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Motherfoclóir

Motherfoclóir

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Dispatches from a not so dead language.

 

For generations of Irish people the concept of an enjoyable and funny book about the Irish language was unimaginable - but then came Motherfoclóir.

Darach Ó Séaghdha, curator of the popular Twitter account @theirishfor, surprises us with his irreverent approach and his witty, learned and strange observations about the origins of words, their meaning and their connections. This is a drily humorous and deeply personal book that can be enjoyed by those who think Irish doesn't belong to them, or who say they can't remember a word of it, as well as lovers of any language.

 

Winner of Popular Non-fiction Book of the Year at the Irish Book Awards

 

Author: Darach Ó Séaghdha

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Head of Zeus

ISBN: 9781786691873

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