#37b Níos Éasca: Snáitheanna na Staire | The Threads of History (GA-EN) – Gaeilge Thar Lear – Podcast

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#39b Níos Éasca: Roimh an Titim
20 jul· Gaeilge Thar Lear
There was something about the 2000s. I cannot quite name it - but you knew it when you were in it. A shared language. A clear image of what it meant to be young. A world that felt like it was going in one direction.

And then, slowly and surely, it was gone.

In this episode of Gaeilge Thar Lear, I am thinking about that world - about what was there, about what went with it. And about the strange feeling that comes when the algorithm returns something to you that you were not looking for.

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Bhí rud éigin ann sna 2000í. Ní féidir liom ainm cruinn a chur air — ach bhí a fhios agat nuair a bhí tú ann. Teanga chomhroinnte. Íomhá shoiléir de cad a bhí i gceist le bheith óg. Domhan a bhí ag dul i dtreo amháin.

Agus ansin, go mall agus go cinnte, d'imigh sé.

San eagrán seo de Gaeilge Thar Lear, táim ag smaoineamh ar an domhan sin — ar cad a bhí ann, ar cad a d'imigh leis. Agus ar an mothúchán aisteach a thagann nuair a chuireann an algorithm rud ar ais os do chomhair nach raibh tú ag lorg.
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#39 Roimh an Titim
13 jul· Gaeilge Thar Lear
Bhí rud éigin ann sna 2000í. Ní féidir liom ainm cruinn a chur air — ach bhí a fhios agat nuair a bhí tú ann. Teanga chomhroinnte. Íomhá shoiléir de cad a bhí i gceist le bheith óg. Domhan a bhí ag dul i dtreo amháin.

Agus ansin, go mall agus go cinnte, d'imigh sé.

San eagrán seo de Gaeilge Thar Lear, táim ag smaoineamh ar an domhan sin — ar cad a bhí ann, ar cad a d'imigh leis. Agus ar an mothúchán aisteach a thagann nuair a chuireann an algorithm rud ar ais os do chomhair nach raibh tú ag lorg.

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There was something about the 2000s. I cannot quite name it - but you knew it when you were in it. A shared language. A clear image of what it meant to be young. A world that felt like it was going in one direction.

And then, slowly and surely, it was gone.

In this episode of Gaeilge Thar Lear, I am thinking about that world - about what was there, about what went with it. And about the strange feeling that comes when the algorithm returns something to you that you were not looking for.
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#38 Caoimhín Mac Uilín | Londain | Cill Chainnigh | Rí Rá agus Rith
6 jul· Gaeilge Thar Lear
San eagrán seo de Gaeilge Thar Lear, labhraím le Caoimhín Mac Uilín ó Chill Chainnigh, atá anois lonnaithe i Londain. Is é Caoimhín bunaitheoir an chlub reatha Rí Rá agus Rith, tionscnamh a thugann deis do Ghaeilgeoirí sa chathair teacht le chéile, dul ag rith agus an Ghaeilge a úsáid i suíomh sóisialta agus gníomhach.

Pléimid bunús an smaoinimh, cé atá páirteach ann agus conas atá an club ag fás. Labhraímid freisin faoin tionchar a bhí ag an gclub CLG Gaeilge Na Gaeil Óga i mBaile Átha Cliath air agus é ina mhac léinn, agus mar a spreag an taithí sin é chun pobal Gaeilge dá chuid féin a chruthú i Londain.

Tagann an comhrá ar a chuid maratón freisin, lena n-áirítear an scéal faoin ngeansaí O’Neills gan choinne a chabhraigh leis na ciliméadair dheireanacha a shárú. Déanaimid machnamh chomh maith ar an gcaoi a bhféadann siúl agus rith trí chathair léargas nua a thabhairt ar stair, ar charachtar agus ar scéalta ceilte na háite.

Thosaigh an comhrá seo tar éis dom postáil ó Chaoimhín a fheiceáil ar Cogar faoi Rí Rá agus Rith, agus bhí orm tuilleadh a fháil amach faoin tionscnamh. Bhí Caoimhín flaithiúil lena chuid ama agus ba mhór agam an deis a scéal a chloisteáil agus a roinnt.

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In this episode of Gaeilge Thar Lear, I speak with Caoimhín Mac Uilín from Kilkenny, who is now based in London. Caoimhín is the founder of Rí Rá agus Rith, a running club that brings Irish speakers together to run, socialise and use Irish in an active and welcoming environment.

