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| | Tuesday, June 19th, 2012 3:42 pm kamomil Hello, I have a question about TV in Ireland.We went to stay in my grandmother's house in 2008. No one lives in it anymore, but my uncles still look after the house. When we stayed there, there was a TV and some kind of TV service, there were basic RTE channels, but I forget whether it was a small dish or a TV aerial, it wasn't a VHF one, that I do remember. I had assumed at the time that Ireland already had digital TV service, and that that was what we were watching at the house - it is in a rural area and I doubt it was cable. I am reading that Ireland is shutting down its analog RTE TV service later this year, and that the Saorview service started in 2010, and the Saorsat service started in 2012, so whatever we were watching, it wasn't Saorview nor Saorsat.Anyone have any idea what kind of service it was that we were watching? Thanks! (4 comments | comment on this) Wednesday, September 21st, 2011 2:04 am contagious_sock hello everyone!I came to Dublin yesterday and I'll stay here for three months to study psychology at TCD. If anybody is reading this, let's meet!p.s. also I need a good room, if you have one, please, comment this entry. (3 comments | comment on this) Tuesday, April 5th, 2011 2:10 pm - Quick and stupid question's cerridwyno9 As everyone or mostly everyone on this site does I like to write and I'm working on a story in which the characters sister dies in a plane crash and I was wondering for the wake and the funeral if the casket should be closed. I know most wakes and funerals are open casket but considering the manner of death I don't think it would be appropriate but I just wanted to double check. Also are the words Mummy and love as in "are you alright love" and Mummy/mommy used ?because I think mammy sounds weird but then again maybe mama would work too.Granad (hope I spelled that right) for all your help.Slante. (9 comments | comment on this) Sunday, April 3rd, 2011 11:29 am - Visiting Dublin hampic Hi all, _First, I apologise if my question is a bit misplaced; I didn't find a better LJ place to ask._My boyfriend an I are planning our trip to Dublin (May 7the - May 12the). Since we are students, it's really important for us to cut on unnecessary expenses. I need your advice on this matter - 1) What's the cheapest way to move across thee city? 2) Is there some special combined museums/sites ticket we should buy? 3) We prefer couchsurfing, but if we don't find a couch soon, we'll have to order a room. So, are there some low-cost hostels? We aren't picky at all, the cheaper - the better. Everything I found online so far wasn't anywhere near being cheap. 4) Where we should eat or shouldn't (quality vs price). 5) And, of course, I'll be extra grateful for must-see recommendations. :)Thank you very much!P.S. Please forgive me my English, I'm not a native speaker. (8 comments | comment on this) Sunday, March 27th, 2011 1:25 pm - Language question dawnage Hi, I was wondering if anyone could help me out with a language question.I am looking for a name for a grandmother in Irish - plus pronunciation guide! I am aware of the word seanmháthair, meaning grandmother, but don't know how to say it, so would appreciate advice! Also, I am interested in diminutives of the word - in the way that English has granny, grandma, gran, nanny, nan, nana &c. Little children need something quite easy to say! If anyone has any comments on the popularity / formality / social and class associations of any of the expressions, that would also be welcomed.Many thanks in advance! (4 comments | comment on this) Sunday, March 20th, 2011 9:16 pm kamomil Hello all,I was wondering if there is someone who could explain this to me. On Google Maps, I can see town names that say things like "Pollakeel (Loughtee Upper By)" (it's near +53° 57' 15", -07° 17' 50" if you're curious)What does the "upper by" part mean?Thanks! (2 comments | comment on this) Monday, March 7th, 2011 6:41 pm - Belfast English wildbluefaerie I'm an undergraduate student of Linguistics at McGill University and I am conducting a study on the properties of Belfast English. I am looking for people from Belfast to participate in my study by filling out a short online survey. The survey includes demographic information (kept completely anonymous) and questions about rhymes, words, etc. It should take only about 10 minutes. Thank you in advance! If you have any questions, feel free to contact me.http://www.cs.mcgill.ca/~cschmi9/current mood: thoughtful (comment on this) Monday, February 21st, 2011 3:06 pm - Myles na gCopaleen short story marauded This is a Myles na gCopaleen or Flann O'Brien story I remember reading in secondary school, but I can't recall the name of it, or find the excerpt online...All I can find is this article that references it. Otherwise I have no such luck and I was certain that it was a short story.