

A website dedicated to the Irish language in County Mayo
TURAS SIAR - A DOCUMENTARY
Pap and Kath Murphy discuss their journey to establish a centre that celebrates the local dialect, history and genealogy of the people of Belmullet. They discuss the state of Mayo-Irish dialect and their efforts to revive it.
Dé Máirt
8ú Meán Fómhair 2025
Folklore
Caibleadh - a place where the fairies gather to talk
Na daoine maithe - fairies, spirits
Síogaí - fairies
Pisreog or Pisleog – superstition
Pisleógaí – superstitions
Nós pisleógach - superstitious custom
Geis - superstition
Taibhse - ghost Taibhsí - ghosts
Tír na nÓg - The Land of Youth
Scéal – story Scéaltaí - stories
an tseanchais - storytelling
Dhe léir a'tseanchais - according to the old stories
ag inseacht na scéaltaí céanna ceannan - telling the exact same story
Scéaltaí beaga fánacha a bhíthí a thabhairt orthu sin - they'd call them 'harmless little stories'
Fathach - Giant