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TÚS MAITH LEATH NA HOIBRE. “A Good Start is Half the Work”: Irish phrase translated into English “Tús maith leath na hoibre.”: Irish Phrase “Toos mah lah neh hib-ra”: Pronunciation of the Irish Phrase “Kwe, I respectfully acknowledge this land on which I now live and which provides me with joy and shelter as the ancestral homelands of the Beothuk, whose poignant history is now under revision. I acknowledge the island of Ktamqamkuk (Newfoundland) as the unceded, traditional te

TA SUIL AGAM GO BHFUIL TU I MBARR NA SLAINTE Douglas, Isle of Man English: I hope that you are in the best of health. Irish: Ta suil agam go bhfuil tu i mbarr na slainte Pronunciation of the Irish taw su-ill ah-gum guh will tu ih marr nah slawn-che Kwe, I respectfully acknowledge this land on which I live and which provides me with joy and shelter as the ancestral homelands of the Beothuk, whose poignant history is now under revision. I acknowledge the island of Ktamqamkuk (N