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Motherfoclóir

Motherfoclóir

195 Episodes • By HeadStuff Podcasts • headstuffpodcasts.com
Dispatches from a not so dead language. Hosted by Darach O'Séaghdha and The Irish For… @theirishfor (https://twitter.com/Motherfocloir) Follow the show on twitter @motherfocloir or email us at motherfocloir@headstuff.org
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Back From The Dead: Translating Transylvania
With thanks to the Bram Stoker Festival, the Motherf... more
Oct 27 2023 1h 3m
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Introducing | Words To That Effect
Motherfocloir is part of the HeadStuff Podcast Netwo... more
Mar 14 2022 30m
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186: #186 | Last Orders - The Residents' Bar
Thank you for your support over the last four years.... more
Sep 2 2021 1h 30m
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BONUS | Amy Louise O'Callaghan and the Irish Arts Center NYC
If you follow Darach's Word of the Week project with... more
Aug 28 2021 34m
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185: #185 | Last Orders - The Grass Beard: Finn Longman and Queer Readings of An Táin
Join us for the final episode of Motherfoclóir, live... more
Aug 26 2021 47m
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184: #184 | Last Orders - Motherfoclóir Meets Blindboy
Blindboy talks to Darach about the Dictionary of Hib... more
Aug 19 2021 1h 10m
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183: #183 | Last Orders - 32 Shades of Salach: Romance Novels with Róisín McNally
Since Covid, sales of romance novels have shot throu... more
Aug 12 2021 57m
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182: #182 | Last Orders - Seven Deadly Letters - J, K, Q, W, X, Y, Z
Dr McEvoy and Mayor Pete assist Darach in a whistle ... more
Aug 5 2021 56m
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181: #181 | Last Orders - Parenting Is An Irregular Verb - Séamas Ó Reilly
Everybody is talking about Twitter sensation Séamas ... more
Jul 29 2021 44m
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180: #180 | Last Orders - Diabhal Scéal
When we say that a child is full of divilment, are w... more
Jul 22 2021 55m
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179: #179 | Last Orders - Créatúrs, Sliabhíns & Digressions
Well, it couldn't last forever; Motherfoclóir will b... more
Jul 15 2021 49m
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Teaser | Darach Meets ... The Europeans!
Darach chats to Katy and Dominic, the hosts of popul... more
Jun 4 2021 11m
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178: #178 | Fatal Deviation
Darach is joined by Mira Adama to discuss a cult cla... more
May 13 2021 1h 2m
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177: #177 | Let’s Start With Komets-Alef: Learning About Yiddish With Meena & Arun Viswanath
Recently, Yiddish became the fortieth language to jo... more
May 6 2021 45m
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176: #176 | BONUS: Irish Sign Language with Caroline McGrotty
Darach and Gearóidín meet Caroline McGrotty, an Iris... more
May 5 2021 44m
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175: #175 | Up The Lagan In A Bubble: Line of Duty and the Irish Cop Trope
Darach, Gearóidín and Peadar discuss the evolution o... more
Apr 29 2021 45m
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174: #174: Ceci N'est Pas Une Gickna - Louise Selkies Ní Chuilinn
When he’s not beavering away at this very podcast, D... more
Apr 22 2021 54m
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173: #173 | The Bramble: Oein De Bhairduin
Darach and Gearóidín are thrilled to be joined by Oe... more
Apr 16 2021 1h 8m
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172: #172 | By The Banks of My Own Orinoco: The Wonderful World of @EnyaComments
This week Darach and Peadar are joined by Aileanóra... more
Apr 8 2021 45m
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171: #171 | Please, Mr Postman - Colm McEvoy on An Post & Eircodes
It's a family affair this week on Motherfoclóir as w... more
Apr 2 2021 54m
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170: #170 | Well, Well, Well: Vampires, Evil Fish and Holy Wells
Are things holy because we need them or do we need t... more
Mar 26 2021 41m
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169: #169 | The Subh Milis Not Taken - What Is The Best Loved Poem In Irish?
And what of Irish poetry - are the best known Irish ... more
Mar 19 2021 54m
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168: #168 | Last Train To Eel Town: Thoughts On Baile In Irish Placenames
Darach, Peadar and Gearóidín started to talk about b... more
Mar 12 2021 54m
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167: #167 | A Fiadh By Any Other Name: The 2020 Baby Names
Darach, Gearóidín and Peadar discuss the latest baby... more
Mar 5 2021 49m
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166: #166 | Turscar-red For Life: Spam In Irish
Darach and Peadar discuss the phenomenom of turscar,... more
Feb 26 2021 39m
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