Colourful Irish Phrases - Couverture rigide

Ó Conghaile, Micheál

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1781175551 ISBN 13 : 9781781175552

Editeur : The Mercier Press, 2018

Synopsis

An intriguing collection of Irish-language expressions with their literal and figurative meanings, some familiar and some more obscure. This book will be of interest to tourists, Irish-language novices and even fluent 'gaeilgeoirs'. The Irish language has made a huge contribution to the English language as it's spoken in Ireland and beyond. Micheal O Conghaile's 'Colourful Irish Phrases' is a small compendium of characteristic phrases that will alert the reader to the unmistakable difference between our native language and English. Even the most basic words are expressed so differently. Please in Irish is 'mas e do thoil e' (if it is your will), and thanks becomes 'go raibh maith agat' (may you receive good). There are many phrases that when translated, word for word, they sound different, unusual and sometimes funny. But above all, they are rich and deeply rooted. Visitors to Ireland who want to get some notion of our native identity will find these phrases both instructive and revealing. Topics covered range across subjects as diverse as insults and put-downs, being human and the gift of the gab.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Micheal O Conghaile is a writer and publisher from Connemara. He established the publishing company Clo Iar-Chonnacht (CIC) in 1985. He has written many books in Irish and won the Hennessy Literary Award in 1997, and the Hennessy Young Irish Writer of the Year Award. In 1998 he was elected to Aosdana. His works have been translated into various languages, including Romanian, Croatian, Slovenian, German, Polish, Macedonian and Arabic, and, three of his books are available in English: 'The Connemara Five' (Arlen Press)' The Colours of Man' (CIC) and 'Rambling Jack' (Dalkey Archive Press). He was writer in residence at Queen's University, Belfast and at the University of Ulster Coleraine between 1999 and 2002.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: The Mercier Press
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1781175551
• ISBN 13: 9781781175552
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 128
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible