Gaeilge (Scholarly Articles)
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Logainmneacha agus an dinnseanchas
(Comhar, 2022-03)San alt gairid seo, féachfar le léargas ginearálta a thabhairt ar an nasc atá idir logainmneacha na hÉireann agus traidisiún liteartha agus scéalaíochta an dinnseanchais. -
On the meaning of 'baile (buile)', and the interpretation of the poem beginning 'Rop tú mo baile'
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Old names for the River Suck and associated sites
(Dublin Institute of Advanced Studies, 2020)This paper examines the evidence indicating that the names Bré and Dubainn Bré (and variants thereof) may be regarded as older, alternative names for the river Suck. It also considers textual references to some other ... -
‘New speakers’ on Irish language community radio: new understandings of linguistic variation on Raidió na Life
(Routledge, 2021-07-19)This article examines the use of Irish on the community radio station Raidió na Life which has broadcast to Dublin since 1993. By admitting and indirectly valorising a variety of linguistic styles, Raidió na Life can be ... -
Using a 'Family Language Policy' lens to explore the dynamic and relational nature of child agency
(Wiley, 2021-06-01)This article contributes to a dialogue between childhood studies and the sociolinguistic subfield ‘Family Language Policy’ (‘FLP’). The article argues that the two fields provide complementary vantage points for exploring ... -
Critical perspectives on language and kinship in multilingual families by Lyn Wright (Book Review)
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‘Our cat has the power’: the polysemy of a third language in maintaining the power/solidarity equilibrium in family interactions
(Routledge, 2021-01-30)This article examines how power and solidarity in family relations are negotiated along linguistic lines, and in particular, the role of a third language in this negotiation process. It takes as its case study a transnational ... -
Irish pirate radio 1978-1988: How political stasis allowed unlicensed radio to flourish and innovate
(Taylor & Francis (Routledge), 2020-10-12)The history of pirate radio in Ireland remains understudied by comparison with other countries with histories of unlicensed broadcasting. This is surprising given the extent and longevity of a large pirate radio scene ... -
Building a language community through radio in the age of social media: the case of Raidió na Life
(Intellect, 2020-04-01)This paper investigates the motivations of volunteers in participating in broadcasting on a community radio station in the age of social media. The station chosen broadcasts in Irish, a minority language in Ireland, although ... -
Double-voicing and rubber ducks: the dominance of English in the imaginative play of two bilingual sisters
(Taylor & Francis (Routledge), 2020-05-05)Through analysis of a video recording of two bilingual siblings playing with rubber ducks, this article explores the concept that imaginative play can serve as a potential site for language shift. The article argues that ... -
How to turn the tide: the policy implications emergent from comparing a ‘post-vernacular FLP’ to a ‘pro-Gaelic FLP’
(Springer Verlag, 2020-02-14)This paper compares the sociolinguistic trajectory of a latent speaker mother to that of a new speaker mother. Drawing on Shandler (TDR 48(1):19 43, 2004), it introduces the term post-vernacular FLP as a means to ... -
The role of emotions and positionality in the trajectories of ‘new speakers’ of Irish
(SAGE Publications, 2017-07-28)Aims and Objectives/Purpose/Research Questions: The aim of this paper is to describe and analyse the emotional experiences and positionality of new speakers of Irish, fluent and regular speakers who were not raised with ... -
National identity and belonging among gay ‘new speakers’ of Irish
(John Benjamins Publishing, 2019-03)New speakers refer to people who use a language regularly but are not traditional native speakers of that language. Although this discussion has been going on for some time in other sub-disciplines of linguistics, it ... -
An Gael agus an raidió: Craoltóireacht na Gaeilge tar éis bhunú an stáit
(Comhar, 2018-09)Léiríonn an caidreamh idir an chraoltóireacht agus an Ghaeilge san 20ú Aois go leor idé-eolaíochtaí casta maidir leis an gcainteoir dúchais agus leis an bhfoghlaimeoir, agus faoin gceangal idir tógáil na féiniúlachta agus ... -
Enactments concerning the Irish language, 1922 - 2016
(Clarus Press on behalf of the School of Law, Trinity College, Dublin, 2016)The Official Languages Act (henceforth OLA) of 2003 gave limited expression to the constitutional status of Irish as first official language by obliging public bodies to provide a restricted number of services in Irish. ... -
“Tá cuid de na mná blasta/Some Women Are Sweet Talkers”: Representations of Women in Seán Ó hEochaidh’s Field Diaries for the Irish Folklore Commission
(Asociación Española de Estudios Irlandeses, 2017)This article discusses representations of women in diaries written by Sean O hEochaidh as part of his work as a field collector for the Irish Folklore Commission (1935-1971). Focusing on a number of well-described events ... -
Aithníonn queeróg queeróg eile: Gaeilgeoirí aeracha aontaithe agus gluaiseacht chomhaimseartha na Gaeilge
(Anthropological Association of Ireland, 1998)Fásann an páipéar seo as staidéar ar “Gaeilgeoirí Aeracha Aontaithe,” grúpa caidrimh do dhaoine homaighnéasacha le suim acu i nGaeilge. Tríd an eagras a shuíomh laistigh de ghluaiseacht chomhaimseartha na Gaeilge, déanaim ... -
Scannánaíocht na Gaeilge ag tabhairt aghaidh ar an domhan mór
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‘New speakers’ of Irish in the United States: practices and motivations
(De Gruyter, 2015-05-28)This paper examines the experiences and motivations of 'new speakers' of Irish in the United States. 'New speakers' of Irish refer to those whose first language is not Irish but who use the language regularly and fluently. ...