The Irish Words You Should Know and how to use them every day

Loinnir: The sunlight sparkling on the waves, or the merriness you feel after early pints of stout in the morning.

When you speak in Irish, every word is a tiny poem that reveals a new perspective. The Irish language is our inheritance. It lives undernearth us in the soil, it blows through the leaves on trees and rises from the roots. Hector Ó hEochagáin is on a mission to help us reclaim that inheritance.

From beautiful and melodic words like ‘loinnir‘ and phrases like ‘Cén chaoi a bhfuil tú?‘ – the perfect greeting for when the postman stops on by a winter’s morning; to ‘gafa‘ – a way to say you’re so busy you don’t even have time to go to the toilet; ‘damanta‘ – when you have an almighty headache or terrible hangover; and ‘sioctha‘ – when it’s so cold the grass is crunchy under your feet, rediscover the fun and magic of Irish words you can use every day.

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