An Ghaeilge ar an mBileog/Bhileog Foirne Irish on the Teamsheet

The job of filling in the teamsheet usually falls to the club secretary. Below is all the

relevant information required to fill in the teamsheet as Gaeilge.

Firstly, you’ll have to fill in the date.

Laethanta na Seachtaine – Days of the Week

An Luan – [eh loo-an] Monday;

An Mháirt – [eh warch] Tuesday;

An Chéadaoin – [eh kaydeen] Wednesday;

An Déardaoin – [eh jerdeen] Thursday;

An Aoine – [in eenyah] Friday;

An Satharn – [eh sahurn] Saturday;

An Domhnach – [eh do nah] Sunday.

Míonna na Bliana – Months of the Year

Eanáir – [anirh] January,

Feabhra – [fowra] February;

Márta – [mwaarteh] March;

Aibreán – [ibrin] April;

Bealtaine – [baaltinyeh] May;

Meitheamh – [meh-hew] June;

Lúil – [ool] July;

Lúnasa – [looniseh] August;

Meán Fómhair – [maan foe-war] September,

Deireadh Fómhair – [jeroo foe-war] October;

Samhain – [sow–in] November;

Nollaig – [noll-lick] December.

When writing the date, you just put a ú beside the number

So Sunday 23rd July is An Domhnach 23ú Iúil

Foclóir – Vocabulary

Comórtas – [come-urtis] Competition

Sraithchomórtas – [sryh come-urtis] League

Craobhchomórtas – [creeve come-urtis] Championship

Cluiche ceannais – [cleeheh kyanish] Final

Cluiche leathcheannais – [cleeheh lah kyanish] Semi-final

Cluiche ceathrúcheannais – [cleeheh kyahroo kyanish] Quarter final

It is important to make a real effort to write the players’ names in Irish.There are many books containing Irish surnames, but the one most used is An Sloinnteoir Gaeilge agus an t-Ainmneoir by Muiris Ó Droighneáin.This is available or can be ordered from most bookshops. If there are non-nationals on your team, it is better to leave their entire names in their own language.