Virtual Cubes

This cube is a perpetual calendar. By twisting and rotating it, you can set it to today's date.

The weekday is located at the upper left. It is split into one or two parts. The month in the middle row is abbreviated into three characters. The day is shown at the bottom right.

The layout of the Irish calendar cube was created by Walter Randelshofer.

Irish weekdays

Abbreviated form	General form	Genitive form	English
Luan	An Luan	Dé Luain	Monday
Máirt	An Mháirt	Dé Máirt	Tuesday
Céadaoin	An Chéadaoin	Dé Céadaoin	Wednesday
Déardaoin	An Déardaoin	Déardaoin	Thursday
Aoine	An Aoine	Dé hAoine	Friday
Satharn	An Satharn	Dé Sathairn	Saturday
Domhnach	An Domhnach	Dé Domhnaigh	Sunday

The list starts with the abbreviated form used in calendars. The days of the week generally take the article 'an' as shown in the second form. In the last version the days have the genitive for 'on Monday' etc.

Irish months

Abbreviated form	General form	English
EANáir	Mí Eanáir	January
FEAbhra	Mí Feabhra	February
MARta	Mí na Márta	March
AIBreán	Mí Aibreáin	April
BEAltaine	Mí na Bealtaine	May
MEItheamh	Mí an Mheithimh	June
IUIl	Mí Iúil	July
LUNasa	Mí Lúnasa	August
Meán FOmhair	Mí Meán Fómhair	September
Deireadh FOmhair	Mí Deireadh Fómhair	October
SAMhain	Mí na Samhna	November
NOLlaig	Mí na Nollaig	December

The months of the year are usually preceded by 'Mí' (month) so one speaks of 'Mí Eanáir' – 'the month of January', etc. 'Mí' requires the genitive case so some changes are required in comparison to the abbreviated form used in calendars.

The Celtic origin is particularly evident in the Irish naming of many of the months: some names, like May (Bealtaine), August (Lúnasa) and November (Samhain) were the names of pagan Celtic festivals. In addition, the names for September and October ('Meán Fómhair' and 'Deireadh Fómhair' respectively) translate directly as 'middle of autumn' and 'end of autumn'. Christianity has also left its mark on the Irish months: December is 'Nollaig', a word also meaning 'Christmastide'.