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Is there a word for.....?

  • 07-03-2008 5:02pm
    #1
    bijou
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 412 ✭✭


    Hi all....
    I was wondering if there was a word in Irish for "fairies"? I can find reference to fairy (singular) but not the plural.
    Any help would be very welcome from a very early beginner!!:o


Comments

  • #2
    nice1franko
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,300 ✭✭✭nice1franko


    I think it's "na daoine maith" i.e. "the good people".

    I know shag all Irish now :( but I think I remember that one from school.


  • #3
    bangersandmash
    Closed Accounts Posts: 686 ✭✭✭bangersandmash


    Síoga - Faries

    or something sí

    eg ceol sí - fairy music


  • #4
    bijou
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 412 ✭✭bijou


    nice1franko wrote: »
    I think it's "na daoine maith" i.e. "the good people".

    I know shag all Irish now :( but I think I remember that one from school.

    Many thanks for that nice1franko.
    As a learner:rolleyes: can anyone recommend any good cd's etc for trying to learn along with my youngster???


  • #5
    bangersandmash
    Closed Accounts Posts: 686 ✭✭✭bangersandmash


    bijou wrote: »
    Many thanks for that nice1franko.
    As a learner:rolleyes: can anyone recommend any good cd's etc for trying to learn along with my youngster???


    What level is your 'youngster' at?

    I still think that síoga is a better word. It is proper irish - not the bad irish mar shampla carr nó veann nó lúcosáid(i kid you not - it appears in the inis dom books alongside cóc)


  • #6
    KeyLimePie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 861 ✭✭✭KeyLimePie


    síofra!
    well it's more sprites than anything..


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  • #7
    bijou
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 412 ✭✭bijou


    bangersandmash wrote: »
    What level is your 'youngster' at?

    I still think that síoga is a better word. It is proper irish - not the bad irish mar shampla carr nó veann nó lúcosáid(i kid you not - it appears in the inis dom books alongside cóc)

    bangersandmash thank you. She's in Junior Infants so she's at the most basic level, I want to help encourage her to learn irish (and would love to learn with her.....);)


  • #8
    alexanderomahon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 601 ✭✭✭alexanderomahon


    bijou wrote: »
    bangersandmash thank you. She's in Junior Infants so she's at the most basic level, I want to help encourage her to learn irish (and would love to learn with her.....);)

    If Des Bishop can do it, then we all can. Go n-eiri leat!


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