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ABOUT THIS BOOK

PUBLISHER: Head of Zeus

FORMAT: Hardback

ISBN: 9781788545259

RRP: £15.00

PAGES: 256

PUBLICATION DATE:
September 6, 2018

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Craic Baby

Darach O Seaghdha

What do we talk about when we talk about Irish? When we talk about saving or supporting a language do we mean the musical combination of syllables, or something more profound? How do new words enter a language, and what is the relationship between that strange dialect called Hiberno-English and its parent language?Craic Baby picks up exactly where Motherfocloir left off and explores the very new and very old parts of the Irish language from a personal perspective. While Motherfocloir was steeped in memory and a father-son relationship, Craic Baby hinges on the beginnings of a father-daughter relationship, and how watching a child learn to communicate changes how you think about language.Craic Baby will share more Irish words and issues connected to the language, in the same style as Motherfocloir, but treated with greater confidence and more depth.

Reviews of Craic Baby

PRAISE FOR MOTHERFOCLOIR:'Thought-provoking, irreverent and often laugh-out-loud hilarious' Irish Independent.'A completely fresh take on the Irish language' Irish Examiner.'Full of familiarity, of nostalgia, of humour and warmth. The author's voice brings the book and the language to life with rich stories, with quirks, with colour and poignancy' Sara Baume.

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Darach O Seaghdha

Darach O’Seaghdha is the author of popular twitter account @theirishfor. He lives just outside Dublin, where he works as a civil servant during the day and explores language at night and in the early morning.