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Why Does Gaelic Look That Way?
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Why Does Gaelic Look That Way?

Also, the existential angst of THERE.

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Market Square sign in Gaelic and English in the town of Youghal, County Cork, Ireland.

First up this week: Patricia Hirschl asks why Irish Gaelic looks so odd on the page. No offense to the Irish but I suspect you know what she means. “Where did Gaelic come from?” Ms. Hirschl asks.

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