#1 | The Letter V

Published: Aug. 18, 2017, 12:53 p.m.

The People Vs. The Letter V\n\nThe traditional Irish alphabet had 18 letters, but in the 20th century, there was a gradual thawing of attitudes to the other eight, such as V.\n\nHowever, a very vocal vanguard view V as a villainous visitor to the vernacular vocabulary.\n\nIn this episode, Darach is joined by Gear\xf3id\xedn, Peadar and Si\xfan and they discuss the controversial letter. It\u2019s a tale of political intrigue (and quacking ducks).\n\n--- \n\nContact the show at https://twitter.com/motherfocloir or email us at motherfocloir@headstuff.org.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices