[vicsireland] Re: Irish Braille
- From: Robbie <robbiesin@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2013 13:11:50 +0000
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On Jan 24, 2013, at 11:23 AM, Ronan McGuirk <ronan.p.mcguirk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 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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