“When I returned to London, I went up to the bedroom with some curiosity. There was nothing to be seen save the bath of acid. I carried the bath down to sitting room and got a glass. I filled the glass with what was in the bath, crept in under the table and swallowed the burning liquid. Glass after glass I swallowed till all was gone. It was with grim joy that I accomplished my threat that I would drink this plumber under the table. It was the sort of thing one did at the turn of the century.”Help much appreciated, I'd like to read it again.Thanks!EDIT: I think it could be in 'An Béal Bocht' (comment on this) Tuesday, December 7th, 2010 10:02 am - Moving adrianthorn I live in America but I'm contemplating moving to Ireland at some point in the future. I was wondering if any nationals could give me some advice about cities to consider living in/checking out before I make the jump. (15 comments | comment on this) Monday, November 29th, 2010 10:10 pm Friday, November 12th, 2010 2:48 am - Fiancée Saturday, October 2nd, 2010 7:06 pm - Google Street View kamomil Google Street View now works for Ireland... I was disappointed when it wasn't there, but it is now! (comment on this) Saturday, September 4th, 2010 6:01 pm Wednesday, June 9th, 2010 2:22 pm kamomil Can someone tell me where the birthplace of Percy French plaque is? According to Wikipedia, it's Elphin, County Roscommon, but if someone can tell me what road it's on, that would be great. If you can find GPS coordinates that would be ideal.I went there with my mom & dad, and we had a job to find it, but I'd like to go back and see it again.I might have found where it is here:http://www.visitroscommon.com/tour2.aspFrom Tulsk we head north for Elphin along the N61. About 3km along this road on the left look for signs for the birthplace of Percy French at Clooneyquin. Willam Percy French, songwriter, poet, entertainer and painter was born on the 1st May 1854 at his family ancestral home at Cloonyquin. so by following that on Google Maps, I think it might be at 53° 48' 2.142" -8° 14' 35.0406" can anyone confirm?Thanks! (comment on this) Friday, June 4th, 2010 9:50 pm - Irish history resources ibid HiForgive me if this is a stupid question.I've got a summer job teaching English at a language school in Cambridge starting later in the month. In the afternoons I am to teach 'History of the British Isles' to innocent unsuspecting foreigners, the materials they have given me are not good to put it mildly so I need to swot up on my Non-English history and prepare my own things.I'd like to do some work on Irish history as well, considering for better or worse British and Irish history have been so entwined, and I wondered if anyone could point me in the direction of online schools' resources for Irish history or if there are any tv shows I could use for research. My google Fu is lacking I'm afraid.Thanks all :) (14 comments | comment on this) Monday, March 15th, 2010 1:43 pm - Irish English! wildbluefaerie Though I'm not Irish myself, I love everything Irish, including the wonderful Irish accent. I am an undergraduate linguistics student at McGill University, and I'm looking for participants for a study on Irish English (Hiberno-English). You can see the survey here. It only takes a few minutes to fill out and you can have fun laughing at my bad poetry! The only requirement is that you grew up in (or are growing up) in Ireland. Thanks for your help!~Corinna Schmidt (6 comments | comment on this) Thursday, November 5th, 2009 6:17 pm - New years events? marauded Does anyone know what kind of special festivals/events are taking place around the country this year? I'd like to do something special this time around. Any suggestions would be fantastic and I'm open to (almost) anything! Thank you :) (1 comment | comment on this) Monday, October 5th, 2009 8:41 pm - question: coats yet? ardaraith Hey, I'm over later this week for some time with the bf. Are ladies wearing coats yet, or is it still blazers and cardigans? Thanks! (2 comments | comment on this) Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009 11:00 pm ghostofgrace Hello!I will be in Ireland for the month of March, and my plan thus far is to rent a place for the month. So far I have only used Craigslist to locate places to sublet, but I was wondering if there were any other or better sites I could use to locate a place. Craigslist mainly only covers Dublin, with a few random exceptions thrown in, and I'm looking to now maybe rent a place on the west coast area.Also, what are reasonable amounts of money I should be expecting to pay for a month worth of rent? I've gotten about 20 responses on places for about 500 euros.Thank you! (11 comments | comment on this) 3:45 pm - abbreviations antaine1 In the US, we have standardized two-letter abbreviations for every state. Is there a similar two- or three-letter standard abbreviation for the counties? I've seen TN and TS for Tipp North and Tipp South, but I don't know how standard that is or if there is one for each other county. 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