mastodon 4.7.3“When anyone asks me about the Irish character, I say look at the trees. Maimed, stark and misshapen, but ferociously tenacious.”
― Edna O'Brien
Hiberno-English word/phrase of the day:
Éirí in airde
This phrase has to meanings:
“If large numbers of people believe in freedom of speech, there will be freedom of speech, even if the law forbids it. But if public opinion is sluggish, inconvenient minorities will be persecuted, even if laws exist to protect them.”
― George Orwell
“Just because something bears the aspect of the inevitable one should not, therefore, go along willingly with it.”
― Philip K. Dick
Hiberno-English word/phrase of the day:
Deadly
Commonly used in everyday Dublin slang, ‘Deadly’ is Irish slang for ‘Good/great’.
For example, ‘The internet would be deadly if it wasn’t for those feckin' ads!’.
“To be truly radical is to make hope possible rather than despair convincing”
― Raymond Williams
Bealtaine is a festival which occurs on May 1st and also refers to the month of May. It typifies our recent Irish ancestors’ dual spiritual tradition: predominantly Christian but with pagan aspects remaining.
Hiberno-English word/phrase of the day:
Dosser
‘Dosser’ is one of the Irish expressions that you hear in schools around Ireland, and it’s used to describe someone that’s doing anything other than what they should be doing.
You’ll often hear it used to describe people that are lazy and that are avoiding doing any work. For example, ‘Stop dossing and do your work, you little dosser’.
“Each time a woman stands up for herself, without knowing it possibly, without claiming it, she stands up for all women.”
― Maya Angelou
“We shouldn't teach great books; we should teach a love of reading. Knowing the contents of a few works of literature is a trivial achievement. Being inclined to go on reading is a great achievement.”
― B. F. Skinner
Hiberno-English word/phrase of the day:
In rag order/in ribbons
If you were ‘In rag order/ribbons’ you overindulged and you were drunk. It can also be used to describe a hangover.
For example, ‘I should never drink vodka. My heads in ribbons’.
“Nature shrinks as capital grows. The growth of the market cannot solve the very crisis it creates.”
― Vandana Shiva
Take a look back at how Easter was celebrated in Ireland in years gone by.
https://irishheritagenews.ie/old-irish-easter-traditions-customs-beliefs/
Today's music:
Sever The Light - Sever The Light
“Humanity is the only species that actively debates whether or not it should maintain the environmental conditions necessary for its own continued existence. Other species do not struggle with this sort of thing.”
― Natalie Kyriacou
Today's music:
Aephanemer - Le Cimetière Marin
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