Speak Irish: Féasta Foclóir
By Bob Carney In spite of a rough start this summer, we managed to make it to quite a few of the festivals already this year. We’ve enjoyed some great […]
Speak Irish: The Blind Man’s Vision
By Bob Carney I’ve been relistening to a series of lectures by Professor Marc C. Conner from Washington and Lee University, collectively titled “The Irish Identity, Independence, History and Literature.” […]
Irish Language: Census results for Irish and the Gaeltacht very much a ‘mixed bag’ showing positive and negative trends
‘Consistent, strong and ambitious support required if significant progress is to be made before the next Census’ – Conradh na Gaeilge The Central Statistics Office has this morning published results […]
Speak Irish: : Irish and Scots Gaelic
The month of June kicks off festival season here in northern Ohio. We try to attend as many as possible, one of our favorites is The Ohio Scottish Games and […]
Third Level students and university groups recognised for Irish Language Activism at Gníomhaí Gaeilge Awards
Students recognised for their achievements in promoting Irish on campus by Conradh na Gaeilge, USI and the Higher Education Authority Students and third level groups were in the Temple Bar […]
Speak Irish: The Dark Goddess
In one of the most famous, “Tain Bó Cuailnge” or the Cattle Raid of Cooley, she appears as a heifer at one point, but also leads an army of fifty-thousand, comprised of warriors from all four provincces of Ireland. When the battle cath (cah) cath a chur, (cah ah chur) to wage a battle (cath a bhriseadh ar orm means to defeat an enemy in battle), starts to go against her, she grabs a sword
Éasca Péasca: Student Stories: An Irish Minor
Easca Peasca: Student Stories: An Irish MinorBy Kayleigh Phillips Dia dhuit! Is mise Kayleigh. Táim sa rang Gaeilge 4 ag Pitt le mórán daoine iontacha! If, three years ago, someone told […]
Speak Irish: The Wolf-Men of Ireland
Speak Irish: The Wolf-Men of Ireland and The Irish Wolfhoundby Bob Carney Ireland of old was inhabited by a large and fierce breed of wolf, as was much of Europe. Anyone with […]
Demonstration at Leinster House to highlight the broken system of teaching Irish in the Education System
The Irish language for all battle continues
Ruaile Buaile on air: Raidió Rí-Rá go live on FM
Leagan Gaeilge ar bun: Ruaile Buaile on air: Raidió Rí-Rá go live on FM Dates: 13-19 March, and every weekend until May Dublin 105.2fm, Cork 106.7fm, Limerick 105.5fm, Galway 87.7fm […]
