Tuesday, March 08, 2005

Seachtain na Gaeilge 2005

To be honest, I don't know a lot of Irish (okay, really, well, none - but this doesn't seem to figure for Twenty Major). My total lack of comprehension of anything other than the very, very basics is often a source of amusement for my children, who quickly learn that Daddy 'knows nothing' when it comes to Irish (my lack of knowledge about all other non-baseball topics is only gradually revealed to them).

Having given that disclaimer, I want to ask the following question: what does the word 'seachtain' mean? I thought it meant 'week', which is 7 days. If yes, how is it Seachtain na Gaeilge 2005 seems to last from March 5-March 17? Or am I just misreading this page?