Seamus Heaney and the Irish Language
Seamus Heaney, Ireland’s Noble Laureate, was a poet who saw himself positioned on the borderline between identities. His father was a cattle-dealer …
Seanfhocail: Learn 10 Irish Proverbs
Níl aon tinteán mar do thinteán féin. Ní neart go cur le chéile. Ní dhéanfadh an saol capall rása d’asal. Tús maith leath na hoibre. Mol a…
Inis Meáin: My First Irish Language Course in the Gaeltacht
I sometimes eavesdropped on their Irish conversations to see if I could understand them. Admittedly, residents speak Irish quickly on Inis Meáin, but…
10 Irish Verbs in the Present Tense
Bím i gcónaí go maith. Feicim í gach lá. Faigheann tú tinneas cinn gach seachtain. Ólann tú uisce gach lá...
The Irish Language and the Catholic Church: A Nuanced Consideration
While the Irish people fought for autonomy for centuries under British rule, the first concern of the Catholic Church, being a world religion, was to …
10 Irish Verbs in the Past Tense
Bhí mé ar scoil. Chonaic mé an teach. Dúirt mé go raibh ocras ort. D’ól tú cupán tae. Tháinig sé abhaile ar a haon a chlog...
The Counties of Leinster in Irish
Contae Cheatharlach, Contae Átha Cliath, Contae Chill Dara, Contae Chill Chainnigh, Contae Laoise, Contae an Longfoirt, Contae Lú, Contae na Mí, C…
The Counties of Connacht in Irish
Contae na Gaillimhe, Contae Liatroma, Contae Mhaigh Eo, Contae Ros Comáin, Contae Shligigh