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…
Irish Storytelling Posted by Bridgette on Jul 28, 2021
Haigh, a chairde! Recently I read a BBC article about the Aos Scéal Éireann, or Storytellers of Ireland, who gather in public spaces to tell anything from traditional Irish folk tales and mythology to historical events. This new generation of storytellers in Ireland are based on the seanchaí who were the original storytellers well before…
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…
Harry Potter agus an Órchloch Posted by Bridgette on Jun 29, 2021
Harry Potter agus an Órchloch le J. K. Rowling Last week I wrote about some Irish language resources, and I mentioned reading books in Irish that you are already familiar with in English. Below is an excerpt from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone in Irish. See if you can catch any familiar words in…
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…
Traveling Posted by Bridgette on May 31, 2021
Haigh, a chairde! As more and more people get vaccinated, it seems as if travel this summer is back on the table. So if you are planning a summer time trip to Ireland, check out some travel related vocabulary below. Hello (initial greeting, lit. God to you) – Dia duit Hello (in response, lit. God…
An aimsir chaite – The past tense Posted by Bridgette on May 20, 2021
An aimsir chaite – The past tense The past tense is used to denote a single event in the past. In English, we typically add ‘ed’ to the end of the verb to form the past. In Irish it is also formed from the verb stem alone, with some additions. When the verb begins with…