I met my soon to be wife in a pub call the The Long Hop. I'm thinking of having this engraved on my wedding ring as a reminder of where we met but also as I think "the long hop" is a perfect description of marriage. I think it translates to "An Léim Fada" but I would just like some feedback to confirm please.

I would also be greatful if somebody could please point me towards some information regarding old Irish fonts. I would like to have the engraving done in the old style of Irish before the started using "h" and used dots instead. Any info on this would be great.

Go raibh míle maith agaibh!

Hi. Welcome to the forum.

Léim is feminine so it would be An Léim Fhada.

Two things, though. One is that the phrase also means "long jump", as in the athletics event, but I suppose it still fit the image of marriage LOL.

Second is that the word "hop" has a secondary meaning as the main ingredient in beer. That's a completely different word lus na leanna in Irish, so you will lose that reference (but I guess it is not nearly important as the "leap" side of things.)

You should wait for some confirmation or correction on my translation before getting anything engraved.

In the meantime, should it prove to be a good translation, it could be written in Bunchló Ársa like this:

An Léim Ḟada

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Is fearr Gaeilge ḃriste ná Béarla cliste, cinnte, aċ i ḃfad níos fearr aríst í Gaeilge ḃinn ḃeo na nGaeltaċtaí.
Gaeilge Chonnacht (GC), go háraid Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge (GCF), Gaeilic Uladh (GU), Gaelainn na Mumhan (GM), agus Gaeilge an Chaighdeáin Oifigiúil (CO).

If you need hop perhaps An preab fhada

In that case, would it not be An Phreab Fhada?

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[hr]Múinteoir Gaeilge - Irish Teacher[/hr]
My "specialty" is Connemara Irish, particularly Cois Fhairrge dialect, but I can also speak Ulster and Munster Irish with native-level pronunciation.
Is fearr Gaeilge ḃriste ná Béarla cliste, cinnte, aċ i ḃfad níos fearr aríst í Gaeilge ḃinn ḃeo na nGaeltaċtaí.
Gaeilge Chonnacht (GC), go háraid Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge (GCF), Gaeilic Uladh (GU), Gaelainn na Mumhan (GM), agus Gaeilge an Chaighdeáin Oifigiúil (CO).

Yes

Breandán

Thanks a million for your reply. You've pretty much nailed it on the head. I figured "An Léim Fhada" would be the best translation as it means so much more in Irish and is def the meaning I'm aiming for rather than the meaning of hop in relation to brewing. I had a felling I was missing a 'h' in there. Irish Grammer was never really my strong point.

The Bunchló Ársa is exactly what I'm looking for too. Can you tell me if that is the name of the style of writing or is it an actual font that I could give the name of to a jeweller?

Beagle, thanks for your help too. I think I'd prefer to go with An Léim Fhada as I'm really looking for the double meaning in this phrase even though the pub was probably named after the brewing hop.

Thanks again for all your help lads

Bunchló Ársa is a font designed by Vincent Morley specifically for Irish:

http://www.gaelchlo.com/bunarsgc.html

Preab means a "hop" as in a "jump". It also means "a bound, a start; a bounce; liveliness, dash, spirit" among other things. Ag cur preab san ól means "enjoying a drink; drinking with gusto". So it is not a bad alternative to léim.

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[hr]Múinteoir Gaeilge - Irish Teacher[/hr]
My "specialty" is Connemara Irish, particularly Cois Fhairrge dialect, but I can also speak Ulster and Munster Irish with native-level pronunciation.
Is fearr Gaeilge ḃriste ná Béarla cliste, cinnte, aċ i ḃfad níos fearr aríst í Gaeilge ḃinn ḃeo na nGaeltaċtaí.
Gaeilge Chonnacht (GC), go háraid Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge (GCF), Gaeilic Uladh (GU), Gaelainn na Mumhan (GM), agus Gaeilge an Chaighdeáin Oifigiúil (CO).

I had thought of the old song" Preab San Ol"