The Power of Irish Placenames
The power of Irish placenames is astounding! Our 'logainmneacha' show us the beauty of Irish all around us, and allow us to reconnect with the languag…
Category: Articles
Ailt ó Chomhphobal na Gaeilge / Articles from the online Irish community…
Stair na Scéalta and the Living Story
it is through Gaeilge that the stories of those people who lived through difficult history are preserved. Look, and you can find songs, poems and stor…
My Political Choice to Reclaim the Irish Language
We give up meaningful identities comprised of the histories, culture, politics and values of our homelands in exchange for our chance at the “white…
Member Profile: Laura Märker
As the resources in my home country of Luxembourg are limited, I started browsing the internet. That is how I stumbled upon Let’s Learn Irish!
The Process of Decolonization
So how do we begin to repair the damage, how do we find ourselves again, after the trauma of colonization? Here are the five stages in the process …
Irish Sees Me. It Feels Like Home.
"I feel like Irish sees me and I can accurately convey meaning and my feelings in this language. There are times when English can be limiting and to m…
An Gorta Mór and the Irish Language
"An Gorta Mór (also referred to as ‘The Great Hunger’ or ‘The Irish Famine’) had a disastrous effect on Ireland and on the Irish language."
How Learning Irish Changed My Life
"This process changed my life. The more of the language I gathered, the more ancestral tools to hold in my belt, the more I craved."
