Reposted by The Irish For Jack Fortune @jimmyhird5.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Táim breoite leis an buinneach 🤣 131
Reposted by The Irish For LittleGravitas, →EU immigrant, UK→ emigrant, anti-Brexit @catanonim.me · 14/07/2026The German for diarrhoea is, wonderfully, Durchfall. 031
Reposted by The Irish For Chris T. @readyuser.one · 06/07/2026@theirishfor.bsky.social fun thread on /r/ireland: www.reddit.com/r/ireland/co...reddit.comFrom the ireland community on Reddit: My friend and I were talking about the word "defenestration" and how you'd say it as gaeilgeExplore this post and more from the ireland community 052
Reposted by The Irish For Meg • Turner @inkedwerdsmith.bsky.social · 17/05/2026Do I know anyone who’s F L U E N T in Scottish Gaelic? I have a phonetics question regarding a beguiling water spirit character name that I’ve created and I want it to sound authentic. #ScottishGaelic 11737
Reposted by The Irish For Callum May @callummay.co.uk · 08/05/2026Election latest: A swarm of bees has arrived at Worthing Leisure Centre where counting for Worthing, Adur and West Sussex councils are under way. Returning officer Paul Brewer has advised everyone to REMAIN INDOORS 1821070
Reposted by The Irish For Brian Halligan @halligan.bsky.social · 26/02/2026Today’s Irish language lesson comes from the book Motherfoclóir, companion to the podcast I’ve been catching up on (currently listening to May/Bealtaine 2021). I found the book at the Central Library in Rochester. 3378
Reposted by The Irish For Dr Craig Buchanan FSAScot @buchanan.today · 20/03/2026Settling to read @darach.bsky.social’s #MotherFoclóir, complete with a forward by @daraobriain.bsky.social - an insightful and amusing journey through the Irish language. #BookSky #SpeirGorm 2357
Reposted by The Irish For tara 🎃 @magnolia2010.bsky.social · 03/08/2025this book is so fun. picked it up at the big hodges figgis bookstore on dawson street in dublin, which is a happy lil slice of paradise for book people. @darach.bsky.social is hilarious and is also helping my irish language studies. 2425
Reposted by The Irish For Roger O'Keeffe @rogerokeeffe.bsky.social · 27/02/2026Source: (Would have been worth the modest full price, never mind the discounted one I just bought it for. Still some copies left in Bookstation in Nutgrove Shopping Centre, Dublin! #speirgorm) 151
Reposted by The Irish For anteangaeile.bsky.social @anteangaeile.bsky.social · 03/05/2026Are you a speaker of Irish English? If so, would you share your thoughts on “only” with me for academic research? umfragen.tu-dortmund.de/index.php/42... Thank you very much!!!!🙏🙏🙏umfragen.tu-dortmund.de How do you feel about "only"? 246257
Reposted by The Irish For Cethan Leahy @cethanleahy.com · 01/04/2026I'm asking the tough theological questions this Easter. 43711
Reposted by The Irish For butter bean @blobulouscat.bsky.social · 01/04/2026this short thread is a giggle and honestly i’m surprised it didn’t swamped with ‘well eckshully’, but the day in the u.s. is still young 051
Reposted by The Irish For Smashing Times @smashingtimes.bsky.social · 31/03/2026#10WeAdmire – Caitlín Maude (1941–1982) was an Irish poet, playwright, prose writer, Irish-language revival activist, actor, singer, and teacher. Born in Casla, County Galway, Maude was immersed in Irish throughout her childhood and studied at University College Galway. 193
Reposted by The Irish For Beddy @lancecalhoon.bsky.social · 01/04/2026Damn straight ‘Zombie’ is Irishmedia.tenor.coma woman is singing into a microphone and the words `` in your head , in your head '' are visible .Alt: Dolores from the Cranberries singing Zombie — caption says ‘in your head , in your head', which are lyrics from the song ofc. 1181
Reposted by The Irish For Brian Halligan @halligan.bsky.social · 01/04/2026That made me think of óg géar, which could work for ogre if it’s sharp in the blade sense, or teeth, rather than intelligence. 021
Reposted by The Irish For Ickletayto @ickletayto.bsky.social · 22/03/2026Consistently voted the ridiest Fenian in the polls @theirishfor.bsky.social ran back in the day 041
Reposted by The Irish For chagadelic @chagadelic.bsky.social · 14/03/2026The Irish for “raisins” is “rísíní” (ree-SHEE-nee) and I don’t know about @theirishfor.bsky.social but I love me a three-fada word. Very satisfying 061
Reposted by The Irish For Darach Ó Séaghdha @darach.bsky.social · 11/03/2026Me in @thejournal.ie again: John Charles McQuaid: The Archbishop who ran Ireland returns to our screens on @tg4.bsky.social jrnl.ie/6981642jrnl.ieJohn Charles McQuaid: The Archbishop who ran Ireland returns to our screensA new TG4 documentary revisits the formidable late Archbishop who shaped the Republic, clashed with reformers like Noel Browne, and ruled Irish moral life with an iron crozier. 275
Reposted by The Irish For chagadelic @chagadelic.bsky.social · 11/03/2026My favorite was an online-translated Irish language porno rendering “hard cock” as “difficult rooster” - @theirishfor.bsky.social famously on the Motherfoclóir podcast 3253
