Word: gaelic
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Ahern was elected Taoiseach (prime minister in Gaelic) of Ireland in 1997 and played a major role in the creation of the 1998 Good Friday Agreement. His speech received two standing ovations...
...music of Altan is touching regardless of whether or not the listener is Irish or understands a word of Gaelic. High energy fiddling and masterful percussion get the feet tapping and the head nodding in enthusiastic rhythm. Breathy acoustic ballads are interwoven throughout, and lead singer Mairead Ni Mhaonaigh’s haunting vocals are nothing short of harmonic bliss. Steeped in the power of an ancient culture, this music is a wistful tribute to a peaceful time before memory...
While joking about O'Brien's odd first name (he is named for Gaelic priests, not barbarians), Reiss says he was taken aback by the new president's quick...
...outbursts, however, seemed to have an effect on me. If anything, my interests became more and more esoteric as I progressed. For example, what was once a Social Anthropology special field became Celtic Languages and Literatures instead. I find myself crawling around the subterranean levels of Widener digging up Gaelic texts about to crumble to dust...
Sinn Fein translates from Gaelic as "Ourselves, Alone," and the IRA-aligned party finds itself living up to its name as Northern Ireland's peace process verges on collapse. Britain on Thursday gave the IRA a week in which to disarm or face the suspension of the power-sharing government and the return of direct rule from London. Ulster Unionist leader David Trimble has warned that the IRA's refusal thus far to begin turning in weapons makes his party's presence in a coalition government with Sinn Fein untenable, and vowed to quit unless London suspended the institution...