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fernuses · 3 months

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its great how second generation irish learners think speaking irish gives them a worldview that english doesn't because 1. they dont use the adjective "to be"; they say, for example, "sadness is on me" (rather than "i am sad") or "shame is on him"; 2. they dont use the adjective "to have"; they say, for example, "that shop is with her" (rather than "she owns that shop"); and 3. they conceive of their place names differently and thus the landscape has a hidden layer of meaning that the english place names have corrupted.

the perceived different worldview is exclusive to second language irish learned and the native irish learners do not perceive of their language to be granting them a peephole into a wonderful and magical world

Zenker, Olaf. 2014. Linguistic Relativity and Dialectal Idiomatization: Language Acquisition in the Irish Language Revival of Northern Ireland. Journal of Linguistic Anthropology 24(1):63-83.

#ireland #irish #linguistic relativity #linguistics #language ideology

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ardri-na-bpiteog · 10 months

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dealing with the housing crisis here is very demoralising and not to sound spoiled but as someone who is very introverted and socially anxious I am really tired of living with a housemate.

I miss when my bf and I had a place to ourselves but that was in the US and going back is not really an option because well...look at it

#living in Ireland really sucks because of the housing crisis #but the US genuinely scares me the way it's going right now #and as bad as the housing crisis is here #I don't worry about getting shot everywhere I go #I don't worry that I'm one accident or unforeseen health problem from a lifetime of debt #even with health insurance #and even with the concerning rise in far-right rhetoric here #it's still relatively small compared to the huge reactionary backlash from conservatives going on in the US

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theywontletmebeprincipal · 1 year

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Wait. Your family spoke Syriac? Is that what you’re saying?

Not doubting, just looking for clarification.

I’ve been fascinated by the language and I wish that the Assyrians had an independent country again, they’ve been through no end of shit these last few centuries.

(I have several posts relating to them and the Syriac language, you can reblog them if you wish)

I’m an Irishman and I don’t speak a word of Irish, I’m generally bad at speaking other languages in general and it makes me feel dumb.

And the lessons in had in school never stuck with me.

Hence why I have plans to learn Armenian and Syriac.

not syriac! I’m also irish (american) :) a lot of my great/great-great grandparents moved over here bc they were in poverty in ireland during the era when the us was still really hostile to the irish, hence why they had to hide that fact. over just a couple generations they full on forgot the language. my grandpa (immigrated after serving in wwii) was sort of the only exception to that, he’s where I learned most of my irish culture knowledge from

#the rest of my family is scottish/german jewish n somehow I have one (1) native argentinian abuela I’m really not sure how that one happened #but in terms of Endangered Langauges I’m referring to irish specifically bc I know it’s certainly not spoken in america #it was endangered in ireland too for a while wasn’t it?#ik the statistic last time I saw was that more ppl not in ireland spoke irish than ppl living there which is. fucking crazy #ik most of my relatives there don’t speak it either :(#gonna learn once I have the free time I think #but first I have to fix my spanish bc Oh God It’s So Bad #sanswers

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freddyfreeman · 2 years

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headcanon character thing: pinky. even if you’ve already done it

This is for @quadpen and @strato-viper-raven-blog <3

Sexuality Headcanon: He’s gay.

Gender Headcanon: Cis male, but I can also see him being non-binary (he/him/they/them)

A ship I have with said character: It’s funny…before I thought about his sexuality, I shipped him with Mary. And I still do! I think they would be very close friends, and maybe he loves her (as a friend). I can see him having a crush on her before he realizes his sexuality. I don’t have any romantic ships for him at the moment, but I can always be convinced ;)

A BROTP I have with said character: Brian, Mary, Freddy, Billy

A NOTP I have with said character: Brian

A random headcanon: He’s neurodivergent. Also, his family was Irish Catholic; the nickname might be a reference to his ginger hair…?

General Opinion over said character: I love him, and I think he’s underrated. To quote one of my own posts: “Pinky is who fandom thinks pre-Crisis Jason Todd was.” Ginger, orphan, working class, ADHD, etc, etc. Fun fact: Unlike Mr. Scarlet, Pinky has an origin story…the villain is based off of Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde. That’s one of my favorite gothic stories.

#i think pinky himself struggles with restraint so a jekyll/hyde comparison is not far off. also #this may be the most self-projection i’ve ever done onto a character (re: him being gay *and* catholic) but i can back it up with receipts #why wasn’t he sent to live with relatives when his mother died? they must have immigrated…from ireland #etc etc etc #so many pinky thoughts. i’m normal and sane thank you #mr. scarlet and pinky #pinky butler #earth-s #fawcett comics universe #headcanons #quadpen #strato-viper-raven-blog

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seachranaidhe · 2 years

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1/ An Ombudsman's report details how DUP-founded and set up 'Ulster Resistance' which then partnered with the UDA & UVF to buy guns & grenades with stolen bank robbery cash, it would lead to mass murder & mayhem across the north.