We discuss where the idea came from, who is involved, and how the club has developed since it began. We also talk about the influence of the Irish-speaking GAA club Na Gaeil Óga in Dublin, where Caoimhín played hurling while studying in the city, and how that experience inspired him to create a similar Irish-language community in London.

The conversation also touches on the marathons he has completed, including the story of how an unexpected O’Neills GAA jersey helped carry him through the final kilometres of a race. We reflect on how running and walking through a city can reveal so much about its history, character, and hidden stories.

This conversation began after I came across Caoimhín posting on Cogar about Rí Rá agus Rith — and I wanted to find out more about the idea behind it. Caoimhín was generous enough to give me his time, and I really appreciate the opportunity to hear and share his story.
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#37b Níos Éasca: Snáitheanna na Staire | The Threads of History (GA-EN)
29 jun· Gaeilge Thar Lear
In this episode of GTL, we take a journey through history - but not through dates, battles, or great historical figures. Instead, it begins with a small house beside a lake outside Berlin, a book that sat unread on a shelf for ten years, and one simple question: why are some of us so drawn to history?

From Horrible Histories to Age of Empires, from fantasy maps to podcasts about worlds long gone, this is an episode about the doors that history opens for us. About the threads that connect people, places, and different eras. And about that feeling when you realise there is always another story behind the one in front of you.

An episode about curiosity, storytelling, and the things that capture a child's imagination. About teaching, parenthood, and the challenge of raising children in a world where every question can be answered instantly.

And above all, an episode about the threads we follow through books, games, maps, and stories — and why we keep wanting to see where they lead.

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San eagrán seo de GTL, téann muid ar thuras trí stair — ach ní trí dhátaí, cathanna ná ainmneacha móra. Ina áit sin, tosaíonn sé le teach beag cois locha taobh amuigh de Bheirlín, leabhar a bhí ar sheilf le deich mbliana, agus ceist shimplí: cén fáth a bhfuil cuid againn chomh gafa leis an stair?

Ó Horrible Histories go Age of Empires, ó léarscáileanna fantaisíochta go podchraoltaí faoi shaolta atá imithe le fada, is eagrán é seo faoi na doirse a osclaíonn an stair dúinn. Faoi na snáitheanna a nascann daoine, áiteanna agus tréimhsí éagsúla. Agus faoin mothúchán a thagann nuair a thuigeann tú go bhfuil scéal eile i gcónaí taobh thiar den cheann atá os do chomhair.

Eagrán faoi fhiosracht, faoi scéalaíocht, agus faoi na rudaí a mhúsclaíonn samhlaíocht páiste. Faoi mhúinteoireacht, faoi thuismitheoireacht, agus faoin dúshlán atá roimh ghlúin atá ag fás aníos le freagraí láithreacha ar gach ceist.

Agus thar aon rud eile, eagrán faoi na snáitheanna a leanann muid trí leabhair, cluichí, léarscáileanna agus scéalta — agus faoin bhfáth a mbíonn muid fós ag iarraidh a fheiceáil cá dtugann siad sinn.
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#37 Snáitheanna na Staire
22 jun· Gaeilge Thar Lear
San eagrán seo de GTL, téann muid ar thuras trí stair- ach ní trí dhátaí, cathanna ná ainmneacha móra. Ina áit sin, tosaíonn sé le teach beag cois locha taobh amuigh de Bheirlín, leabhar a bhí ar sheilf le deich mbliana, agus ceist shimplí: cén fáth a bhfuil cuid againn chomh gafa leis an stair?

Ó Horrible Histories go Age of Empires, ó léarscáileanna fantaisíochta go podchraoltaí faoi shaolta atá imithe le fada, is eagrán é seo faoi na doirse a osclaíonn an stair dúinn. Faoi na snáitheanna a nascann daoine, áiteanna agus tréimhsí éagsúla. Agus faoin mothúchán a thagann nuair a thuigeann tú go bhfuil scéal eile i gcónaí taobh thiar den cheann atá os do chomhair.

Eagrán faoi fhiosracht, faoi scéalaíocht, agus faoi na rudaí a mhúsclaíonn samhlaíocht páiste. Faoi mhúinteoireacht, faoi thuismitheoireacht, agus faoin dúshlán atá roimh ghlúin atá ag fás aníos le freagraí láithreacha ar gach ceist.

