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An official Gaeilge translation for 'little person' has been added thanks to campaigner Sinéad Burke
SINÉAD BURKE, ALSO known as Minnie Melange, is a well known public speaker, Alternative Miss Ireland and blogger.
And she pulled off something very special yesterday.
Continuing her work advocating for little people, she’s successfully added a phrase to the Irish language to represent them
She told DailyEdge.ie how it all came about:
Asking on behalf of the Little People of Ireland organisation, and with the help and encouragement of Darach O’Seaghdha – the man behind the excellent @theirishfor Twitter account – Sinéad was successful in her mission.
So since yesterday, “duine beag” has now officially been listed as a term in Gaeilge for “little person”
It’s a big improvement on what has gone before, as Sinéad explains:
Ar fheabhas <3
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