So My DNA Test Says I’m Irish?
Since starting this journey, I have been to Ireland a few times, attended an immersive learning course in the Gaeltacht, and even took the TEG exams i…
Tag: Members
Profiles and reflections from the online Irish community.
Member Profile: Mara Del Valle
Needless to say, language serves as a time capsule, preserving the history and heritage of a people—making it all the more important to keep it aliv…
Bus, Timpeallán and Beyond: Five Months Learning Irish
Cody Lewis always enjoyed learning languages, so when the opportunity arose to discover Irish, he thought 'Why not?' And so it began...
Kneecapped into Learning Irish
I was born in Ardoyne in Belfast – in the North- and grew up there through the 1960’s’ and 70’s. There was always a little bit of Irish in ou…
From Sharks to ‘An Scrúdú’: My Journey Learning Irish
I have no natural talent for languages. I took four years of high school Latin and a few semesters of introductory Italian, yet I can’t speak or rea…
Member Profile: Shannon Mullens
Shannon Mullens, from North Carolina, is very clear about why learning Irish is such a worthy and worthwhile pursuit. Heritage, spiritualism and a nee…
Member Profile: Cody Lewis
How does someone in Milwaukee suddenly find themselves studying Irish vocabulary, grammar and phrases each week? Cody Lewis may have the answer!
“Irish is not my hobby. It’s a bridge across generations.”
To start with, the Irish language is not my hobby. It might be a hobby for some folks (and that’s great for them), but it’s not a hobby in my case…