Agus thar aon rud eile, eagrán faoi na snáitheanna a leanann muid trí leabhair, cluichí, léarscáileanna agus scéalta - agus faoin bhfáth a mbíonn muid fós ag iarraidh a fheiceáil cá dtugann siad sinn.
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In this episode of GTL, we take a journey through history - but not through dates, battles, or great historical figures. Instead, it begins with a small house beside a lake outside Berlin, a book that sat unread on a shelf for ten years, and one simple question: why are some of us so drawn to history?

From Horrible Histories to Age of Empires, from fantasy maps to podcasts about worlds long gone, this is an episode about the doors that history opens for us. About the threads that connect people, places, and different eras. And about that feeling when you realise there is always another story behind the one in front of you.

An episode about curiosity, storytelling, and the things that capture a child's imagination. About teaching, parenthood, and the challenge of raising children in a world where every question can be answered instantly.

And above all, an episode about the threads we follow through books, games, maps, and stories - and why we keep wanting to see where they lead.
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#36 Níos Éasca: An Corn na Domhanda | The World Cup | Saipan | Der Sommermärchen | Qatar | 2026 (GA-EN)
15 jun· Gaeilge Thar Lear
In this episode of Gaeilge Thar Lear, I ask a simple question: why am I not excited about the World Cup?

The story starts in 2002 - in Saipan, in Cork, in my childminder's house - and takes me through those magical years between 2004 and 2008, through FourFourTwo magazines, through der Sommermärchen in Germany, and on to Qatar, to 2026, and to a question I still cannot fully answer.

This is an episode about sport, memory, and the kind of magic you build in your head when you are young. About the way sport can be more than sport - an image of the world, a connection to a place, a part of who you are.

And about my little girl - three years old now - and the World Cup that will be hers when she turns eleven.

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This episode was inspired by the following newspaper article: https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/03/paul-howard-the-world-cup-is-the-greatest-thrill-ever-as-long-as-you-arent-there/

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San eagrán seo de Gaeilge Thar Lear, cuirim ceist shimplí: cén fáth nach bhfuil sceitimíní orm faoin gCorn na Domhanda?

Tosaíonn an scéal i 2002 - i Saipan, i gCorcaigh, i dteach mo childminder - agus tugann sé mé tríd na blianta iontacha sin idir 2004 agus 2008, tríd na hirisleabhair FourFourTwo, tríd der Sommermärchen sa Ghearmáin, agus ar aghaidh go Qatar, go 2026, agus go dtí ceist nach bhfuil freagra agam uirthi fós.

Is eagrán é seo faoi spóirt, cuimhne, agus an saghas draíochta a chruthaíonn tú i do cheann agus tú óg. Faoin tslí a mbíonn spóirt níos mó ná spóirt - ina íomhá den domhan, ina nasc le háit, ina chuid de cé thú féin.

Agus faoi mo chailín bheag - atá trí bliana d'aois anois - agus an Corn na Domhanda a bheidh ann di nuair a bheidh sí aon bhliain déag d'aois.
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Bonus: An Corn na Domhanda | Saipan | Der Sommermärchen | Qatar | 2026
11 jun· Gaeilge Thar Lear
San eagrán seo de Gaeilge Thar Lear, cuirim ceist shimplí: cén fáth nach bhfuil sceitimíní orm faoin gCorn na Domhanda?

Tosaíonn an scéal i 2002 - i Saipan, i gCorcaigh, i dteach mo childminder - agus tugann sé mé tríd na blianta iontacha sin idir 2004 agus 2008, tríd na hirisleabhair FourFourTwo, tríd der Sommermärchen sa Ghearmáin, agus ar aghaidh go Qatar, go 2026, agus go dtí ceist nach bhfuil freagra agam uirthi fós.

Is eagrán é seo faoi spóirt, cuimhne, agus an saghas draíochta a chruthaíonn tú i do cheann agus tú óg. Faoin tslí a mbíonn spóirt níos mó ná spóirt - ina íomhá den domhan, ina nasc le háit, ina chuid de cé thú féin.

Agus faoi mo chailín bheag - atá trí bliana d'aois anois - agus an Corn na Domhanda a bheidh ann di nuair a bheidh sí aon bhliain déag d'aois.

