500s, the English had been unable to conquer Ireland. Spencer made 2 suggestions: destruction of the native naming system & supressing the Irish language. The idea was to make the Irish ‘forget who they were’. #Gaeilge #ngugi

Caisleán Chill Chainnigh - tá an t-ádh dearg orm bheith anseo arís inniu. Is as Cill Chainnigh í mo Mham. Kilkenny Castle - very lucky to be here again today. My Mam's from Kilkenny. #gaeilge #cillchainnigh #Kilkenny

"The 18-24 age cohort had the highest cohort among daily speakers in both jurisdictions, with Northern Ireland reporting more daily speakers at 14 per cent against 11 per cent in the Republic." - Éanna Ó Caollaí, The Irish Times #Gaeilge #IrishLanguage #Irish #spéirghorm

Irish has been influenced by other languages, including Latin, Old Norse, Norman French, & English. The Irish word 'Ancaire' (anchor in English) has its origin in the Norse word 'akkeri' Focail Gaelach as Lochlainnis ó dhúcas: ancaire ⚓️ #gaeilge #spéirghorm

Irish has been influenced by other languages. These include Latin, Old Norse, Norman French, and English. The Irish word 'Bád' (boat in English) has its origin in the Norse word 'Bátr'. Focail Gaelach as Lochlainnis ó dhúcas: bád. #gaeilge #Irishlanguage #irish #irishculture #spéirghorm

There's an Irish language album at No. 1 in Ireland and No. 2 in the UK. Should the English language be dropped across both to placate Irish speakers? (See Irish Times/Newton Emerson 7 May) #Gaeilge #Kneecap

Chuir sé lúchair an domhain orm anocht agallamh a dhéanamh leis an laoch, David Keohan. It was a pleasure to interview David Keohan, Indiana Stones, this evening. David has been responsible for the revival of stone lifting in Ireland & has a book coming out this month. #stonelifting #gaeilge

Lá Bealtaine inniu, an chéad lá samhraidh in Éirinn. Bealtaine is one of the four main ancient Gaelic festivals: Imbolc, Bealtaine, Lúnasa, & Samhain. All now have a corresponding Public Holiday. #Bealtaine #lábealtaine #mayday #gaelic #gaeilge

Comhghairdeas le gach duine a rinne/atá ag déanamh #100DaysOfGaeilge Bhain mé taitneamh as léamh faoi thaithí foghlaimeoirí eile!! ☘️ Congrats to everyone who did/is doing #100DaysOfGaeilge. I enjoyed reading the experiences of other learners!! ☘️ ❤️ #Gaeilge

Tomorrow, I'll have a wonderful interview with Comedy McQueen, Aideen McQueen, on my blog, IrishLanguageMatters.com We'll speak about the Irish language, shame, class, Irish Self-hating Man Syndrome, vegetarianism & more! ❤️ #Gaeilge #100DaysOfGaeilge #Spéirghorm #AideenMcQueen