Tá brón orm

[wyeuro]

Tá brón orm go bhfuíl an líosta seo chomh ciúin is atá sé go minic anois. Ar ball, bhí síorchomhráití mhaith ann idir neart daoine faoi ’chuile shórt. 'Sí mo thuarim gur mór an truaí go raibh na comhráití faoi scríobh seanghaeilge dhá chur ar an líosta seo. Bhí sé níos fearr nuair a bhí an líosta seo chun caint go haoibhinn in eindí as nuaghaeilge faoin rudai coiteanta. B’fhéidir go mbeadh sé níos fearr bheith ag cur leitreacha faoin seanscríobh ar líosta nua? Mar bhíonn daoine eile ag aontu liom, b’fhéidir go mbeidh mé ag cur ceist ar art faoi.


What I meant to say :
I'm sad that this forum is as quiet as it often is now. Not long ago, there was constant good conversation among many people about all sorts of things. In my opinion it's a pity that the conversations about the old irish texts were put onto this forum. It was better when this forum was for chatting pleasantly in nuaghaeilge about everyday things. Maybe it would be better to put posts about the old texts on a new subforum? If other people agree with me, perhaps I'll ask art about it.

What do you think, Beith? Or are there already too many subfora?
wyverne /|\

[Beith]

Hiya Vyvyan,

Nice to see you again!

I'll reply mainly in English so not to have to duplicate in two languages!

I think it's just a natural quietness in this section...things go through cycles of activity, ebb an flow and natural lulls, just as the seasons - and people come and go too: you were away for a while, I've been madly busy and not devoting time to posting in here, Megli gone onto other things, Kernos, DaRC and others too but most of us are still around. So if you want to post topics, feel free! It just takes someone to start the ball rolling again.

I think on the Old Irish front, that these posts are probably the most directly relevant for anyone wishing to investigate things that are more contemporary (within range) of ancient druidry and the society in which it survived longest . eg. the language, the cultural values of people, the traditions not just of writing and storytelling of epic myth, but also the inherent values and social organisation, beliefs within those myths; are very relevant, so I'd rather leave them here where people can access them if they wish...along with all the the posts on online access to manuscripts/translations. I think having things like Táin Bó Cuailnge, Cath Maige Tuired etc in vernacular and translation is really useful for anyone wishing to know of these stories from the texts they came from. I'd probably just leave everything in the Irish forum as I think there's an effort by the admin team to keep down the number of sub-fora and as the OIr ones are so few, I'd say it's probably just easier to leave them here.

I don't think there was ever too much chatting in Nuaghaeilge (modern Irish) - except really between you and me and I'm happy to keep that up if you like? Tá brón orm freisin go bhfuil an mbord seo chomh ciúinn mar a tá sé ach ar an ábhar nuaghaeilge - tá seans againn i gcónaí ár gcomhrá le chéile (agus lé aon daoine eile!)a chur ar tosadh arís! Tá mo chuid Gaeilge an-a "rusty" ar fad agus táim i ngá seans cleachtadh! so más maith leat, lean ar aghaidh!

What do you think about discussing some things in myths? or folklore? I know you have a very strong interest in fairylore (or I understood so anyway) and perhaps that might interest a lot of folks rather than linguistic discussions which limit others from participating because they may not have background to follow them?

One thing I think is relevant to the 'quietness' of this place, is that people have a misconception that it is purely a board for scholars and that's not the case. Far from it. It's just a place where people can share/discuss/read things related to the field of celtic studies and that's a huge area.

Would you consider maybe putting up a few bits of Cornish again sometime? I have never really seen it and I'd be interested to read a passage like the one you posted before.