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In this episode of Gaeilge Thar Lear, I ask a simple question: why am I not excited about the World Cup?

The story starts in 2002 - in Saipan, in Cork, in my childminder's house - and takes me through those magical years between 2004 and 2008, through FourFourTwo magazines, through der Sommermärchen in Germany, and on to Qatar, to 2026, and to a question I still cannot fully answer.

This is an episode about sport, memory, and the kind of magic you build in your head when you are young. About the way sport can be more than sport - an image of the world, a connection to a place, a part of who you are.

And about my little girl - three years old now - and the World Cup that will be hers when she turns eleven.

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This episode was inspired by the following newspaper article: https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/03/paul-howard-the-world-cup-is-the-greatest-thrill-ever-as-long-as-you-arent-there/
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#35 Donno | Rap | Ceol | Gaeilge | Learpholl
8 jun· Gaeilge Thar Lear
Sa eagrán seo de Gaeilge Thar Lear, bíonn comhrá agam le Donno — rapper agus ceoltóir as Learpholl a bhfuil Gaeilge den scoth aige agus atá ag tabhairt na teanga isteach ina chuid ceoil.

Pléimid a thuras leis an nGaeilge, an chaoi ar fhoghlaim sé í taobh amuigh d'Éirinn, agus an ról atá aici ina shaol agus ina chuid cruthaitheachta inniu.

Labhraímid freisin faoina cheol, faoin rap mar mheán cainte agus léirithe, agus faoin gcinneadh Gaeilge a úsáid ina chuid amhrán. Tugann Donno léargas ar shaol an cheoltóra nua-aimseartha chomh maith — ó Spotify agus streaming go AI agus na dúshláin a bhaineann le beatha a bhaint as an gceol sa lá atá inniu ann.

Tagann ceangail Learphoill le hÉirinn chun cinn sa chomhrá freisin, chomh maith leis na pleananna atá ag Donno don todhchaí.

Comhrá suaimhneach faoi rap, Gaeilge agus cruthaitheacht i Learpholl an lae inniu.

Is féidir Donno a leanúint anseo:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/donnomusic/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@donnomusic
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3OC10ZqayZv537iDyzxFB8

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In this episode of Gaeilge Thar Lear, I speak with Donno, a rapper and musician from Liverpool with an impressive command of Irish who has begun incorporating the language into his music.

We discuss his journey with Irish, how he learned the language outside Ireland, and the role it plays in both his personal life and creative work.

The conversation also explores his music, rap as a form of expression, and his decision to use Irish in his songs. Donno shares his perspective on life as a modern musician, from Spotify and streaming to AI and the challenges of making a living from music today.

We also discuss Liverpool’s connections with Ireland and Donno’s plans for the future.

A relaxed conversation about rap, the Irish language, and creativity in modern-day Liverpool.

You can follow Donno here:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/donnomusic/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@donnomusic
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3OC10ZqayZv537iDyzxFB8
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#34 Brian O'Malley | Clobr | CLG Amsterdam | Digital Irish
1 jun· Gaeilge Thar Lear
Sa eagrán seo de Gaeilge Thar Lear, bíonn comhrá le Brian Ó Máille — Gael atá lonnaithe in Amsterdam agus atá gníomhach i saol na Gaeilge, CLG agus an domhan start-up san Eoraip.

Pléitear an Ghaeilge in Amsterdam, na ciorcail chomhrá agus an pobal a choinníonn an teanga beo i gcathair idirnáisiúnta, chomh maith lena shaol le Amsterdam GAA agus na heachtraí CLG thar lear.

Téann an comhrá isteach sa nasc idir spórt agus fiontraíocht, agus na cosúlachtaí idir meon foirne, brú agus disciplín sa dá shaol sin.

Pléitear freisin Clobr Clobr — AI fashion start-up Brian — agus is féidir clárú don waitlist anseo: https://clobr.co/

Comhrá suaimhneach faoi Ghaeilge thar lear, CLG, start-ups agus saol Gaelach i gcathair Eorpach nua-aimseartha.

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In this episode of Gaeilge Thar Lear, there’s a conversation with Brian Ó Máille — an Irish speaker based in Amsterdam active in the Irish language scene, GAA, and the European start-up world.

The episode explores Irish language life in Amsterdam, community circles, and his involvement with Amsterdam GAA and GAA experiences abroad.

