Philip RowlandsFeb 11, 2025

I've been trying to figure out the Irish for the infamous "Abort, Retry, Fail?" error message:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abort,_Retry,_Fail%3F

After digging into focloir.ie, here's what I've come up with. Which of these is the least bad?

#mastodaoine #gaeilge #retroComputing #translationAttempts

Tobscoir, Atriail, Teip Air?
0%
Tobscoir, Déan Arís, Scoir?
62.5%
Tobscoir, Atriail, Scoir?
37.5%
Tá rud i bhfad níos fearr agam! (Cur sé síos...)
0%
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Abort, Retry, Fail? - Wikipedia

Philip RowlandsDec 27, 2024

The real-time strategy game Hearts of Iron 4 applies English names to Irish units. So here’s a mod that adds Irish Gaelic names (or tries, anyway). …

Iarracht amaideach chun mod a dhéanamh don gcluiche HOI 4.

My First HOI 4 Mod: Irish Unit Names https://aceade.net/2024/12/27/my-first-hoi-4-mod-irish-unit-names/

#Gaeilge #GameMods #gaming #HeartsOfIron4 #translationAttempts

My First HOI 4 Mod: Irish Unit Names - Aceade's Tales

The real-time strategy game Hearts of Iron 4 applies English names to Irish units. So here's a mod that adds Irish Gaelic names (or tries, anyway).

Aceade's Tales - Writing and other nonsense
Philip RowlandsJun 28, 2024

During a slow day at work a few years ago, I tried translating spaghetti Western titles into Irish. And then forgot about it until I re-found the text file a week ago.

Dornan Scannáin: A Fistful of Films https://aceade.net/2024/06/28/dornan-scannain-a-fistful-of-films/

#Gaeilge #Irish #mastoDaoine #spaghettiWesterns #translationAttempts

Dornan Scannáin: A Fistful of Films - Aceade's Tales

I found an old text file on my PC from a few years ago, translating spaghetti Western titles into Irish while I was bored at work.