Motherfocloir : Dispatches from a not so dead language

Darach O'Seaghdha

ISBN 10: 1786691876 / ISBN 13: 9781786691873

Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Sep 2018, 2018

About this Item

Neuware - A humorous investigation of the Irish language.

Seller Inventory # 9781786691873

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Motherfocloir : Dispatches from a not so dead language
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Sep 2018
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1786691876
• ISBN 13: 9781786691873
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu

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Synopsis

Bestseller & Winner of the Popular Non-Fiction Irish Book Award.
'Thought-provoking, irreverent and often laugh-out-loud hilarious' Irish Independent.

"Motherfoclóir" [focloir means 'dictionary' and is pronounced like a rather more vulgar English epithet] is a book based on the popular Twitter account @theirishfor.

As the title suggests, Motherfoclóir takes an irreverent, pun-friendly and contemporary approach to the Irish language. The translations are expanded on and arranged into broad categories that allow interesting connections to be made, and sprinkled with anecdotes and observations about Irish and Ireland itself, as well as language in general. The author includes stories about his own relationship with Irish, and how it fits in with the most important events in his life.

This is a book for all lovers of the quirks of language.

About the Author

Darach O'Séaghdha is the author of popular twitter account @theirishfor. He lives just outside Dublin, where he works as a civil servant during the day and explores language at night and in the early morning.