Tá Rún Agam - I Have A Secret

Last week in Let’s Learn Irish A1 Language class, we learned the Irish for secretary: rúnaí, or ‘secret-keeper’ coming from rún, meaning ‘secret’.

Wren Day Customs

Lá an Dreoilín (Wren Day) occurs on St. Stephen’s Day. Irish linguists speculate that “dreoilín” derives from two combined words, “draoi” and “éan”, or druid bird. In Celtic mythology, the wren symbolizes the past year.

Thanksgiving with a Difference - Dinnéar le Difríocht!

Thanksgiving 2020 may be very different to most years but, as in the past, our unity of purpose gives us hope, laughter and language connection.

Irish is my Lifeboat, a Meditative Practice

These past few weeks, my twice-weekly Online Irish courses have been my báid tarrthála, my lifeboats, even if occasionally (or usually) I’m treading water…

Irish on my Mind

Each morning I wake with Irish nattering in my brain…

Starting to Learn Irish...

Was I skeptical (aka scared) of signing up for an online Irish language course? Cinnte! Time to take the first step…