The "What is this Irish word/phrase in English" thread

Cumann rince means dance club/association etc. The "Dea Mheasa" part means approved - I'm not familiar with whatever regulations might exist concerning competitive dancing etc but in this case, I assume it's the approved form of dance for taking part in a particular competition, feis etc.

Rince tuatha nua would be new country dance - for all I know, this could be line-dancing! Or (pure guesswork here) if it's connected to your previous query, maybe it's a different style of dance for a different competition? Tbh, when it comes to my knowledge about that sort of thing, I'm about as confident as Father Ted in Ireland's biggest lingerie section ...

Tigín is ok for little house/cottage. You could also have "Teachín".

You wouldn't have the h at the start of Alba there. My first thought was to say "Tigín Alba", but after going to check it I'm not 100% sure now. It could be that I'm allowing some of the Gaidhlig (Scottish Gaelic) that I learned many years ago to influence my thinking! What we call Irish is "Gaeilge" or "Gaelinn" in the language itself. Scottish Gaelic, or Gaidhlig, is really just another dialect (or grouping of dialects) of the same language.

In Irish Gaelic, the word for Scotland is "Albain". Any online resource I've checked thus far is giving the genitive case as "na hAlban". So "the little house of Scotland" would be "Tigín na hAlban".
In Scottish Gaelic, the word for Scotland is "Alba". So "the little house of Scotland" would be "Bothan Alba". However, this is very close to the Gaeilge word "bothán", whose meaning in Ireland is more akin to hut or shack, rather than cottage.

In any case though, neither of those formats is quite the same as "Scots Cottage", so my instinct would still be to go with "Tigín Alba". But I'd hold off until someone else can offer a view on that and in the meantime I'll chat to someone I know who would have a better idea.

How do you spell 'amlach' (clumsy/awkward) in Irish?
I've never seen the word written, only been on the receiving end of it from my mother

"Happy Republic Day to you all". Spelling all looks fine to me.

Nasc mainly means 'link' in the sense of connection. Machaire looks like the word you want.

Your link for Machaire gives meaning #2 as "Stretch of level ground; links, course. ~ gailf, golf-course. ~ ráis, race-course".

I need to translate my married surname into Irish? Could i PM somebody who might be able to offer advice or direct me where to go please?

My dictionary gives linntreog for puddle. I'm guessing the plural would be linntreoga?

Dinneen gives

pluda, g. id., m., puddle (also ploda).

plod, g. pluid, pl. id., m., a pool of standing water (ploda and plodar, id.).

plodán, -áin, pl. id., m., a. pool of standing water.

plodánacht, -a, f., paddling or rowing in water.

plodarán, -áin, m., a puddle (Con.).

Possibly Fógra - notice, advertisement

What is that formal greeting at the beginning of some TV programmes, some presenters will say something like 'de barr a meas thú' or Debra meathasa phonetically?

Ive always wondered and could never quite catch it.