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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
The family
Relatives
Daoine muintearacha - family members, related people
Máthair – mother
Athair - father
Dreatháir – brother
Dreifiúr - sister Deireafúireachaí - sisters
Mac - son
Iníon - daughter
Uncail - uncle
Aint – aunt
Daideó - grandad
Seanchoc - grandad
Athair mór - grandfather
Máthair mhór - grandmother
Mac mice - grandson
Iníon mice - granddaughter
Nia - nephew
Neach' - niece
Col ceathair - cousin
Family relations
Gaol - relationship, kinship
Clann – children (of)
Cineál - kith and kin, folk
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