1/ An Ombudsman’s report details how DUP-founded and set up ‘Ulster Resistance’ which then partnered with the UDA & UVF to buy guns & grenades with stolen bank robbery cash, it would lead to mass murder & mayhem across the north.

2/ ‘Journalists arrived at Ulster Hall, after hearing that the rally was being convened to mobilise what the next day’s newspapers described as a “secret army”They were refused entry, but a young DUP press officer called Nigel Dodds emerged to hand out leaflets’ 3/..but this was just the start…. 4/…later to be confirmed. 5/5 Conspiracy as ‘RUC Special Branch, BA Intelligence, & MI5 Secret…

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#Brexit #Brexit Sea Border #British State agents #Collusion #DUP #LCC #loyalist paramilitary violence #loyalist sectarian murder gangs #NI Protocol #North of Ireland #Relatives for Justice #Sean Of The South #Stephen Travers #Troubles #UDA #UFF and Red Hand Commando #Ulster Resistance #UVF

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british-randyjade-reblogs · 7 months

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I long for the day I can leave this goddamn country,

I’m moving back to where I came from

I want to go home

#Ireland <- where my family came from #hoping I’ll feel more in place if I go there #a few relatives live there

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trentskis · 6 months

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Ibrahim Alagha, an irish citizen who was living in Gaza, gives his first interview after returning home to Ireland with his wife and three children

Ibrahim was also at the march yesterday, a day after he arrived in Ireland. a relative of his shared this:

blessing Ibrahim and his family and hoping for the safe return of many others, remembering all those who didn't get the chance to reunite with their families 🇵🇸🇮🇪

#will share the link to his full interview when i can there's only snippets at the moment #palestine

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demoreelrewound · 1 year

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council house just enough to fit the family; a cross-stitched Virgin Mary in the hallway; shaking a bucket for The Boys; split lips and grass stains; tuning out the building numbers on the news; sneaking into cinemas

This image was created with Picrew’s “多分なかよし“!! https://picrew.me/share?cd=tpnRCZOHf0

#{reel rewound}#reel rewound: quinn mulryan #blood cw #eye contact #(one of my relatives visited ireland in the 80s and saw a child shaking a bucket around the pub he was in - very awkward!)#(hoping to add lots of historical context and nuance as I've got the resources to do so - he's the nearest to me geographically anyway

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neil-gaiman · 2 months

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Howdy!

My parents and I are on the (southern half of the) Isle of Skye for the next few days. Is there anywhere you suggest we go that we likely wouldn’t know about otherwise (ie hidden or secret gems)?

I live in Ireland and will likely be back here relatively frequently; but they both live in the US, so I would love for them to see as many of the best bits as possible while they’re here.

Thank you so much!

I'd take the bus (or a car) north as well -- see the Quiraing, and the Fairy Glen, visit Dunvegan, wander Portree and eat fish and chips.

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dduane · 10 days

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It’s not over yet! May 11/12 aurora watch continues

It was a good night for aurora watchers all over Europe on the evening of May 10th/11th, 2024. Here's a great brief timelapse video sequence from Berkshire in the UK (via @Rainmaker1973 over at the Bye Bye Birdie place).

Among numerous other displays, this particular broad, pink "banner" structure was widely observed across the UK and Ireland around midnight local time / 2300 UT. It persisted, twisting and morphing into a variety of new shapes, for something like half an hour. The night's display as a whole was definitely one for the record books.

The early projections at the NOAA site suggest that the power of the incoming geomagnetic storm will be significantly less on Sunday, May 12th. But the night of May 11th still holds possibilities, as for the time being the storm seems to be holding at the relatively high Kp 8 level (on a scale of 0-9).

NOAA space weather forecasters have observed at least seven coronal mass ejections (CMEs) from the sun, with impacts expected to arrive on Earth as early as midday Friday, May 10, and persist through Sunday, May 12, 2024.

Here are the early graphic projections for the zone of visibility on the evening of May 11 2024. Please note that (a) these are approximations and estimates, not hard and fast indicators of where the solar wind makes planetfall; and (b) as they did last night, they may well improve over the course of the day as newer and better data reaches the predicting devices and personnel.

The European animated projection comes via ITV (UK) weatherman Chris Page.

North American prediction images come via the Space Weather Prediction Center at the NOAA website. Right now (9:30 PM IDT / 2139 UT on May 11th) the NOAA's evening prediction animation for Europe and North America hasn't been generated yet. This still image (updated 1900 IDT) shows where the auroral viewing zone stands right now. The "likelihood of viewing" for Europe seems to have dropped pretty much into the 30-40% range.

