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Ag foghlaim Gaeilge/ Learning Irish?

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Марк
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 Message 9 of 14
16 May 2012 at 12:37pm | IP Logged 
I started learning Irish, but left it. maybe I'll return to it later. I was impressed by
the lessons made by a man who studied the southern dialect. I liked the sound of the
language, i liked that someone can learn it better than most Irishmen.
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eilis91
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 Message 10 of 14
16 May 2012 at 12:44pm | IP Logged 
liammcg wrote:
I recently met a German man in a pub in Dublin who's level of Irish amazed me! As I told
him, there is no better feeling than meeting a "foreigner" who takes the time to study
YOUR culture. I said " Cuireann sé gliondar ar mo chroí a bheith ag éisteacht leat",that
is "it fills my heart with joy to be listening to you", as is the case with anyone who
makes the effort to speak any language.


A Liam, cuireann an scéal seo gliondar ar mo chroí féin! GRMA.
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jeff_lindqvist
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 Message 11 of 14
16 May 2012 at 2:26pm | IP Logged 
liammcg wrote:
I recently met a German man in a pub in Dublin who's level of Irish amazed me!


I once exchanged emails with a German guy (a friend of a friend) who apparently has learned Irish to a very high level (I assume Ulster dialect since he has musical connections in Donegal). He even goes by the nickname Mr Gaelic.

Edited by jeff_lindqvist on 16 May 2012 at 2:27pm
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 Message 12 of 14
16 May 2012 at 4:18pm | IP Logged 
I don't know if I strictly fit eilis91's criteria as I'm half-Irish (and up to an additional quarter Welsh) by blood. However I was born and largely raised in England, and never really exposed to any Irish beyond a few doting words as a wee bairn rocking in the cradle. So I guess you could think of me as more of a British patchwork raggy doll than anything else. ;)

I'm currently learning Irish (or at least I aim to after my wedding), and hope to bring this up to the best level I can, given the time available, over the next few months. I'll be starting from almost total scratch, so it's quite a challenge, but I'm lucky in the respect that I've collected a veritable Aladdin's Cave of resources during the past year that will hopefully help me along the way.

And why do I want to learn Irish, apart from being half-Irish myself? Well, the Irish language for me is one of the most poetic and magical sounding languages in the world. It not only underpins a vibrant and artistic culture that's helped shape much of the world around its remote green shores, but it also possesses a profoundly generous and creative bittersweet soul, that's helped its people weather even the greatest of misfortunes throughout history and come out fighting and smiling le bród (with pride). To be a part of this story, to be invited into a more personal and deeper understanding of the rich traditions rooted in Irish music and literature, and to be able to see the modern world washed anew through the eyes of a unique and millenia rich living language, would be a true priviledge.

Edited by Teango on 16 May 2012 at 4:27pm
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liammcg
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 Message 13 of 14
16 May 2012 at 4:43pm | IP Logged 
Teango wrote:
Well, the Irish language for me is one of the most poetic and magical
sounding languages in the world. It not only underpins a vibrant and artistic culture
that's helped shape much of the world around its remote green shores, but it also
possesses a profoundly generous and creative bittersweet soul, that's helped its people
weather even the greatest of misfortunes throughout history and come out fighting and
smiling le bród (with pride). To be a part of this story, to be invited into a
more personal and deeper understanding of the rich traditions rooted in Irish music and
literature, and to be able to see the modern world washed anew through the eyes of a
unique and millenia rich living language, would be a true priviledge.


I have been captivated by this video   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UP4nXl KJx_4       
of a monolingual Irish speaker for some time now, and I believe it illustrates beautifully the points you raised above, such a beautiful language.
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eilis91
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 Message 14 of 14
16 May 2012 at 5:00pm | IP Logged 
liammcg wrote:
Teango wrote:
Well, the Irish language for me is one of the most poetic and magical
sounding languages in the world. It not only underpins a vibrant and artistic culture
that's helped shape much of the world around its remote green shores, but it also
possesses a profoundly generous and creative bittersweet soul, that's helped its people
weather even the greatest of misfortunes throughout history and come out fighting and
smiling le bród (with pride). To be a part of this story, to be invited into a
more personal and deeper understanding of the rich traditions rooted in Irish music and
literature, and to be able to see the modern world washed anew through the eyes of a
unique and millenia rich living language, would be a true priviledge.


I have been captivated by this video   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UP4nXl KJx_4       
of a monolingual Irish speaker for some time now, and I believe it illustrates beautifully the points you raised
above, such a beautiful language.


Tá a chuid Gaeilge go h-álainn. Go raibh maith agat é seo a phostáil, níor chuala mé riamh é roimhe seo. :)

His Irish is lovely. Thank you for posting it, I'd never heard it before. :)

Edited by eilis91 on 16 May 2012 at 5:03pm


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