Learning Irish is an act of political revolution

[PlunkettsGhost]

I am embarking on a more serious bid to resurrect mo gaeilge . As we know, due to the influx of non nationals, Irish has been given short shrift in terms of its status in the cannon of Irish education.

It will soon be a private matter to maintain spoken and written Irish . I dare say it will be considered right wing soon enough, if it hasn't already.

I ressurected my Duolingo Irish course this morning and have some books on order. I have deliberately ordered Irish language novels from here, that I will translate as I go:

Gaeilge / Irish language books | Online Bookshop | Leabhar Breac

We stock wide range of Gaeilge / Irish language books. We delivery all over the world. Buy online at our bookshop today.

leabharbreac.com

 

[PlunkettsGhost]

After Marian's daughter relocated to Ireland, she decided to start learning Irish. Marian shares her journey of learning and using Irish, along with her thoughts on language acquisition and her personal goals in mastering the Irish language

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-qlL9Uqg6k

 

[PlunkettsGhost]

Duolingo is free to get going on:

Learn a language for free

Learn languages by playing a game. It's 100% free, fun, and scientifically proven to work.

www.duolingo.com

 

[PlunkettsGhost]

I am also about to read this book by Irish philosopher Desmond Fennel:

 

[PlunkettsGhost]

the time has come to ask the what happened our sense of identity? In this hard-hitting, thoughtful book, Desmond Fennell provides a searching analysis of the values of an independent Ireland, and the steady process of cultural denationalisation that has sapped our vitality over the past sixty years

 

[PlunkettsGhost]

When you attack and eradicate the language of people, you damage and undermine the historical memory and sense of self

 

[PlunkettsGhost]

The academic journal Léann is published as part of Leabhar Breac’s great range of Irish language books. Léann covers such varied subjects as history, folklore, literature, philosophy, language planning and anthropology, and is available from our online book shop.

Cumann Léann na Litríochta - Leabhar Breac - Léann 6

Léann 6, Cumann Léann na Litríochta: The academic journal Léann is published as part of Leabhar Breac's great range of Irish language books. Léann covers such varied subjects as history, folklore, literature, philosophy, language planning and anthropology, and is available from our online book shop.

leabharbreac.com

 

[Kangal]

I am embarking on a more serious bid to resurrect mo gaeilge .

Same here PG. Just starting to take the first steps myself. It's all in there somewhere.

 

[PlunkettsGhost]

There are loads of YouTube channels also:

Gaeilge i mo chroí

Dia duit! 😊👋 Ar mhaith leat Gaeilge a fhoghlaim? Ba mhaith? Bhuel tá tú san áit cheart 😁 Déanaim físeáin as Gaeilge ag míniú gramadaí, ag roinnt nathanna, ag labhairt le daoine eile agus déanaim vlogs as Gaeilge 🇮🇪 💚 Is breá liom mo theanga agus ba bhreá liom í a roinnt leat! Hello! Would you...

www.youtube.com

 

[Wolf]

Dirty yanks claiming to be learning Irish, eh?
Plastic Paddies!!!

 

[PlunkettsGhost]

I'm going to be running Radio Na Gaeltachta in the background a lot also:

RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta

Stáisiún Náisiúnta na Gaeltachta agus na Gaeilge, ag craoladh as Gaeilge. | National radio station in Ireland, broadcasting in Irish.

www.rte.ie

 

[PlunkettsGhost]

She's shaming us lads. Fair play to her.


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRg7wIWhfNY

 

[Professor]

I'm in, it's time!!

Go raibh maith agut don dea-smaoineamh PG

 

[PlunkettsGhost]

Go raibh maith agut don dea-smaoineamh PG

Is é do bheatha

 

[PlunkettsGhost]

The Irish online dictionary will be permanently open going forward , ass I build my vocab:

Dictionary and Language Library

www.teanglann.ie

 

[PlunkettsGhost]

Useful list of resources here:

Useful Links

Online language courseswww.ranganna.com - Online Irish courses at various levels.http://talkirish.com/online-irish-course/ - 60 interactive online Irish lessons. The first lesson is free.www.101languages.net/irish/ - This site has a number of English to Irish phrases as well as other useful...

www.liofa.eu

 

[Declan]

Get the Mango app.

irish is one of the languages free there.

if you are serious, i will help and pronounce each word, that is the hard part, and do a lesson each day. Maybe 10 minutes

 

[Declan]

One could do mango and duolingo at the same time, slowly but steadily

 

[PlunkettsGhost]

Irish language learning books here:

An Siopa Leabhar – Díoltóirí leabhar agus earraí Gaeilge

www.siopaleabhar.com

 

[Declan]

That might be jumping the gun a bit but Bunts Cainnte is on www.Memrise.com

That was s a great site for all languages and other stuff, it takes a bit of searching to find irish there