22 Sept 1633: Bishop Willam Bedell ordains his co-translator of the Bible to #Gaeilge#Irish that is Muircheartach Ó Cionga [or Murtagh King in English] #otd
Later, in a case involving his own son, Ó Cionga would be accused of conforming just for an income.
19 Sept 1594: Flaithrí Ó Maolchonaire [Florentius Conrius] future Franciscan Archbishop of #Tuam, founder of St. Anthony's College #Leuven, early printed writer in #Gaeilge Irish registers as a student in #Salamanca#otd
I took Diego for a walk, because he was looking up at my face with those pleading eyes. When I said the magic word, he fetched a toy and wagged his tail. Oh, the excitement is a delight.
It is warm outside.
I walked up the road and back. I got home a few minutes ago at 10pm and I'm sweating, from walking a chihuahua.
@beckett not much really. Usually just the odd word in a sentence.
Hardly anyone uses it in daily conversation, unfortunately. When I visit the Irish speaking parts of the country it's lovely to hear people chatting in Irish, or a parent talking to their kids.