Derek Hollingsworth

Derek Hollingsworth

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| Psychology | Reclaiming my language | Co-founder 7 Cathaoirleach Pobal Gaeilge 15 | #GaeilgeGachLá #100DaysofGaeilge Irishlanguagematters.com (blog) | hollingsworthd.substack.com

👤 Joined on 09 November 2024

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I am going on #strike tomorrow. In higher ed, state funding per student is about 30% lower than in 2008. The Government’s own acknowledged funding gap of roughly €300m a year is still unfilled; this means bigger classes and heavier workloads- e.g., I have 520 students in my first-year module.

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In Scots Gaelic... Faol/faol-chù - wolf Faoileag - seagull (wolf bird) Am Faoileach - January (Wolf Month) In Gaelic folklore, a werewolf was mostly a benevolent creature who protected stray children and lost travellers.

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'Manglicised' is a superb neologism, for the Great British approach to place-names in other countries, whenever it originated. Chances are, it occurred to several people at different times.

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It appears in Translations? Well that’s super embarrassing as I played Hugh Mór in a school production!

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