Well don't tell me, tell Gabriel Rosenstock (a d'aistrich an leabhar seo) that's all I can say.

Bríd says that all the time! (Ever noticed the "OMD" in her posts?)

Sorry, I thought I'd seen Bríd say that but it was someone else.

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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).

That is said in Conamara too. John Beag has it in one of his songs.


I think that is what most English speakers in Ireland say. Pronounced like the American English "Ma'am" not the British English "Ma'am"



I can believe that.
As I've said here before I prefer to use the American "Mom" as it is pronounced in Conamara Irish.
Written in Irish as - "Mam / Mama" but pronounced as "Mom /Momma"


After spending many years in London my brother and sister came home calling our mother "Mum", now that is cringe worthy.

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, I'd say "OMD" is the translation as the acronym "OMG"- rather than "Oh My God". Irish has entered the post-modern era, we are now translating web-chat "OMG" as "OMD"

Do people in Connamara really say "Ó Mo Dhia" when they make a balls of something or hear bad news, instead of "A Thiarna" or the nearly extinct Cork version "A Thiarcais"?

"Ó Mo Dhia" is the phrase I use when I want to give out about urban Irish , I haven't any bother with it being a translation of OMG though. Thankfully, here in Ireland there's nobody going around the place saying "OMG" in speech, except maybe in D4, but that crowed are more American than Irish...nothing against Americans either might I add. I have trouble sometimes distuinguishing between a D4 person and an American (Jedward is a prime example).

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If there was a a "getting sick smiley" I'd have probably used that!

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We could do with one of those alright .. Breandán?




Personally I don't say "ó mo Dhia". Neither do I say "oh my God".
But it is said in certain prayers like in confession "ó mo Dhia tá diolíos croí orm..."
and "mo Thiarna agus mo Dhia". They may be direct translations of English prayers though.


The commonest exclamation, in Conamara anyhow, is probably - "A Mhaighdean!"

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I will do an mp3 file on request for short translations.
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Bríd says that all the time! (Ever noticed the "OMD" in her posts?)

Sorry, I thought I'd seen Bríd say that but it was someone else.

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Múinteoir Gaeilge - Irish Teacher
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).

No you are right you do see me posting "OMD" on Facebook alright.
I just don't say "ó mo Dhia/oh my God" when talking to people. I'm not saying there is anything wrong with that though.

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I will do an mp3 file on request for short translations.
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(We need a "wiping sweat off brow" smiley as well.)

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Múinteoir Gaeilge - Irish Teacher
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).

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