Craic Baby by Darach Seaghdha
The follow-up to Motherfocloir, exploring the Irish language, both the very old and the very new. Craic Baby hinges on how watching a child learn to communicate changes how you think about language.
Darach Ó Séaghdha's observations and reflections are intelligent and interesting * Irish Times *
Ó Séaghdha wasn't keen on learning traditional Irish language when he was youngInspired by his dad, he later made it his goal to help preserve it * The Big Issue *
A wonderful blend of rudeness and erudition * TLS Books of the Year *
I'd stray away from my beloved fiction for [Craic Baby] Darach O'Seaghdha's follow up to the brilliant Motherfoclóir * Irish Times Books of the Year *
Darach Ó Séaghdha has a gift for bringing Irish to life, through humour and through fascinating stories of why it is the way it is * Irish Daily Mirror *
In Craic Baby, Ó Séaghdha wants to address fundamental points about language in Ireland on a longish agenda. And he does it brilliantly * Irish Examiner *
Ó Séaghdha wasn't keen on learning traditional Irish language when he was youngInspired by his dad, he later made it his goal to help preserve it * The Big Issue *
A wonderful blend of rudeness and erudition * TLS Books of the Year *
I'd stray away from my beloved fiction for [Craic Baby] Darach O'Seaghdha's follow up to the brilliant Motherfoclóir * Irish Times Books of the Year *
Darach Ó Séaghdha has a gift for bringing Irish to life, through humour and through fascinating stories of why it is the way it is * Irish Daily Mirror *
In Craic Baby, Ó Séaghdha wants to address fundamental points about language in Ireland on a longish agenda. And he does it brilliantly * Irish Examiner *
Darach O'Séaghdha 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.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781788545266 |
| ISBN 10 | 1788545265 |
| Title | Craic Baby |
| Author | Darach O'séaghdha |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2019-06-13 |
| Number of pages | 160 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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