It also looks at the link between sport and entrepreneurship, and the shared mindset of pressure, discipline, and teamwork.

We also discuss Clobr Clobr — Brian’s AI fashion start-up — and you can join the waitlist here: https://clobr.co/

A relaxed conversation about Irish abroad, GAA, start-ups, and modern Irish life in Europe.
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Bonus: Seacht mBliana i ndiaidh GOT: Part 2
28 mei· Gaeilge Thar Lear
Seacht mbliana tar éis dheireadh Game of Thrones, leanaimid ar aghaidh leis an scéal - an uair seo i mBonn, i mí Aibreáin 2019, agus Séasúr 8 ag teacht amach seachtain i ndiaidh seachtaine. Agus mé díreach tar éis bogadh go dtí an Ghearmáin, gan mórán struchtúir ná plean soiléir don chéad chéim eile den saol, bhí Westeros fós mar chineál compánaigh dom agus mé ag iarraidh mo bhealach féin a aimsiú.

Sa dara cuid seo, labhraím faoi dheireadh na sraithe, faoi na “cracks” a bhí le feiceáil fiú roimh Séasúr 8, agus faoin gcúis nach gceapaim go bhfeicfimid rud cosúil le GOT arís. Ní hamháin mar gheall ar an tsraith féin, ach mar gheall ar an idirlíon, streaming, agus an áit a raibh muid inár saol ag an am sin.

Seo eagrán faoi endings - deireadh sraithe, deireadh ré áirithe den idirlíon, agus deireadh tréimhse i mo shaol féin freisin.

Faigh cupán tae, cuir ort na headphones, agus tar liom ar ais go Bonn, 2019.
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Seven years after the end of Game of Thrones, we continue the story - this time in Bonn, in April 2019, as Season 8 arrived week by week. Having just moved to Germany, with no real structure and no clear idea what the next stage of life would look like, Westeros became a strange kind of companion while I tried to figure things out.

In this second part, I talk about the ending of the series, the cracks that were already appearing long before Season 8, and why I don’t think we’ll ever see another cultural phenomenon quite like GOT again. Not just because of the show itself, but because of the internet, streaming culture, and where many of us were in our lives at that moment in time.

This episode is about endings - the end of a TV series, the end of a certain era of the internet, and the end of a particular chapter of my own life too.

Grab a cup of tea, put the headphones on, and come back with me to Bonn, 2019.
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#33b Níos Éasca: Cuimhne na hÁite: Foréigean an tSimplithe - Memory of Place and the Violence of Simplicity (GA-EN)
25 mei· Gaeilge Thar Lear
In this episode of Gaeilge Thar Lear — “Cuimhne na hÁite (The Memory of Place)” - we begin with a single word… and the weight it carries.

From there, the conversation expands into language, land, and memory — and how meaning can shift when things are renamed, reframed, or simplified.

Through personal reflection, reading, and a series of wider examples, one idea keeps surfacing: the quiet danger of reducing complex realities into something neat, simple… and incomplete.

A reflective episode that sits with the question, rather than trying to resolve it.

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Sa eagrán seo de Gaeilge Thar Lear — “Cuimhne na hÁite” — tosaíonn sé amach le focal amháin… agus an meáchan atá leis.

Ón bpointe sin amach, leathnaíonn an comhrá amach go dtí an gaol idir teanga, talamh agus cuimhne — agus an chaoi a n-athraíonn rudaí nuair a chuirtear ainm nua orthu, nó nuair a shimplithear iad.

Trí léamh pearsanta, taisteal trí smaointe, agus roinnt samplaí ón saol mór, tagann téama amháin chun cinn arís agus arís eile — an baol a bhaineann le castacht a laghdú go rud éasca, soiléir… agus mícheart.

Eagrán machnamhach eile — ag fanacht leis an gceist seachas freagra a lorg.
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Bonus: Seacht mBliana i ndiaidh GOT: Part 1
20 mei· Gaeilge Thar Lear
Seacht mbliana tar éis deireadh Game of Thrones, téim siar go dtí an tús — ó na chéad leabhair a léigh mé i gCorcaigh, go dtí an tsraith teilifíse a tháinig chun bheith ina cuid mhór de mo shaol sna fichidí. Seo scéal pearsanta faoi dhomhan Westeros, faoi charachtair a mhúnlaigh comhráite, cairdis agus blianta éagsúla den saol.