That said, though, it's worth noting that the NOAA earlier issued yet another geomagnetic storm watch warning for 12 May, as the Sun apparently popped off both X-class and M-class flares early today; the effects of those are now in transit toward Earth. So we'll see in a day or so what comes of that. Sunspot region 3664, which has been responsible for all this excitement, is plainly not done spitting out flares just yet.

As regards tonight's predictions, it also remains to be seen whether what we get will be better... considering that last night's displays far outpaced everybody's expectations. I for one am quite willing to be surprised. 🙏

It's also worth noting here that so far today, the Kp index illustrated at the Space Weather Prediction Center's experimental aurora dashboard page—an indicator of the current strength of the geomagnetic storm—hasn't dropped off very much from last night's highs. It'll be interesting to see how this behaves as the day goes on. (ETA 2: image updated 11/05/2024, 2140 IDT)

Other useful resources for those interested in space weather generally, and solar weather:

NASA's SOHO (Solar and Heliospheric Observatory) satellite's "The Sun Now" page

ESA Space Weather Service Network

NOAA (US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) Space Weather and Prediction Page

OVATION auroral prediction model from the DSCOVR spacecraft, via SpaceWeatherLive

AuroraWatch UK

#aurora #northern lights #May 11 2024 #solar weather #aurora borealis #Young Wizards meta

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alexias-putellas · 1 month

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bittersweet // k.mccabe x reader

k.mccabe x reader

based on this request! just a lil katie fic for my fellow katie girls

fifteen minutes.

you glanced up at the clock again just to make sure. fifteen minutes left until the end of the match. you were up 2-0 against ireland but they had really started to take control.

aoife mannion had successfully taken the ball from alessia’s feet and booted it down the pitch. it landed by katie and you watched as she took a shot, hannah saving it with relative ease.

as per your agreement, you and katie hadn’t talked in the run up to the game. but your eyes still strayed towards your girlfriend every now and then when the ball wasn’t by you.

with a small shake your head, you got back into the game. after drawing with sweden it was important that all three points went to england to keep the dream of heading to switzerland alive. but it hurt your soul to know that you’d have to crush katie’s dreams to get there.

a sudden roar of the crowd caught your attention and you whirled around in time to see the referee running towards hannah, taking something—two somethings out of her pocket.

you raced down the pitch as leah and some of the other girls talked to the referee but she was not budging on her decision to give hannah a second card for time wasting.

and then it suddenly dawned on you.

there were no subs left. all five had been used. everything seemed to happen in slow motion and before you could even blink, you were being pulled into a huddle.

“i’ll do it,” you blurted out, shocking the defenders stood around you into silence. “rach and fran are at the front, they’re holding it down, they don’t need me. but we do need a solid defence. none of you can go in for hannah and georgia and keira are killing it in the midfield. it has to be me.”

“are you sure?” leah asked you and you nodded, swallowing thickly.

“yeah, yeah, we’ll be fine.”

your teammates quickly patted you on the back, murmuring their good lucks as someone raced over with a spare goalkeeper shirt and gloves.

with a pounding heart, you slipped them both on and made your way into the goal, taking a few deep breaths to calm yourself.

as the game restarted and both teams got going, your heart seemed to sink further and further in your chest. why on earth had you volunteered?

that question flew around your head frantically as denise o’sullivan ran down the wing with the ball and you prayed that the girls could pull it together enough that you wouldn’t have to deal with it.

thankfully, keira was the one to do it but the relief didn’t last long. you pulled at the goalkeeper jersey anxiously as katie made her way over to take the corner, desperately calling for your teammates to cover you.

katie had scored from there before. you played alongside her for arsenal, you knew what she was capable of on the pitch when she really put her mind to it. and there was no doubt in your mind that she’d do anything to put that ball in the back of the net.

with a newfound fire in your stomach, you moved forward as your girlfriend kicked the ball, somehow managing to catch it despite the sea of green and white surrounding you.

not wanting to suffer the same fate as hannah, you quickly threw the ball lucy’s way, turning to shoot a thumbs up to the away crowd behind you. they cheered in response and you let yourself feel proud. ignoring the pull at your heart when you thought about katie.

but you needed to not think of her. you had a job to do. your girls were relying on you. they were what you needed to think about. you pushed any thought of katie to the back of your mind, giving leah a quick thumbs up when she looked over at you.

you glanced up at the clock, eyes widening slightly at how much time had actually passed. there were five minutes left. five more minutes.

at the very last minute you saw the ball flying at you and with every ounce of energy you had left, you jumped up, the ball rebounding off your fingertips to go over the back of the net.

the sounds of the girls and the fans cheering is what you focused on as you hit the ground, breathing deeply as someone helped you up.

