
Motherfoclóir
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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Introducing | Words To That Effect
Motherfocloir is part of the HeadStuff Podcast Netwo...
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Mar 14 2022 30m
186: #186 | Last Orders - The Residents' Bar
Thank you for your support over the last four years....
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Sep 2 2021 1h 30m
BONUS | Amy Louise O'Callaghan and the Irish Arts Center NYC
If you follow Darach's Word of the Week project with...
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Aug 28 2021 34m
185: #185 | Last Orders - The Grass Beard: Finn Longman and Queer Readings of An Táin
Join us for the final episode of Motherfoclóir, live...
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Aug 26 2021 47m
184: #184 | Last Orders - Motherfoclóir Meets Blindboy
Blindboy talks to Darach about the Dictionary of Hib...
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Aug 19 2021 1h 10m
183: #183 | Last Orders - 32 Shades of Salach: Romance Novels with Róisín McNally
Since Covid, sales of romance novels have shot throu...
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Aug 12 2021 57m
182: #182 | Last Orders - Seven Deadly Letters - J, K, Q, W, X, Y, Z
Dr McEvoy and Mayor Pete assist Darach in a whistle ...
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Aug 5 2021 56m
181: #181 | Last Orders - Parenting Is An Irregular Verb - Séamas Ó Reilly
Everybody is talking about Twitter sensation Séamas ...
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Jul 29 2021 44m
180: #180 | Last Orders - Diabhal Scéal
When we say that a child is full of divilment, are w...
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Jul 22 2021 55m
179: #179 | Last Orders - Créatúrs, Sliabhíns & Digressions
Well, it couldn't last forever; Motherfoclóir will b...
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Jul 15 2021 49m
Teaser | Darach Meets ... The Europeans!
Darach chats to Katy and Dominic, the hosts of popul...
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Jun 4 2021 11m
178: #178 | Fatal Deviation
Darach is joined by Mira Adama to discuss a cult cla...
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May 13 2021 1h 2m
177: #177 | Let’s Start With Komets-Alef: Learning About Yiddish With Meena & Arun Viswanath
Recently, Yiddish became the fortieth language to jo...
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May 6 2021 45m
176: #176 | BONUS: Irish Sign Language with Caroline McGrotty
Darach and Gearóidín meet Caroline McGrotty, an Iris...
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May 5 2021 44m
175: #175 | Up The Lagan In A Bubble: Line of Duty and the Irish Cop Trope
Darach, Gearóidín and Peadar discuss the evolution o...
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Apr 29 2021 45m
174: #174: Ceci N'est Pas Une Gickna - Louise Selkies Ní Chuilinn
When he’s not beavering away at this very podcast, D...
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Apr 22 2021 54m
173: #173 | The Bramble: Oein De Bhairduin
Darach and Gearóidín are thrilled to be joined by Oe...
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Apr 16 2021 1h 8m
172: #172 | By The Banks of My Own Orinoco: The Wonderful World of @EnyaComments
This week Darach and Peadar are joined by Aileanóra...
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Apr 8 2021 45m
171: #171 | Please, Mr Postman - Colm McEvoy on An Post & Eircodes
It's a family affair this week on Motherfoclóir as w...
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Apr 2 2021 54m
170: #170 | Well, Well, Well: Vampires, Evil Fish and Holy Wells
Are things holy because we need them or do we need t...
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Mar 26 2021 41m
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 ...
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Mar 19 2021 54m
168: #168 | Last Train To Eel Town: Thoughts On Baile In Irish Placenames
Darach, Peadar and Gearóidín started to talk about b...
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Mar 12 2021 54m
167: #167 | A Fiadh By Any Other Name: The 2020 Baby Names
Darach, Gearóidín and Peadar discuss the latest baby...
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Mar 5 2021 49m
166: #166 | Turscar-red For Life: Spam In Irish
Darach and Peadar discuss the phenomenom of turscar,...
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Feb 26 2021 39m
165: #165 | To Claim The Emerald
Darach and Peadar discuss the history of this term "...
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Feb 19 2021 48m