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Introduction

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This blog is mostly just a place I'm posting any notes I make while studying Rathlin Irish. My main reference is "The Irish Language on Rathlin Island", available at  archive.org . For a blog with more detailed discussion on Rathlin Irish, head to the Rathlin and Glens Irish blog . Obligatory disclaimer: I'm just a hobbyist, I've no academic background in any linguistics background and I am not a fluent irish speaker. I would say the current world expert on Rathlin Irish would be Ciaran Dunbar (Ciarán Ó Duibhín), who has published multiple books on East Ulster Gaelic and has collated research notes on his website .
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figheadoireacht

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Sa phostáil seo, féachaim próiseas figh crios ar an chos a thaisean, fríd Gaedhilg Reachraidh. Chan mise sean-chleaichte aig an figheadoireacht, nó aig an Gaedhilg, mar sin fáilte roimh ceartaidhean. Chan bhfeil anseo ach an méid atá ionnsaighte agam go dtí seo. 1. Snáthan a dheilbhiú Cur dhá caithir os comhar is 3 méadar ó chéile. Tóg ceirtlín snátha, agus ceangail ceann an snáth leis an chéad caithir, agus coisigh tiomall an dara chaithir, ar ais chúig an céad caithir. Sin snáth amháin dheilbhithe. Déan aríst é seo nó gon bíodh a h-uile snáth sa dath sin le dheibhiú déanta. Fág 10-15 cm fad an tsnátha breise, gearr é agus ceangal é leis an caithir. Déan arís leis na dathan eile sa phatrún. Cóirigh na snáthan san ord mar a thaispeántar sa phatrún. 2. Na húimhean Gearr cuta goirid (10-20 cm) de shnáth cadáis. Cas e tiomall snáth amháin, is cur snaidhm ann. Dean aríst e seo nó gon bíodh úim ar h-uile snáth ar taobh amháin. Gearr cuta cadáis eile - giota beag nás faide ná de na cutachan
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Reading List

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Books and journals for further information on East Ulster Irish Nils M. Holmer, On some relics of the Irish dialect spoken in the glens of Antrim : with an attempt toward the reconstruction of northeastern Irish, (1940) Nils M. Holmer, The Irish Language in Rathlin Island, Co. Antrim, (1942) Ciarán Dunbar, Dhá Scéal Reachlann agus eile, 1st edition, (2008) Ciarán Dunbar Cnuasach Focal as an Dún, 1st edition, (2017) Ciarán Dunbar Cnuasach Focal as Oirialla, repr. (1982) Heinrich Wagner, Colm Ó Baoill, Linguistic atlas and survey of Irish dialects – Vol. IV: The dialects of Ulster and the Isle of Man, specimens of Scottish Gaelic dialects, phonetic texts of East Ulster Irish, 1st edition, (2008) Gearóid Mac Giolla Domhnaigh, Gearóid Stockman, Ath
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A Rathlin Folktale

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The most complete recording of spoken Rathlin Irish is of a tale recited by Domhnall Mac Mhuitcheartaigh, or Deniel McCurdy.  The tale is known as " The Story about the Bannock ". The audio of this recording is hosted at  Yudu Express : A transcript of the recording can be found on the Irish language blog Rámás Béaróide . Another version of the story can be found on page 152 of   The Irish language in Rathlin Island, Co. Antrim (Royal Irish Academy, 1942) .
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