“you good?” alex asked and you nodded, smiling as she patted you on the back.

hearing the whistle to end a game had never filled you with more relief and you almost cried with happiness. not only had you won but you had also kept the clean sheet. and as you made your way further onto the pitch, your teammates showed their appreciation with hugs, hair ruffles, and even more back pats.

when the huddle broke slightly, you immediately looked for katie. and when you found her, the happiness quickly turned to guilt upon seeing her crouched on the ground with her head in her hands.

“hey,” beth said softly as she approached you, shrugging her coat off and slipping it onto your shoulders. “it’s going to be okay.”

you nodded although you did not believe her. this was new territory for you and katie. you had never played against each other and you had never before been the reason for katie’s sadness. and whilst you desperately hoped it wouldn’t change your relationship, you had a horrible feeling it would.

as you made your way through the irish players, the anxiety grew bigger in your chest at the thought of seeing katie. when you got to her she hugged you like she did everyone else, squeezing your waist before moving on.

“there she is!” you heard georgia shout before her arms were around your waist and you were hoisted in the air. “england’s saviour!”

for a few minutes you let yourself relax and sink into the arms of your relieved teammates. when the huddle separated, you once again looked for katie, your heart sinking as you realised she was no longer on the pitch. whether she had left of her own accord or had been pulled for an interview, she was gone.

“come on you,” leah wrapped her around your shoulders, pulling you into her side. “it’s gonna be alright you know?”

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arriving back in london was both a shame and a relief. it somehow eased and elevated your anxiety. but your mind was still reeling.

instead of heading over to katie’s like you usually would, you went back to the apartment you and alessia shared, automatically assuming that katie would want her space.

you were halfway through ordering takeout on alessia’s phone when your phone buzzed. you reached over for it, lips pursing as you read the text on the screen.

are you coming over tonight?

“i think you should go,” alessia said as she peeked over your shoulder. you shrugged her away quickly. “she loves you.”

you sighed. “she loves football.”

“she loves you more,” the blonde gave you a pointed look. “so go see her and talk to her. otherwise you will drive yourself insane.”

“fine.”

the drive to katie’s apartment seemed a lot longer than usual. and by the time you’d made it up to the front door, you were half tempted to turn back around and go home.

but you didn’t. deep down you knew that your friends were right. everything would be fine. and you took the open door and the smell of your favourite takeaway to be the first sign of that.

“were you really going to ditch me for less?” katie asked as soon as she heard the door close.

“you did not know that was me,” you scoffed, kicking your shoes off. “anyone could’ve walked in then. you should really lock your door.”

“i unlocked it when i saw your car, genius.”

you mocked her quietly under your breath as you made your way into the kitchen. even though the dynamic between you clearly hadn’t changed, you still lingered nervously in the doorway and played with your fingers.

“so? were you actually going to ditch me for alessia?” katie asked again, turning around with her arms crossed over her chest.

you immediately studied her face. her eyebrows were slightly furrowed but she didn’t look upset. you cleared your throat and looked down at the floor. “i wasn’t sure if you’d want to see me.”

“ah so this is what leah warned me about.”

you opened your mouth, ready to ask what exactly leah had been saying when something hit you in the face. you blinked rapidly, looking down at the tea towel that fell onto your arm. just as you looked up, another one hit you and you quickly flung them both back at katie. “what are you doing?!”

“knocking some sense into you!”

“well can you do that after we’ve eaten? i’m starving and this smells really good.”

katie rolled her eyes but relented, handing you your plate of food. you’d eaten about half of it when she gently kicked your leg. “i’m really proud of you.”

“ugh, don’t start–“

“no, no, you clearly need to hear this so shut up and listen,” she told you, standing up and making her way behind you. you let out a sigh when she plucked the fork from your hand and placed it down before wrapping her arms around you. “i’m not mad at you and i definitely don’t hate you. you stepped up for your team when most people would probably be too scared to and you made some pretty decent saves. does it suck that it was against me? of course. but i love you and i’m proud of you. always.”

“i’d love you a lot more if you’d shut up and let me eat my food,” you muttered, smiling as she pressed a kiss to your head. “you are a pretty good girlfriend though, anyone ever told you that?”

katie grinned. “of course they have.”

“stupid question really wasn’t it?” you rolled your eyes, picking your fork back up as soon as she walked away. before you could load any food up onto it, she picked up a tea towel and twisted it in her hands, cracking it against your thigh. you yelped loudly, glaring at your girlfriend. “ow! what the hell was that for?”

“that was because you doubted my love for you. don’t do it again.”

“yes ma’am.”

#woso imagine #woso fanfics #woso x reader #woso #katie mccabe #katie mccabe x reader #katie mccabe imagine

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