Gweedore - Placenames (Gaoth Dobhair, Co. Donegal)
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- Gweedore (official name: Gaoth Dobhair) is an Irish-speaking district located on the Atlantic coast of County Donegal, Ireland. Gweedore is also the home of the northwest regional studios of the Irish language radio service Raidió na Gaeltachta. Gweedore is officially the largest Irish-speaking parish in Ireland with a population of around 4,065.
MUSIC BY:
Clannad - Níl Sé'n Lá
Tá Gaoth Dobhair suite sa choirnéal thiar thuaidh de Thír Chonaill, An Fharraige Mhór ar dhá thaobh de, na Rosa agus Cloich Cheannfhaolaidh ar an dá thaobh eile. Paróiste de chuid na hEaglaise Caitlicí atá ann ón bhliain 1836. Go dtí sin ba chuid de sheanpharóiste, nó paróiste shibhialta Thulcha Beaglaoigh é agus ar feadh i bhfad ba é Tulcha Beaglaoigh Thiar an t-ainm oifigiúil a bhí ag an Eaglais ar an pharóiste úr. Is i mbarúntacht Chill Mhic Néanáin atá paróiste Thulcha Beaglaoigh suite; mar sin de is le ceantar na dTuath, nó Tír Luighdheach, a bhaineann Gaoth Dobhair ó thaobh na staire de. Cé nár aithin an stát na paróistí caitliceacha go dlíthiúil mar aonaid riaracháin iontu féin ariamh comhraítear Gweedore mar Cheantar Íoclainne agus mar Cheantar Cláraitheora in eagrán 1901 den Townland Index of Ireland, an chéad aitheantas dlíthiúil a tugadh do ainm nó do limistéar na paróiste is cosúil.
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Gweedore - my favorite place on the face of the Earth!!! Wonderful memories. Thanks.
Same as 💥🙏 a truly special place
Nice video and one of the best Clannad tracks.
Traveled around the coast of Donegal 3 yrs ago, had lovely weather, popped into Leo's Tavern, great atmosphere!
Wish I could do it all again!
A million thankyous for this wonderful video,
It means so much to those of us who live far from where our hearts are.
The word "gaoth" has a few meanings. One of those meanings is indeed wind, but in the case of Gaoth Dobhair the word gaoth means inlet or estuary. Dobhair means water.
wow i really like that song
It makes sense to me, You are trying to say "Gweedore in my heart forever?"
Wouldn't the green fields of gaoth dobhair have been a better choice of music. It is a beautiful song.
Gosh it is stunningly beautiful. But how the heck can one earn a shilling. Ruggedness might bring a few tourists in summer but there are 12 months in the year
kiaora,
can you tell me the name of the song and where i can get it. I enjoy clannad and enjoy the gaelic sound.
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Bulaí fir, pictiúirí galánta agus ceol maith Conallach
what are the lyrics?
is that polish music
bern bren I was lol at that comment but that's just cause I am Irish and I know the music... It's "Nil Se'n La" by a group called Clannad
Gill C I don't like that music, its strange, and I always considered Donegal a part of the u.k. rather than ireland
bern bren Well as far as I know Clannad are from Gweedore or the group was formed there - they're very talented but I can understand how it might sound like a strange sound to you... No, Donegal is not in the UK
+Gill C
You are correct.
There are some really great musicians from Gweedore including:
Enya,
Aoife Ní Fhearraigh,
Moya Brennan,
Altan,
Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh,
Na Casaidigh,
Francie Mooney who wrote "Gleanntáin Ghlas' Ghaoth Dobhair"
gaoth is pronounced gway and means wind.
But gaoith, pronounced gwee, means WINDY or OF THE WIND, does it not?
so why is this place not called GWAY DORE instead of GWEE DORE?
perhaps of ALL irish lingo placenames were spelt phonetically in english, we could revive our lingo at an even quicker pace.
just a suggestion, that is all! well, could all our local councils not takeup on it?
i know it takes brains, intelligence, to do so.
Takes knowledge, too. In the name Gaoth Dobhair, "gaoth" means "estuary", not "wind"; so, "Estuary of the torrent". Genitive when "gaoth" means "wind" is "gaoithe", but "gaoith" when it means "estuary". Whatever the meaning is, no way it's pronounced "gway". In Connemara it's pronounced "gwee" and in Ulster, even, half way between "gwee" and "gee", so "Gweedore" is an almost perfect english translitteration.