Foclóir Stairiúil na Gaeilge

Foclóir Stairiúil na Gaeilge is building an authoritative dictionary for modern Irish, based on material from the period c.1600 to the present day. The dictionary will outline the meaning and use of Irish words and terms across a broad range of media: from the rich and varied manuscript tradition of the seventeenth to the nineteenth century and the novels and periodicals of the twentieth century, to the spoken word recordings of Gaeltacht speakers of Irish.

About the Historical Dictionary of Irish

Latest News

Máirtín Ó Cadhain’s new dictionary launched

A new online dictionary of over half a million words written by the celebrated Irish author Máirtín Ó Cadhain gives a snapshot of Gaeltacht life.

18 June, 2021

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Artworks to mark the feast of Colm Cille

The artworks were commissioned as part of the Colm Cille 1500 commemoration and were received in Academy House today.

9 June, 2021

Coiste Léann na Gaeilge agus an Léinn Cheiltigh

7 new artworks to celebrate Colm Cille’s 1500th anniversary

The commissions are in the visual arts, music and literature and have been commissioned by the RIA with the support of the Department of Foreign

20 April, 2021

Coiste Léann na Gaeilge agus an Léinn Cheiltigh

A Ghost in the Throat

In today’s episode of Spreading the Words we learn about the Irish word grá in the poetry of Eibhlín Dubh Ní Chonaill.

19 February, 2021

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Blogs

handwriting in Irish and English on a yellowing page

Marstrander agus an Máistir

Déanann Conchúr Mag Eacháin cur síos achomair ar an turas a rinne Carl Marstrander go dtí an Blascaod Mór in 1907 agus a chaidreamh le

26 October, 2023

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‘Níl éinní is fearr chuige ná braon don mháighistir’

Déanann Conchúr Mag Eacháin spléachadh ar an fhocal maistir/máistir ‘mún’ agus an úsáid a bhaintí as i gcúrsaí éadaigh agus pisreogachta

1 December, 2022

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‘Cuir aingilín anois fúithe’: Put an ember under it

Déanann Conchúr Mag Eacháin, iniúchadh ar ‘an tAingeal’ teanga agus béaloidis agus an fhianaise atá air ar fud na hÉireann agus na hAlban.

30 March, 2022

Foclóir Stairiúil na Gaeilge

‘Flash Fiction’ i bhFoclóir Mháirtín Uí Chadhain

San fhoclóir a réitigh Máirtín Ó Cadhain, is minic féith na scéalaíochta le brath ar na samplaí a bhí aige ar úsáid focal. Tá spléachadh

16 October, 2020

Foclóir Stairiúil na Gaeilge Blog

Online resources

Face of Máirtín Ó Cadhain with some hand written text visible behind

Foclóir Mháirtín Uí Chadhain

Seo é an foclóir a chruinnigh Máirtín Ó Cadhain ó chaint a mhuintire, i nGaeltacht na Gaillimhe, i lár an 20ú haois

Corpas Stairiúil na Gaeilge 1600-1926

Searchable Corpus of Irish Language texts 1600-1926

Publications

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Liosta Focal as Idir Shúgradh agus Dáiríre

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Innéacs Nua-Ghaeilge don Dictionary of the Irish Language

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Díolaim Focal (A) ó Chorca Dhuibhne

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Díolaim Dhéiseach

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