Posts Tagged ‘language’
The Great Cultural Struggle
I’ve realised recently that I neglect my skills in writing in English way too much; as an Irishman of the 21st Century, I should be able to write in both Irish and English, but for the past few years, I haven’t really been paying to much attention to the latter of the two languages.
For years, [...]
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Tags: culture, England, english, hybridity, Ireland, Irish, language
Time for an Update
I haven’t properly blogged here for quite some time, so believe I’ve a lot to fill you guys in on!
First of all, as of a few weeks ago, I’m now a published writer! One of my poems in Irish, “An Eitilt” was featured in “Blaiseadh Pinn” (Irish for a Taste of the Pen), a collection [...]
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Tags: Blaiseadh Pinn, Festival, IMRAM, Irish, language, Norway, Oslo, poetry, publishing, Travel, UCD
Kingstown
In the Irish town of Dún Laoghaire, once called Kingstown,One could see the effect that our Monarch hath madeAs the town is somewhat of a façade, you see;No longer English, but never Gaelic to be.
For despite the loss of the English name,Those English sounds remain the same,For “Dun-leary” is how the people would sayO’Leary’s Fort, [...]
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Tags: anglisization, Dún Laoghaire, english, Irish, kingstown, language, poetry
Name Change
During my exams, a lecturer of Irish told me how my surname, De Buitléir, was technically ‘wrong.’
The lecturer, who is ironically a Londoner, told me of how the surname, which is the Gaelic version of ‘Butler,’ should not be spelt in the way that I’ve been spelliing it for over ten years, not to mention [...]
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Tags: change, english, Irish, language, name, surname
No Additives
As you read these wordsWho do you hear in your head?A Yank? An Aussie? A Lepreachaun?Or does the Queen herself recite?
As you read these words of artWhat accent is portrayed?Is English-English the dialect heard,Or an echo of a tongue, closer to my heart?
Do you recite this with your own mindOr do you try to unlock [...]
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Tags: accents, additives, english, language, No, poem, poetry
Its strange for me to write poetry in English, as I personally find the language to be that of the rational, logical and somewhat detached world from the world of flowing emotion that can be found in other languages, like Irish (Gaelic) or French. English, being a Germanic-Romance hybrid, is sometimes harsh in its sounds, [...]
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Tags: english, Irish, language, poem, poetry, translation
Where’s Our Own Music?!?
Here are two videos of songs in Welsh that I really like. Have a look and a listen, and ask yourself one question; Why don’t we have comtempory music in our own language, like the Welsh?!?
Clinigol: Gorau (Feat. Gemma Rees)
Brigyn: Os Na Wnei Di Adael Nawr
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Tags: ceol, cerdd, comtemporary, cymraeg, Gaelic, Irish, language, modern, music, Welsh
Trip to Manchester – 1st Entry
Well, here’s my first entry of 2008, so I have to say Happy New Year to everyone!
Anyways, just before I return to college, I’ve decided to take a few days’ break and visit a friend in Manchester. Its been 19 years since I was in England, I was born here but my parents brought me [...]
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Tags: Act, Airport, Authority, complaint, DAA, Dublin, Irish, language, Languages, Official
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