All the best from the Northern hemisphere!
Nice to see you back - thank God some folks are out of hibernation!!

le gach dea-ghuí,
Beith

[Beith]

Btw - D'fhéach mé ar do shuíomh idirlíonn (bhí naisc i do theachtaireacht ins an 'pub') - tá do chuid phictiúirí an-a mhaith ar fad - na gríangraifeanna agus na pictúirí freisin. An ndearna tú iarracht fós iadsan a fhoilsigh i leabhar nó taispeántas? Beidh ceart duit é sin a dhéanamh mar tá siad an-mhaith agus an-suimiúil freisin - is maith an péintéir/ealaíontóir thú! Bhíos ag smaoineamh go ndéanfaidh siad pictiúirí maith i leabhair miteolaíochta nó béaloideas nó saghas léaráideanna i scéalta faoi na síoga nó rudaí mar sin. An bhfuill suim agat iad a thabhairt amach mar sin? Má tá, tá súil agam go mbeidh an t-Ádh leat agus go n-éirí thú!

slán anocht,
Beith

[wyeuro]

dia dhuit!
tá a fhíos agam faoin naisc – bhí mé múscailte an oíche uilig aréir ag bain amach mo chuid comhaid agus ag postáil an naisc ar mo chairde uilig! tá mé fíorthuirseach anois!

tá cinnte, bhí mé ag iarradh ag éirí níos fearr mar péintéir agus déanamh ceo mar sin le mo chuid phéictúirí. cupla blian o sin, b’fhéidir ceathair bliana nó mar sin, bhí mé ag taibhairt agam féin chúig bhliana chun éirí chomh maith le phéintéirí a bhím ag feiceáil i leabharthe. bhí mé ag goil ag déanamh péictiúir amháin ’chuile mhí, agus foghlaim faoi phéintáil chuns a bhí mé ag déanamh iad. bhí súil agam go mbéinn ag feabhsaigh mar sin. ach ní raibh mé in ann é. tá sé an-dheacair liom bheith ag obair go páiteanta! nach dual mé a bheith cúramach. bhí mé ag obair ar an tri cinn cheánna beagnach an am uilig, ag loit iad chomh luath is a bhí siad beagnach ceart – ach tá mise ag foghlaim go leor as, agus tá siad ag tosú ag éirí níos fearr anois.
dála an scéil, tá do chuidse eolas ar seanghaeilge ag éirí go hiontach – fíormhaith agus féinmhuinnineach. is suntasach é do leitir ar Perception of Celtic Paganism from Medieval Literature inné. bá taitneamhach é a léamh í. ar ndóigh, anois bhí mise ag cur mo chuid síleachtáil faoi ar freisin, agus ní móide go mbeadh duine ar bith ag aontú liom faoi – ach beidh an chraic níos beocha mar sin!

slán
wyverne /|\

[Beith]

Hi Wyeuro

Sea! Tá craic againne nuair a mbíonn muid ag caint le céile agus ag tabhairt ár gcuid smaointe féin ar ábhar. Chonaic mé do phost i DD agus bhí mé ag aoibhiúil nuair a bhfaca mé é. Tá áthas orm nuair a gcuireann tú postanna ar an mbord - cé nach mbíonn muid ar aon intinn le céile ar an abhár seangoidelc, bíonn sé i gconaí simiúil bheith ag léamh na postanna ann.

Tá súil agam go bhfuil a t-am agus an fonn péinteáil agat mar tá tallan agat san ealaíonn agus i bhfilíocht freisin. Bhain mé alán taitneamh as do fhilíocht agus ba cheart duit leabhar a fhoillsiú dá mbéadh an seas agat!

Cad faoi na gabhair atá agat ar an bhfeirm? Cé mhéad atá ann? an bhfuil tú ag díoladh íad nó ag déanamh cáis as an bainne? Is ainmhithe an-aláinn iad. Sa chaite, bhí mórán feirmeacha ins an timpeallacht anseo ach anois tá siad go léir imithe agus is trúa mór é. Níl aon rud chomh álainn ach an túath, le ainmhithe i na bpáirceanna, éininí i na gcrainn agus gach rud sítheach agus deas...


Feicfidh mé thú anseo nó i DD nó ar naisc eile. Tá áthas orm mar táimid ag caint mar seo - is maith an seas é chun cleachtadh a dhéanamh.

Slán go fóill!
Beith