Sa chéad chuid seo, filleann muid ar an mbuaicphointe — an t-am nuair a bhí Game of Thrones i lár an chultúir, agus i lár mo shaol féin freisin.

Faigh cupán tae, agus tar liom ar an turas seo.

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Seven years after the end of Game of Thrones, I go back to where it all began — from the first books I read in Cork to the TV series that became a major part of my twenties. This is a personal story about the world of Westeros and the characters who shaped conversations, friendships, and different chapters of life.

In this first part, we return to the peak — when Game of Thrones was at the centre of culture, and at the centre of my life too.

Grab a cup of tea, go for a walk with the dog, and come along for the journey.
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#33 Cuimhne na hÁite: Foréigean an tSimplithe
18 mei· Gaeilge Thar Lear
Sa eagrán seo de Gaeilge Thar Lear — “Cuimhne na hÁite” — tosaíonn Oisín le focal amháin… agus an meáchan atá leis.

Ón bpointe sin amach, leathnaíonn an comhrá amach go dtí an gaol idir teanga, talamh agus cuimhne — agus an chaoi a n-athraíonn rudaí nuair a chuirtear ainm nua orthu, nó nuair a shimplithear iad.

Trí léamh pearsanta, taisteal trí smaointe, agus roinnt samplaí ón saol mór, tagann téama amháin chun cinn arís agus arís eile — an baol a bhaineann le castacht a laghdú go rud éasca, soiléir… agus mícheart.

Eagrán machnamhach eile — ag fanacht leis an gceist seachas freagra a lorg.

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In this episode of Gaeilge Thar Lear — “Cuimhne na hÁite (The Memory of Place)” — Oisín begins with a single word… and the weight it carries.

From there, the conversation expands into language, land, and memory — and how meaning can shift when things are renamed, reframed, or simplified.
Through personal reflection, reading, and a series of wider examples, one idea keeps surfacing: the quiet danger of reducing complex realities into something neat, simple… and incomplete.

A reflective episode that sits with the question, rather than trying to resolve it.
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#32 Etienne Rapacki | Cóbanhávan | Teangacha, an Ghaeilge agus a Scéal
11 mei· Gaeilge Thar Lear
Sa chlár seo de Gaeilge Thar Lear, labhraím le Étienne Rapacki — polaiglot iontach a bhfuil ocht dteanga aige, an Ghaeilge ina measc.

Tharraing gearrthóg ar líne de Étienne ag labhairt i roinnt teangacha éagsúla — Gaeilge san áireamh — aird ar a chumas teanga. Sa chomhrá seo, pléimid a shaol mar dhochtúir i gCóbanhávan, a ghrá do theangacha, a nasc le hÉirinn, agus an ról atá ag an nGaeilge ina shaol féin.

Óna óige le Fraincis agus Eastóinis, go dtí an Ghaeilge a fhoghlaim agus pobal a aimsiú tríd an teanga — is scéal suimiúil, pearsanta é seo faoi theangacha, féiniúlacht agus an méid is féidir leo a thabhairt dúinn.

Bain taitneamh as!

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In this episode of Gaeilge Thar Lear, I speak with Étienne Rapacki — an Estonian-French polyglot who speaks eight languages, including Irish to a remarkably high level.

A clip of Étienne speaking several languages — including Irish — drew attention to his linguistic ability. In this conversation, we explore his life as a doctor in Copenhagen, his connection to languages, his relationship with Ireland, and what learning Irish has brought to his life.

From growing up with Estonian and French to building a deep connection with Irish and its community, this is a thoughtful conversation about language, identity, and the unexpected paths that languages can open.
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#31b Níos Éasca: Dhá Mhéadar: Scéalaíocht agus Rothaíocht (GA-EN)
4 mei· Gaeilge Thar Lear
In this episode of Gaeilge Thar Lear, I tell the story of how I fell in love with professional cycling — and why it speaks to me.

It starts in 1998, when I was seven years old, and takes me through the years — through the stories, the characters, the moments — to a steep hill in Belgium two years ago.

This is an episode about sport, storytelling, memory, and the kind of complexity that makes a sport genuinely interesting. About the moments that stay with you — and the people who are there when they happen.

And some moments — two metres from greatness — never leave you.

