The Irish are fond of referring to an ‘ould yoke’, but how were words for ‘yoke’ used in Old Irish?
Episode 22: Cuing (yoke). Listen to the podcast here.
Spreading the Words is a new series by MoLi on the histories of Irish words from literature and everyday life. The episodes are written by Sharon Arbuthnot and Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, authors of A History of Ireland in 100 Words, and produced in association with the book and the electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language. Read by Deirdre Lewis.