http://www.gaeltachttravel.com/gaeltacht-regions/pog-mo-thoin/ travel & accommodation Thu, 12 Aug 2010 20:38:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.gaeltachttravel.com/gaeltacht-regions/pog-mo-thoin/comment-page-1/#comment-273 Russell Tue, 13 Jul 2010 08:21:40 +0000 http://www.gaeltachttravel.com/?p=603#comment-273 Haha. It's funny, but I actually like "Go n-ithe an cat thú is go n-ithe an diabhal an cat" a lot better. Haha. It’s funny, but I actually like “Go n-ithe an cat thú is go n-ithe an diabhal an cat” a lot better.

]]> http://www.gaeltachttravel.com/gaeltacht-regions/pog-mo-thoin/comment-page-1/#comment-189 Máirtín Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:17:29 +0000 http://www.gaeltachttravel.com/?p=603#comment-189 My sister at age 3 and I at age 7 were taught this phrase along with "suigh síos" by my Gaelic speaking, Roscommon born grandfather in 1949 while living in New Jersey USA. I'll leave the translation of the latter as an educational exercise. Seems that we have entered into a neo-Victorian, neo-Puritan era where everything offends everybody. It's impossible to offend me with words because my mother (both her parents born in Ireland) taught me as a child that "Sticks and stones can break my back but words can never hurt me." Many of my Irish American relatives were also taught the phrase, "póg mo thóin," which they still use to this day and rather than be offended, we all get a good laugh about it. My Irish relatives in Ireland also appear to get a good laugh out of it. My sister at age 3 and I at age 7 were taught this phrase along with “suigh síos” by my Gaelic speaking, Roscommon born grandfather in 1949 while living in New Jersey USA. I’ll leave the translation of the latter as an educational exercise. Seems that we have entered into a neo-Victorian, neo-Puritan era where everything offends everybody. It’s impossible to offend me with words because my mother (both her parents born in Ireland) taught me as a child that “Sticks and stones can break my back but words can never hurt me.” Many of my Irish American relatives were also taught the phrase, “póg mo thóin,” which they still use to this day and rather than be offended, we all get a good laugh about it. My Irish relatives in Ireland also appear to get a good laugh out of it.

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