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San eagrán seo de Gaeilge Thar Lear, insím an scéal faoin gcaoi ar tháinig mé i ngrá le rásaíocht rothaíochta — agus cén fáth a bhfuil sí fós ag caint isteach ionam.

Tosaíonn an scéal i 1998 agus mé seacht mbliana d'aois, agus tugann sé mé tríd na blianta — tríd na scéaltaí, na carachtair, na momantaí — go dtí cnoc garbh sa Bheilg dhá bhliain ó shin.

Is eagrán é seo faoi spóirt, scéalaíocht, cuimhne, agus an saghas castachta a dhéanann spóirt suimiúil i ndáiríre. Faoi na momantaí a fhanann leat — agus faoi na daoine a bhíonn le do thaobh nuair a tharlaíonn siad.

Agus bíonn momantaí ann — dhá mhéadar ó mhórghníomh — nach ndéanann tú dearmad orthu go deo.
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#31 Dhá Mhéadar: Scéalaíocht agus Rothaíocht
27 apr· Gaeilge Thar Lear
San eagrán seo de Gaeilge Thar Lear, insím an scéal faoin gcaoi ar tháinig mé i ngrá le rásaíocht rothaíochta — agus cén fáth a bhfuil sí fós ag caint isteach ionam.

Tosaíonn an scéal i 1998 agus mé seacht mbliana d'aois, agus tugann sé mé tríd na blianta — tríd na scéaltaí, na carachtair, na momantaí — go dtí cnoc garbh sa Bheilg dhá bhliain ó shin.

Is eagrán é seo faoi spóirt, scéalaíocht, cuimhne, agus an saghas castachta a dhéanann spóirt suimiúil i ndáiríre. Faoi na momantaí a fhanann leat — agus faoi na daoine a bhíonn le do thaobh nuair a tharlaíonn siad.

Agus bíonn momantaí ann — dhá mhéadar ó mhórghníomh — nach ndéanann tú dearmad orthu go deo.

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In this episode of Gaeilge Thar Lear, I tell the story of how I fell in love with professional cycling — and why it speaks to me.

It starts in 1998, when I was seven years old, and takes me through the years — through the stories, the characters, the moments — to a steep hill in Belgium two years ago.

This is an episode about sport, storytelling, memory, and the kind of complexity that makes a sport genuinely interesting. About the moments that stay with you — and the people who are there when they happen.

And some moments — two metres from greatness — never leave you.
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#30b Níos Éasca: Na Scéaltaí a Fanann Linn - The Tales that Really Mattered (GA-EN)
20 apr· Gaeilge Thar Lear
In this episode of Gaeilge Thar Lear, I reflect on the stories that stay with us — the ones we return to at different stages of life, and the ones that quietly shape how we see the world.

From train journeys and books in different languages to old favourites that never quite leave us, this is an episode about reading, memory, comfort, challenge, and the strange power certain tales hold over us long after we first encounter them.

Some stories entertain us. Some belong to a certain season of life. Others travel beside us for years.

This episode is about the tales that really mattered.

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San eagrán seo de Gaeilge Thar Lear, déanaim machnamh ar na scéalta a fhanann linn — na cinn a fhilleann chugainn ag céimeanna éagsúla dár saol, agus na cinn a mhúnlaíonn an chaoi a fheicimid an domhan go ciúin, gan mórán torainn.

Ó thurais traenach agus leabhair i dteangacha éagsúla go dtí na sean-scéalta is ansa linn nach bhfágann muid i gceart riamh, is eagrán é seo faoi léitheoireacht, cuimhne, compord, dúshlán, agus an chumhacht a bhíonn ag scéalta áirithe fanacht linn i bhfad i ndiaidh dúinn casadh orthu den chéad uair.

Bíonn scéalta áirithe ann le siamsaíocht a thabhairt dúinn.

Bíonn cinn eile ann a shiúlann linn ar feadh na mblianta.

The tales that really mattered.

Is fúthu siúd atá an t-eagrán seo.
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#30 Na Scéaltaí a Fanann Linn - The Tales that Really Mattered
13 apr· Gaeilge Thar Lear
San eagrán seo de Gaeilge Thar Lear, déanaim machnamh ar na scéalta a fhanann linn — na cinn a fhilleann chugainn ag céimeanna éagsúla dár saol, agus na cinn a mhúnlaíonn an chaoi a fheicimid an domhan go ciúin, gan mórán torainn.

