You’re very welcome to the October edition of Gaelchultúr’s newsletter. We’ve added a Facebook widget to the articles in this edition, so you’ll be able to display the articles you enjoyed on your Facebook page. Just click on the “Like” button at the bottom of each article.
Gaelchultúr’s new course for adult learners of Irish, Gaeilge gan Stró! – Beginners Level, was launched at an event in Marylhurst University, Portland, on Monday,
3 October.
There’s a significant difference between “buailim le mo chairde” and “buailim mo chairde”, but if you’re not sure what it is, and if you’ve got an Irish interview coming up soon for the Higher Diploma in Primary Teaching, you’d do well to attend the preparatory course being organised by Gaelchultúr on Saturday, 15 October.
October’s deal of the month on siopa.ie is a 100 piece jigsaw puzzle showing the counties of Ireland, their names in Irish and the colours of their flags.
If you can pluck up the courage to sing outside of the shower, come to Gaelchultúr’s headquarters in Temple Bar on Saturday, 22 October, where Kerry singer Seosaimhín Ní Bheaglaoich will be presenting a day-long workshop in sean-nós singing.
Gaelchultúr headquarters was packed to capacity on Culture Night this year, with free sean-nós singing and dancing workshops available to the public.
If you haven’t started already, it’s time to get practising your dance steps and songs as the Oireachtas na Samhna festival draws near ...
September’s book of the month, Eachtraí Eilíse i dTír na nIontas – an Irish translation of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland – is the most popular book we’ve had on ClubLeabhar.com to date and we’re delighted to announce that a video interview with the novel’s translator, Nicholas Williams, will be available shortly on ClubLeabhar.com.
The Irish language literature festival IMRAM begins on Friday, 14 October, and will conclude on Sunday, 22 October. As usual, there are many interesting events on the programme, so choose a few, invite some friends to accompany you, and enjoy the festivities!
The language scheme Líofa 2015, which was launched in Belfast at the beginning of last month and which aims to create 1,000 new fluent speakers of Irish by the end of 2015, is off to a good start as 150 members of the PSNI have already taken up the challenge!
Three copies of the multimedia language course for adult learners of Irish Gaeilge gan Stró! – Beginners Level to be won.
Congratulations to the winners of the September competition!
A list of important dates relating to events being run by Gaelchultúr and by other organisations.
Stephen Fry is currently gracing the screens of BBC2 with a new five-part documentary series titled Planet Word. In this series, the celebrated presenter analyses language matters and gives viewers an interesting, light and accessible insight into some of the biggest questions of language and linguistics.
Gaelchultúr has a secret to reveal, a long-concealed secret, fiercely guarded by Irish examiners and teachers all over the country: there’s a grammar checker available for Irish and it’s free!
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