Reference / Dictionaries

Keen to read Welsh but can't find words in a standard dictionary? If so, this Welsh-English dictionary, based on the 10,000 most frequently used words in Welsh and listing them in their various forms - mutated, feminine, plural, etc, with English synonyms - should help. Certain verb forms are highlighted in blue to show that they are mutated.

A fully updated new English> Welsh legal dictionary, including terms pertinent to legislation from the Welsh Assembly; with a foreword by Professor Gwyn Thomas.

Proverbs from the Irish language - seanfhocal - back to a time in Ireland when its people were predominantly agricultural, poor and Catholic.

A new edition of an alphabetical list of Welsh words that cause a mutation, and a summary of the main rules of mutation, together with an explanation of the grammatical terms used. First edition published in 1993.

A unique and scholarly reference book on Hiberno-English – the form of English commonly spoken in Ireland, with a new introduction by Blindboy Boatclub.

How do you say in Irish: ‘the icing on the cake,’ or ‘the acid test,’ or ‘my Irish is a little rusty’? This is the perfect companion to Bannister’s perennially popular Proverbs in Irish, also by New Island.

Already a cult hit, Kiss My... will appeal to the Irish-language student and the open-minded traveller alike.

Whether you are learning Irish at school, visiting Ireland, or just brushing up rusty Irish, Beginner's Irish Dictionary will make the perfect companion.

Doolally, on the batter, Belfast confetti, pure mule, crawthumper, flag hopper and fecker come here till I tell you! Hiberno-English is the common speech of Ireland at all social levels. Its continuing vigor and individuality is illustrated here.