Archive for 'Culture'
Giant’s Causeway – Clochán an Aifir Posted by Bridgette on Oct 15, 2021
Giant’s Causeway – Clochán an Aifir Giant’s Causeway, or Clochán an Aifir in Irish, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in County Antrim of Northern Ireland. It consists of around 40,000 interlocking basalt columns, forming about 4 miles along the coast. They look like jutting hexagonal stepping stones extending from the cliff to underneath the…
An Irish translator in Brussels Posted by Bridgette on Aug 13, 2021
Haigh, a chairde! In 2007 Irish was made an official working language of the European Union and so since then numerous translators have taken up residence in Brussels to work for the EU. In the three videos below from 2016 one of those translators, PJ Mac Gabhann, describes life in Brussels and his job as…
An Ghaeilge agus Éirí Amach 1916 Posted by Bridgette on Jul 23, 2021
An Ghaeilge agus Éirí Amach 1916 – The Irish Language and the Rising of 1916 In the Irish Times I recently came across a publication originally from 2016. It is a 32 page document which intended to provide analysis on relevant topics relating to the vision that existed for language and society 100 years ago…
Irish language resources online Posted by Bridgette on Jun 23, 2021
Dia daoibh! Conas atá sibh? Tá súil agam go bhfuil tú go maith. How are you all? I hope that you are well. Today I wanted to share some resources online with you to help with your Irish language journey. Irish language TV online Irish language radio online Watching TV or listening to the radio…
Lá Fhéile Pádraig Posted by Bridgette on Mar 17, 2021
Lá Fhéile Pádraig – St. Patrick’s Day Today is St. Patrick’s Day, so today we will discover some relevant vocabulary as well as how the Irish celebrate and the history of the holiday. Who is St. Patrick? St. Patrick is the Romano-British patron saint of Ireland, and is credited with bringing Christianity to the island…
Lá Fhéile Valintín Shona Posted by Bridgette on Feb 12, 2021
Dia daoibh! It is Lá Fhéile Vailintín on February 14th! There are many stories and traditions linked to Valentine’s day, from both Ancient Rome to more recent modern Christianity. The most popular story is about St. Valentin of Rome, a widely recognized 3rd century Roman patron saint of love. He would allegedly cut hearts out…
Irish Poetry Posted by Bridgette on Jan 29, 2021
Dia daoibh! I know the holidays are over, but I wanted to share a poem by Sean O Riordain called Oíche Nollaig na mBan – Women’s Christmas Night. Women’s Christmas is on January 6th (The Epiphany) and it is when men take over the household duties for the day and allow women a day of rest…