Ó thurais traenach agus leabhair i dteangacha éagsúla go dtí na sean-scéalta is ansa linn nach bhfágann muid i gceart riamh, is eagrán é seo faoi léitheoireacht, cuimhne, compord, dúshlán, agus an chumhacht a bhíonn ag scéalta áirithe fanacht linn i bhfad i ndiaidh dúinn casadh orthu den chéad uair.

Bíonn scéalta áirithe ann le siamsaíocht a thabhairt dúinn.

Bíonn cinn eile ann a shiúlann linn ar feadh na mblianta.

Is fúthu siúd atá an t-eagrán seo.

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In this episode of Gaeilge Thar Lear, I reflect on the stories that stay with us — the ones we return to at different stages of life, and the ones that quietly shape how we see the world.

From train journeys and books in different languages to old favourites that never quite leave us, this is an episode about reading, memory, comfort, challenge, and the strange power certain tales hold over us long after we first encounter them.

Some stories entertain us. Some belong to a certain season of life. Others travel beside us for years.

This episode is about the tales that really mattered.
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#29b Níos Éasca: Mo Shíceolaíocht Airgid (My "Psychology of Money") - (GA-EN)
6 apr· Gaeilge Thar Lear
In this episode of Gaeilge Thar Lear — Mo Shíceolaíocht Airgid (My Psychology of Money)

How does where we grow up shape the way we think about money? Drawing on Morgan Housel's The Psychology of Money, Oisín reflects on his own relationship with money — from growing up during the Celtic Tiger and the crash that followed, to the very different financial culture he found when he moved to Germany.

The episode explores why Ireland and Germany — two countries shaped by very different histories — produce such different instincts around money and investing, and why none of us are as irrational as we might seem. A personal, reflective episode about culture, history, and the person we are still becoming.
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Sa eagrán seo de Gaeilge Thar Lear — Mo Shíceolaíocht Airgid

Cén chaoi a múnlaíonn an áit inar fhásamar aníos an caidreamh atá againn le hairgead? Bunaithe ar an leabhar The Psychology of Money le Morgan Housel, déanann Oisín machnamh ar a chaidreamh féin le hairgead — ó bhlianta an Tíogair Cheiltigh agus an cúlú eacnamaíoch in Éirinn, go dtí an meon airgeadais atá aige anois ina chónaí sa Ghearmáin.

Pléitear an difríocht idir dhá thír, dhá stair agus dhá dhearcadh ar fad difriúil i leith airgid — agus an fáth nach bhfuil aon duine againn as ár meabhair leis an gcaoi a smaoinímid air. Eipeasóid phearsanta, mhachnamhach faoin gcultúr, faoin stair, agus faoin duine a bheidh ionainn amach anseo.
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#29 Mo Shíceolaíocht Airgid
30 mrt· Gaeilge Thar Lear
Sa eagrán seo de Gaeilge Thar Lear — Mo Shíceolaíocht Airgid

Cén chaoi a múnlaíonn an áit inar fhásamar aníos an caidreamh atá againn le hairgead? Bunaithe ar an leabhar The Psychology of Money le Morgan Housel, déanann Oisín machnamh ar a chaidreamh féin le hairgead — ó bhlianta an Tíogair Cheiltigh agus an cúlú eacnamaíoch in Éirinn, go dtí an meon airgeadais atá aige anois ina chónaí sa Ghearmáin.

Pléitear an difríocht idir dhá thír, dhá stair agus dhá dhearcadh ar fad difriúil i leith airgid — agus an fáth nach bhfuil aon duine againn as ár meabhair leis an gcaoi a smaoinímid air. Eipeasóid phearsanta, mhachnamhach faoin gcultúr, faoin stair, agus faoin duine a bheidh ionainn amach anseo.
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In this episode of Gaeilge Thar Lear — Mo Shíceolaíocht Airgid (My Psychology of Money)

How does where we grow up shape the way we think about money? Drawing on Morgan Housel's The Psychology of Money, Oisín reflects on his own relationship with money — from growing up during the Celtic Tiger and the crash that followed, to the very different financial culture he found when he moved to Germany.

The episode explores why Ireland and Germany — two countries shaped by very different histories — produce such different instincts around money and investing, and why none of us are as irrational as we might seem. A personal, reflective episode about culture, history, and the person we are still becoming.
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