Forum: Gaeilge

Hmm, well, I baught the Teach Yourself Irish, by Diarmuid O Se and Joseph Sheils but I really couldn't get into it. It really seemed like a piss poor effort. I think I would have a better chance learning French from a Airport pamphlet before going on holliday in Paris than learning Irish from...

Irish is not only trendy, it's fun to learn. More and more parents are opting to educate their children through our native tongue, and now they can start even earlier as 'naíonraí' playschools open up all around the country Twenty years ago, the Irish language was not cool. If a student left...

More: http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/scotland/Mike-Russell-Attack-on-Gaelic.5891248.jp

I think that the way in which this poem is presented is beautiful, it really encaptures the beauty and soul of the Ulster Scots language. :lol hahahhaha

I have just finished looking at the online 1911 Census for Donegal. My paternal grandmother's family are noted as consisting entirely of monoglot Gaels (paternal grandfather's lot are bi-lingual). 99 years later: only my father is a native speaker of Irish, I am a helluva struggling learner and...

I am not Irish, I am French and Swedish. BUT my bf IS 100% Irish. I have always been fascinated with Gaelige and would LOVE to learn a bit. How would I go about that? Anyone here willing to teach me a little? In turn I will teach him a bit. I think he should be familiar with some of the basics. We...

TUV sorry over 'leprechaun' remark The funny thing is the next day they'll badger for more currency for their Ulster Scot Pixie-talk with apparent straight faces.

Hi, I just discovered this about 3 days ago. There are at least 3 irish learning torrents and some rare nationalist footage. I think membership is open. It is very small so seeders are badly needed. My torrents are under sinsin..if anyone needs help. Have a look. It is badly needed to...

I am just interested and would like to know.

I've been told time and time again that Gaelic was a race,spawned from the Irish. I question that. I'm trying to learn more about my family's origions and Ireland happens to be one of them. ( among the rest of Europe). Is Gaelic and race, or simply a language or belife system?

Pian i do thoin = pain in your ass Its in my description. No I do not have a pain in my ass ( im straight). No I do not intend to be a pain in the ass of most people on purpose. But I will be seen as a pain in the rectal area by existing, hence my choice of title. What about this one? ...

Date set for NI Irish language strategy

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The Clancy Brothers do an excellent rendition of this song. The crowd is singing along in the background, which gives you a nostalgic feeling. I like to listen to it and follow along with the english. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuVyJRTdYQ4&feature=related Patrick Pearse Version ...

Brussel - Bruxelles, Thursday, 25 September 2008 by Davyth Hicks Two years to the day after the UK and Irish governments published the St Andrews’ Agreement, POBAL, the umbrella organisation for the Irish-speaking community in northern Ireland, is calling on the entire community to...

Posted on: Wednesday, 24 September 2008, 09:00 CDT EDUCATION Minister Caitriona Ruane has turned down a development proposal to allow for the establishment of an Irish-medium post- primary college, Colaiste Speirin, in Cookstown. She said: "My Department has a duty to encourage and...

Thursday September 11 2008 THE establishment of an Irish language education centre first announced for Ballyvourney nine years ago is in serious doubt due to government cutbacks over the economic downturn. In March 2007, former Education minister Mary Hanafin announced that four staff were to...

Aug 13, 5:19 am Donegal Sinn Féin Senator Pearse Doherty has today called for a dramatic overhaul of the way the Irish langauge is being taught in the country's secondary schools. Senator Doherty's comments come as Irish emerged today as dropping further in the league of Leaving Certificate...

02 July 2008 The end of this school year will see the closure of an Irish-medium school in Belfast, it has been announced. Opened just five years ago, Gaelscoil an Damba will close on August 31st 2008 due to falling pupil numbers. Education minister Caitriona Ruane yesterday approved the...