Hi everyone. I used to look forward to practising "ag mo bhunleibheil" by trying the Liam agus Bairbre conversations and exercises at the "BEO" e-zine site. But for the last little while, when I go to the site "níl Liam agus Bairbre ansin." Have I missed a link to a new site or are there just changes being made at "BEO"?
Slán,
Ó h-Eoghain

They'll be back after a while - there's usually a delay every month. Foighne, a chara.

Gu raibh maith agaibh!
Slán agaibh.
Ó h-Eoghain

I hope you don't mind if i ask to what website the conversation thread refers? I confess that I'm intrigued and would like to check it out!

Jack

Sorry, we're going to have to hang, draw and quarter you for that one. No mere mortal may enquire of the origin of "Liam agus Bairbre"! We have a confession and all. hehe

Le meas

John,

I think they're referring to the "Beo" website. I'm not sure but I think it's www.beo.ie

Do a google and you'll find it soon enough.

Le meas,

James

What exactly is "Liam agus Bairbre" because I went to the site and it still wasn't up. Does anyone know how long it will be before this is up? I noticed there was an intermediate thing as well, above "Liam agus Bairbre" and it was a story with a glossary at the bottome. Is this what that is as well?

I figured out what it was. I looked in the archives at the site to get an example of them. Sorry, I should've just tried that to begin with.

Hálo aris a chairde...
Gabhaibh mo leithscéal for not getting back to you sooner. James and Aonghus are quite correct about the site being
www.beo.ie.
I never really look at the address anymore because I've been using the same link to the "BEO" iris idirlíon for a couple of years now. I don't spend much time "ar líon". I sit down for only about an hour and try to visit quite a few sites just to get reading practise.
I usually just type BEO into the search engine and press enter. But if you want a good portal site to get to BEO and a wealth of other sites "sa Ghaeilge", just go to

www.smo.uhi.ac.uk/gaeilge/gaeilge.html

Perhaps this has been mentioned before in your messages. This seems to be a very busy forum and I can't imagine this site not being mentioned before. But just in case it hasn't before, it has now, as they say.
Well... May the road rise up to meet you... and
Go n-éirí an t-ádh leibh...
Óh-Eoghain

Woops! Ba cheart dom sgríobhadh "Gabhaigí mo leithscéal..."
Slán agaibh a chairde..

Ó h-Eoghain

I've never really taken to plural orders. I've gone to websites in Irish and seen things like "Féachaigí ar na pictiúirí", and I think to myself, "It's only me here.". Similarly, I can't really imagine an army sargeant shouting at privates: "Seasaigí suas". It seems far too cozey, warm and friendly! "Seas suas" seems like much more of an order, delivered collectivly, yet to each individual person. Maybe being a native English speaker I'm just not used to plural orders! Maybe if I heard an army sargeant shout "Rithigí!!" then I'd think differently of it.

Táim féin an-dlite don uathu an chuid is mó den am a Fhear na mBróg, ach ina dhiaidh sin, caithfead géilleadh anois is arís.

Seasaíggggg, ar áis!
Seasaíggggg, ar aire!
Bronnaíggggg, airm!
a scairtear in Éirinn, (cuid di)!

Ha ha ha...
Go raibh maith agaibh a chairde
agus Slán leibh.

Ó h-Eoghain

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