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GrandMother in Irish

  • 06-06-2015 7:19pm
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    Registered Users Posts: 2


    I was wondering if anyone could confirm and or happen to know the Irish for GrandMother, if I remember rightly in school we were thought that GrandMother was Maimeo.
    But I went to make sure as I'm planning to get it as a tattoo to my late GrandMother.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 735 ✭✭✭KK4SAM


    Séanmhaithair=Grandmother

    Mo Séanhhaithair =My Grandmother


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,693 ✭✭✭wiz569


    Should be Seanmháthair


  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 27,088 CMod ✭✭✭✭spurious


    We were taught Mamó which is just a different way of spelling Maimeo, but that's more 'nanny' than grandmother, a more familiar way of saying it.

    Most people don't call their grandmother 'grandmother' in English, neither do they in Irish.


  • Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 30,832 Mod ✭✭✭✭Insect Overlord


    Mamó/Maimeo is probably the nicest, most familiar way of putting it. Like Nana, etc.


  • Registered Users Posts: 2 MMDCLXVI


    Thank you for the help, its really helpfully/needed.
    I'll stick with Maimeo, I never did call my grandmother 'Grandmother'. I always just called here Nan.
    Thanks again for all the help.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 5,480 ✭✭✭Chancer3001


    Mamó is more common way of spelling it I would say


  • Registered Users Posts: 304 ✭✭daphil


    Mamó is more common way of spelling it I would say

    Máthair mór no máthair críonna also used, but Mamó is the "pet" name used.


  • Registered Users Posts: 4,905 ✭✭✭Aard


    I know of a few people who'd call their grandmother "mamó" even though they didn't speak any Irish. The spelling "maimeo" (m caol) doesn't seem right to me, but I'm sure it's a regional/dialectal thing.


  • Registered Users Posts: 4,698 ✭✭✭Gumbi


    daphil wrote: »
    Máthair mór no máthair críonna also used, but Mamó is the "pet" name used.

    Máthair is feminine, thus it should be lenited.

    máthair chríonna
    máthair mhór


  • Registered Users Posts: 941 ✭✭✭An gal gréine


    In Tír Chonaill we have Móraí.
    Also, Mam mór,
    and a more formal máthair mhór.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 4,698 ✭✭✭Gumbi


    In Tír Chonaill we have Móraí.
    Also, Mam mór,
    and a more formal máthair mhór.

    Tá'n ceann sin go deas, níor chualas é cheana

    Ní raibh fhios agam go raibh Gaeltacht I dTír Eoghain, an bhfuil? Cheapas go bhfuair sé bás blianta ó shin.


  • Registered Users Posts: 4,905 ✭✭✭Aard


    Tír Chonaill = Dún na nGall


  • Registered Users Posts: 216 ✭✭AnLonDubh


    Note Mamó and Maimeo have slightly different pronunciation with the m being slender. Maimeo is Mayo Irish.


  • Registered Users Posts: 4,327 ✭✭✭FishOnABike


    Seanmháthair or less formally Mamó here (munster irish).


  • Registered Users Posts: 4,698 ✭✭✭Gumbi


    Aard wrote: »
    Tír Chonaill = Dún na nGall

    Jaysus, I need specs!


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