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The Boondock Saints: All Saints Day

There’s a new Boondock Saints movie on the way! You can ask for Irish translations for All Saints Day here.

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Love translation in Irish

Love = Grá Pronunciation of Grá In Munster and Connacht Irish, pronounce the word as graw. In Ulster Irish, it’s pronounce more like grah. Now that you have the translation…

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Family words in Irish

Family = Teaghlach Pronounce Teaghlach like chai-lockh, giving the -ckh a throaty sound. Clann Another related word for family is clann. However, clann generally refers to your offspring. Therefore,...

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“Strength” in Irish

Strength = neart Pronounce neart like: nyart. Strong = láidir Say it like law-jir. Now that you have the translation…

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Say “Thank you” in Irish

Thank you = Go raibh maith agat Saying “Thank you” in Irish depends on how many people you are speaking to. If you are speaking to one person, you say Go raibh maith agat. Pronounce it like guh rev mah...

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Say Hello in Irish

Hello = Dia Dhuit Dia Dhuit is a very common way of saying Hello in Irish. Literally, it means something like “God to you”. Pronounce it something like this: jee-ah ghwit (that’s a throaty gh). How are...

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“I love you” in Irish

I love you = Tá grá agam duit Literally, it means “I have love for you”. You can also say “Tá grá agam ort“, if you like. Pronunciation for Tá grá agam duit Say it something like: taw graw uh-gum...

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Software for learning Irish

So, you’re interested in learning the language, eh? There’s lots of great resources online for familiarising yourself with the language, such as radio and TV webcasts. Try to find an Irish class in...

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How to say “must” and “can”

This article was contributed by Michael. How to say “must” Irish is in many ways a more expressive language than English. We have four different meanings covered by the English word ‘must’, and five...

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Top Irish Gaelic Tattoo Ideas Guide

Thinking about getting an Irish Gaelic tattoo? We get perhaps hundreds of tattoo requests each week, so we’ve collected the top Irish Gaelic tattoo requests. Get the definitive collection of top Irish...

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