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unusual facts about Irish Gaelic



Big World

The front cover of the album features the phrase "Big World" in French, Persian, Mandarin Chinese, Greek, Dutch, Korean, Thai, Russian, Irish Gaelic, Armenian, Hindi, Hebrew, Indonesian, Arabic, and Polish.

Richard Bellings

Although Bellings is often considered a typical Old Englishman, he considered himself Irish and his writings show a good familiarity with Irish Gaelic, including the Old Irish texts such as the Lebor Gabála Érenn.


see also

An Caol

Keel, County Mayo (Irish Gaelic: An Caol), a town on Achill Island, Ireland.

Begley

Colm Begley, Irish Gaelic footballer and Australian rules footballer

Danno

Dan O'Keeffe (1907-1967), Irish Gaelic football goalkeeper nicknamed "Danno"

Éire Óg

Éire Óg Greystones GAA, an Irish Gaelic Athletic Association club in County Wicklow

Éire Óg-Corrachoill CLG, an Irish Gaelic Athletic Association hurling club based in Country Kildare

Éire Óg Craigavon GAA, a Northern Irish Gaelic Athletic Association club in County Armagh

Hazley

Ray Hazley (born c. 1959), Irish Gaelic footballer and hurler

Kevin O'Sullivan

Kevin Jer O'Sullivan (born 1948), Irish Gaelic footballer for Adrigole, Beara and Cork

Neil

The surname Neil is a reduced form of the surname McNeil (from the Gaelic Mac Néill, "son of Niall"), or variant form the surname of Neill (from the Irish Gaelic Ó Néill or the Scottish Gaelic Mac Néill, meaning "descendant of Niall" and "son of Niall".

O'Rorke

Barry O'Rorke (born 1989), Irish Gaelic football and hurling player

Scullion

Tony Scullion - Retired Irish Gaelic footballer who played for Derry

The Jem Star

Aidan is an Irish Gaelic name, a diminutive of Aodh and usually translated into English as "little fiery one" or similar.