Reposted by The Irish For Darach Ó Séaghdha @darach.bsky.social · 17/03/2025It's #stpatricksday and I present to you a thread on representations of Irishness from around the world, especially those not well-known in Ireland. 16292120
Reposted by The Irish For Darach Ó Séaghdha @darach.bsky.social · 16/03/2025In advance of #stpatricksday, here's a thread of essential articles about Irish stuff which you can present to international friends who wish to understand us better. First up: a tale of two Taytos, by Róisín Lanigan. www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/culture/4005...prospectmagazine.co.ukA tale of two Taytos: How an anthropomorphic crisp became a symbol for Irish identityHow a half-man half-crisp in a suit became a symbol of the Irish diaspora—and an important part of the Brexit deliberations 18331159
Reposted by The Irish For Darach Ó Séaghdha @darach.bsky.social · 08/03/2026I knew a guy from Leitrim who would never tell anyone anything, he was fierce private. Once one of the girls in the office declared that she knew someone who knew his girlfriend and he was fuming at the invasion of his privacy. So yes, this motto fits. 6357
Reposted by The Irish For Darach Ó Séaghdha @darach.bsky.social · 02/03/2026Thanks to @thejournal.ie for letting me blather on about baby name trends again. As Naoise enters the top 100, I reflect upon an increasing overlap between the boy name list and the girl name list. jrnl.ie/6971893jrnl.ieThe Irish For: Baby names - Rían’s fada and the myth of the ‘neutral’ nameIreland’s latest baby-name data shows how parents bend tradition, blur gender lines, and quietly make wishes for their children’s futures, writes Darach Ó Séaghdha. 5457
Reposted by The Irish For Dee Evelyn @deeboom.bsky.social · 16/02/2026No YOU'RE crying over James Connolly's love letter to his future wife 0131
Reposted by The Irish For Roger O'Keeffe @rogerokeeffe.bsky.social · 27/02/2026Today I learned... @theirishfor.bsky.social 3122
The Irish For @theirishfor.bsky.social · 14/02/2026A love letter from the revolutionary James Connolly to his best girl (and future wife) Lillie. 13816
Reposted by The Irish For Gavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 14/02/2026Roses are red Violets are blue Prepositions before nouns Create an urú. 210221
The Irish For @theirishfor.bsky.social · 14/02/2026Roses are red Violets are blue A regular verb in the past tense Gets a séimhiú. 28421
Reposted by The Irish For Odd This Day @oddthisday.bsky.social · 23/12/2025These boys didn’t get the recognition they deserved 1202
Reposted by The Irish For Darach Ó Séaghdha @darach.bsky.social · 15/12/2025Merriment aside, the Irish for gold, frankincense and myrrh is ór, túise agus miorr. 0153
Reposted by The Irish For Darach Ó Séaghdha @darach.bsky.social · 25/11/2025Thanks to @irishexaminer.bsky.social for letting me write this piece about leaders and readers, and the occasional intersection of literature and politics on this island. 1249
Reposted by The Irish For Cathal @loquileus.bsky.social · 04/11/2025Oh... All this time and I've been saying 'cad faoi-ery'. 052
Reposted by The Irish For The Irish For @theirishfor.bsky.social · 17/09/2025I choose to believe that it is very sassy of @tearma.bsky.social to select múscailte as the Irish for woke, mocking everyone's least favourite divorced Boer by linking his name to the worldview he hates. A coincidence, I'm sure 😉 14610
Reposted by The Irish For Cian Ó Muilleoir @rugbykino.bsky.social · 17/09/2025Taithníonn sé seo liom. 🌈 092
The Irish For @theirishfor.bsky.social · 17/09/2025I choose to believe that it is very sassy of @tearma.bsky.social to select múscailte as the Irish for woke, mocking everyone's least favourite divorced Boer by linking his name to the worldview he hates. A coincidence, I'm sure 😉 14610
Reposted by The Irish For Darach Ó Séaghdha @darach.bsky.social · 11/09/2025I just might have to resurrect Humans of Shop Street, if only to give some of these names their moment in the sun... Dearbhorgaill Echmhílidh Saoirbhreathach Dubhchobhlaigh Luighthighearn Ólchobar (lover of drink) Scandal (yep!) Gormghiolla 1182
Reposted by The Irish For Darach Ó Séaghdha @darach.bsky.social · 11/09/2025Thanks to @lilliputpress.bsky.social for sending me this absolutely gorgeous leabhar on Irish names today. Some absolute stunning names in here. 34810
Reposted by The Irish For 💀💀 Guy Le Mort 💀💀 @guylejeune.eurosky.social · 30/08/2025Always wondered about this sign. Is it truly the Donegal Styx as the na would suggest or were there no fish when it was named so the river was dead? 2153
The Irish For @theirishfor.bsky.social · 30/08/2025On the 10th of March, 2015, Ireland legalised drugs for the day. More accurately, the day represented a gap between a court decision on the constitutionality of the 1977 Misuse of Drugs Act and the passing of workable replacement legislation. But to answer your question: yes, it can be done. 1212
