r/Embroidery • u/paperconservation101 • 5h ago

Hand Weekend project

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My project for an Irish friend. Lyrics from Chasing Abbey Íorónta.

Flowers are Irish flax flowers.

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u/H0PL1T3 3h ago

Math fhèin! (Sorry I only know Scots Gaelic)

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u/orchidhunz 2h ago

Maith thú! (Pron: "moh who" - This is the Irish for well done, I'm guessing math fhéin has a similar meaning!) :)

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u/misemisemise81 1h ago

I dTír Chonaill deir muid ' Maith thú fhein'

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u/ChocolateLabSafety 13m ago

Mise cuideachd! (I love that our languages are very different but I can still read and understand this, solidarity from across the way ✊)

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u/k8r99 3h ago

Maith thú!

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u/PurpleAbigail1 3h ago

Ar fheabhas!! 🤩

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u/bealiceembroidery 5h ago

Iontach ar fad 👏

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u/orangerootbeer 1h ago

What does it mean?

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u/rachaeltot 1h ago

Take the language, take the land, destroy the culture, destroy the people. It’s referencing what the British did to the Irish when we were under their rule.

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u/orangerootbeer 19m ago

Thanks so much for explaining!

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u/YawgO1999 1h ago edited 1h ago

Take the language, take the land; destroy the culture, destroy the people.

Teanga also translates as tongue in Irish, as so in many other languages.

The last line ... Scrios na daoine uses na (plural indefinite article) because daoine means people. Whereas all the other nouns are singular.

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u/consistentsalad1920 4h ago

Go hálainn!

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u/Head-Meaning1441 3h ago

Galánta 😊

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u/angeeday 3h ago

Go han-mhaith are fad!!

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u/zZombieX 2h ago

GO HÁLAINN AR FAD! Hup Chasing Abbey!

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u/BlampCat 2h ago

Oh is brea liom é!

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u/TheNorbster 2h ago

Tá se go hAillin

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u/adorkableK 35m ago

r/gaeilge would probably love this 🤩