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Owen Bawn
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Exactly. It essentially means "Big Tim understands little Tim...but little Tim understands nothing," to which I appended "but I understand."
Self deprecating peasant humour.
An bhfuil a lan Gaeilge agat, mo chara?
Is minic a bhris béal duine a shrón.
( Is fearr Gaeilge briste, ná Béarla clíste. )
/nods in respect towards @Owen Bawn
( Is fearr Gaeilge briste, ná Béarla clíste. )
/nods in respect towards @Owen Bawn
Owen Bawn
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Gaeilge Chonamara... le blas géar Boston.
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It might be Irish but it's all Greek to me. A dear friend who passed away some years ago used to teach Gaelic classes. He didn't learn English until he was a teen, but spoke it very well (the man was a genius in my book). When he swore, nobody around would understand a word.
I spent several summers in Connemara at a Gaeltacht in Indreabhan. Just past Spiddal.
It was basically a summer camp where only Irish is spoken. You got sent home if you were caught speaking English.
small world, have been through Spiddal a few times when coming down from Westport through Connemara on my way to Galway - which is my favorite Irish city.
Rudy’s the best. My RV brushes (personal customs and B&B brushes) are some of the finest that I own.
Owen Bawn
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Of course- Coláiste Lurgan? My mother was an Irish speaker from Carraroe; my father was from east Galway, so he only had school Irish. I actually had better Irish than he had, as I learned it at my mother's knee. The funny thing is that I learned to speak Irish from infancy but I seldom saw it written until I was a university student. To this day there are colloquial terms that I know but I have difficulty trying to figure out how they should be written.
Colaiste Lurgan! Ta an ceart agat.
Small world.
My parents were both teachers and I actually learned to speak Irish before I could speak English.
The O’Foills were the family that started Lurgan. The father was a local politician and his son ran the Colaiste.
Great memories indeed.
Small world.
My parents were both teachers and I actually learned to speak Irish before I could speak English.
The O’Foills were the family that started Lurgan. The father was a local politician and his son ran the Colaiste.
Great memories indeed.
It really is a small world. I agree. Galway is a fantastic city. Two universities there. In my experience any town with college students is a vibrant place with lots of interesting pubs, restaurants etc.
Owen Bawn
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Owen Bawn
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Were you known as "Herr Doktor Professor Big J?" I too work in higher education. On the one hand it keeps me young and vibrant, while on the other hand I've never felt older than I do when I'm listening to students talking.+2! Definitely! That’s why I made a career in higher education!!
Yes, in Germany! Where LOTH is known as ‘Doctor, Frau Her Doktor Professor’ since she has a PhD!
+2! Definitely! That’s why I made a career in higher education!!
It wasn’t to educate the youths?
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