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Rendering old irish words in something close to phonetic english is fraught becz those orthographies that look strange to modern english (and irish) speakers' eyes *were* chosen for reasons. But also cz it feels like I'm putting my finger on the scale, or saying I know best btwn dialect differences.
May 7, 2025, 6:43 PM
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