tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120734625222765421.post6148475455334803465..comments2023-10-10T07:11:37.390-06:00Comments on La Vie En Rose: Irish 101Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04986527567693226393noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120734625222765421.post-64825709635020170532009-03-18T10:29:00.000-06:002009-03-18T10:29:00.000-06:00Stacy--I never had croned beef and cabbage while I...Stacy--I never had croned beef and cabbage while I was over there but it probably is an Irish thing that Americans have grabbed onto.Courtneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04986527567693226393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120734625222765421.post-41260545791667943752009-03-17T11:15:00.000-06:002009-03-17T11:15:00.000-06:00So do the Irish really do the corn beef and cabbag...So do the Irish really do the corn beef and cabbage thing or is that an American thing as well?Stacy Alexandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03073296034454182153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120734625222765421.post-78975005190891869102009-03-17T10:33:00.000-06:002009-03-17T10:33:00.000-06:00STM--Sorry, maybe I'll do a post on that as well--...STM--Sorry, maybe I'll do a post on that as well--I like to talk about it but usually I get the sense that no one really cares--or at least not as much as I do.<BR/><BR/>Natalie--leprechaun's and any Irishman worth his salt will tell you that.<BR/><BR/>Jenny--Erin go bragh is the English spelling of Éirinn go brách which means Ireland forever and is basically pronounced as it looks in the English (air-inn-guh-braw)<BR/><BR/>Jen--I don't think you are patheticCourtneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04986527567693226393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120734625222765421.post-74116159141828226862009-03-17T08:35:00.000-06:002009-03-17T08:35:00.000-06:00I think you would laugh at the way I am sitting he...I think you would laugh at the way I am sitting here talking out loud at the computer trying to pronounce these words. Pretty pathetic.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12870882429676385594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120734625222765421.post-20505474829105586712009-03-17T08:03:00.000-06:002009-03-17T08:03:00.000-06:00So every year I use the term Erin go bragh... can ...So every year I use the term Erin go bragh... can you enlighten my closed mind on that one?<BR/>:)<BR/>and top o the mornin' to ya!~Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15616038477865625828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120734625222765421.post-8904819140847552332009-03-16T18:03:00.000-06:002009-03-16T18:03:00.000-06:00Ohhh-this is fun. My husband is especially into t...Ohhh-this is fun. My husband is especially into this language geek stuff. Now I can impress him! (your p.s. ruined the whole holiday for me though :( Next thing you'll say is that leprechaun's don't really exist! Now THAT would really ruin the holiday!)Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13664721313255171534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120734625222765421.post-55669470160094235852009-03-16T16:40:00.000-06:002009-03-16T16:40:00.000-06:00Disappointed.I saw they title and was hoping you w...Disappointed.<BR/><BR/>I saw they title and was hoping you were giving some political insight into what I've been reading in the papers this week.<BR/><BR/>Still, pronunciation is helpful. By the time I got to the third Daughter of the Forest book I was thoroughly frustrated with how few of the names I could "say" in my head. It slowed down my reading a lot.Science Teacher Mommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16579558647324072199noreply@blogger.com