Historical Irish Corpus
1600 - 1926

Na Míosa.

Title
Na Míosa.
Author(s)
Flannery, Thomas - Tomas O Flannaoile,
Compiler/Editor
Mac Néill, Eoin
Composition Date
1897
Publisher
Connradh na Gaedhilge

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Poetry/Prose
1600 1926

Na Míosa.



January: Ianuar (m.): Gionbhar: Enar, gen. Enair.
[Old Irish form of Ianuar]: Eunar would be the analo-
gous modern form of this: cf. Spanish, Enero. Deireadh-
an-Gheimhridh, Tosach-na-bliadhna.



February: Feabhra (m.): Faoilidh, Faoillidh, f.:
iomulc, m., corruptly, Oimealc, m. f. Mí-fhéile-
Bríghde, Taide-an-earraigh: Tosach-an-earraigh: Tosach-an-earraigh.



March: Márt, m. (gen. Márta); Meadhón-an Ear-
raigh.



April: Abrán, m. Abraon, Abraoil (cf. Welsh
Ebrill), Apríl, Deireadh-an-Earraigh : Mí-na-gCuach.



May: Bealtaine, f. Céideamh, m. (gen. Céidimh):
Céideamhain, f. (gen. Céideamhna); Tosach-an-tsamhraidh:
Mái.



June: Meitheamh, m. (gen. Meithimh); Meitheamhain, f.
g. eamhna, Iun, Mí-Iuin; Meadhón-an-tsamhraidh.



July: Iul, m. (gen. Iuil); Mhí-bhuidhe: Buidhmhí:
Deireadh-an-tSamhraidh.



August: Lughnas, f. (gen. Lughnasa); Tróghán [O.I.,
Tróghán, prob. the lean or scarce month — the month
before the crops came in]; Tosach-an-fhoghmhair: Taide-
an-fhoghmhair: August.



September: Meadhón-an-fhoghmair: Seacht-mhí.



October: Deireadh-an-fhoghmhair: Ocht-mhí, Oicht-mhí.



November: Samhain, f. (gen. Samhna); Gamhain, f.
(gen. Gamhna) [Gamhain I believe to be the true old name
of the month — meaning “Little-winter” or “Winter-


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weather”. Samhain I look upon as an error and a cor-
ruption, but too long established to be changed]. Tosach-
an-gheimhridh: Naoi-mhí.



December: Mí-Nodlach: Deichmhí, Meadhón-an-gheimh-
ridh, Deireadh-na-bliadhna. [These half translations,
Seachtmhí, Ochtmhí, Naoimhí, Deichmhí, I don't approve of;
they don't seem to have any good authority, spoken or
written, in their favour.]



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