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
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 […]
Cleveland Comhrá: The Irish Wolfhound
Cleveland Comhrá: The Irish Wolfhound By Bob Carney Of all the Irish breed dogs, the Irish Wolfhound is the most recognized ambassador of Ireland and Irish identity. They’re a tall, […]
Speak Irish: Samhain
Speak Irish: Samhain By Bob Carney As I was researching my Cleveland Comhrá column the last few weeks, I found myself reading stories and tales written in English, but most […]
Cleveland Comhrá: Children of the Night
Cleveland Comhrá: Children of the Night By Bob Carney “Listen to them, the children of the night. […]
