[vicsireland] Re: Irish Braille
- From: Ronan McGuirk <ronan.p.mcguirk@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2013 11:23:16 +0000
Hi Robbie,
Just to confirm, are you saying that you prefer the use of the And
For Of The With symbols for á é í ó ú?
This was the original approach and is still documented as such on Wikipedia.
Ronan
On 24/01/2013, RobbieS <robbiesin@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Ronan,
>
> I'd be interested in reading Irish in braille, but their are two factors
> which are probably prohibitive.
>
> 1. I'm waiting until there is affordable technology that would allow me to
> read braille (with fingers), digitally (excuse the pun). Paper books,
> especially braille ones, are bulky and are problematic in distribution or
> return (in the case of libraries). I don't think I'd have the space for my
> own collectio/library in braille.
>
> 2. I suppose that what people learn young will be their favoured method,
> and no surprise that I have a fondness for the Irish braille I learnt. I
> understand thatI hope this isn't the case.
>
> The one I'm familiar with has contractions 'and' for á, 'for' = é, 'of' =
> í, 'the' = ó, and 'with' = ú. It's really logical or symetrical, just
> adding a dot six to 'p', 'q', 'r', 's' and 't' respectively.
>
> Regards,
>
> Robbie
>
> On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 9:05 PM, Ronan McGuirk
> <ronan.p.mcguirk@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Does anyone on this list read Irish in Braille, or have contact with
>> anyone who does?
>>
>> If so, can you please contact me with regard to your views on
>> usability and availability of reading material.
>> Many thanks,
>> Ronan?
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