Northwest Leader - Brian Dolleman » Pádraig Ó Tuama https://www.northwestleader.com Mon, 28 Aug 2023 15:24:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 The Irish Word For Forgiveness https://www.northwestleader.com/2017/irish-word-forgiveness/ https://www.northwestleader.com/2017/irish-word-forgiveness/#comments Thu, 20 Apr 2017 13:00:32 +0000 Brian Dolleman http://www.northwestleader.com/?p=6114 Pádraig Ó Tuama, in his book of poems: Sorry For Your Troubles, says… The Irish word for forgiveness is maithiúnas. It comes from the word maith, meaning good. The word is the same, or similar, in Cymraeg, Gaelg, and Gaidhlig—other languages spoken across the islands of Britain and Ireland. To forgive someone is “to good” […]

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