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Bealtaine Pick: Craic Baby by Darach Ó Séaghdha

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Published on 6th May 2025

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Man holding book sitting in a garden

What do we talk about when we talk about Irish? Not storms and drownings off the Blaskets nowadays!

Craic Baby is the follow up book to Darach Ó Séaghdha's highly successful Motherfoclóir which takes a funny and contemporary look at modern Irish. Ó Séaghdha meanders through suburban life with an ear open for Irish ways of saying and doing things. 

He covers topics such as disability, Brehon law, MMORPGS, Road frontage, Europeans, Gaelscoileanna, and Fatherhood.  Did someone say fadahood?  Never underestimate the power of a fada! It can be the difference between a cuddle (gráín), and hatred (gráin).

In his first book, Ó Séaghdha talks about memory and father-son relationships. This book is much enriched by the developing relationship with his daughter Lasairíona as she learns to communicate. It brought another dimension to this fascinating book. 

Why not learn and use cúpla focal now and again? This book may inspire you to learn more and speak more in your daily life. 

Craic Baby is available in the libraries as a book, eBook, and eAudiobook. I listened to the book on Borrowbox while following the text with my finger. This worked for me!

This special Bealtaine book review was submitted by Andrew Lloyd.

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