![]() If formal lessons aren’t your thing and you’d prefer to get amongst the casual banter of a night out in Dublin, the ‘ Pop Up Gaeltacht’ is the place to go to practice your ‘cúpla focail’. Teachers from a variety of backgrounds host courses such as a ‘refresher’s’ language course for rusty learners, to complete beginners and advanced too. While you might not get to choose where your teacher comes from, you’ll definitely leave your language course with a firm grasp on the subtle differences in the inflections and colloquialisms of the different Gaeltacht dialects.Īnother Dublin-based venue offering quality Irish language classes is Gael Linn, in the conveniently central location of Dame Street. The nature of Dublin City means that Conradh na Gaeilge’s teachers hail from all 3 major Gaeltacht areas, meaning that you’re likely to be exposed to all dialects of the language. Places where the language is happy to welcome keen learners into the embrace of her ironic backwards structure and vague, dialectal, pint-slurred nuances.ĭublin’s answer to all things Gaeilge has been firmly nestled atop Harcourt Street at number 6 since 1893.Īs well as an Irish-language speaking pub, during the week there are classes and courses for all levels which run all year round and are open to learners of all ages. Here are some of the best centers, classes and resources in Ireland where An Ghaeilge is alive and kicking. ![]() So it’s not difficult to see why keen language enthusiasts and polyglots might lose heart on first researching An Ghaeilge and her ever-evasive (yet silently diligent) presence.Īs with anything worth doing, however, it only takes a bit of patience, determination and curt nods in the right direction to help you find the place where your grasp of An Ghaeilge can begin to make positive steps towards fluency. There’s a lack of obvious community spaces in which to practice and a general apathy among older generations regarding the use of the language in everyday life. This means that learning Gaeilge as an expatriate, adult or language enthusiast outside of ‘the system’, whether native to the country or not, can initially seem quite challenging. Unless you’ve grown up in Ireland and gone through the Irish schooling system, there is quite a large chance that you’ve never actually heard a local Irish (Gaeilge) speaker naturally converse in the language.Įven at that, many Irish adults of a certain generation today who have been schooled in the basics would unfortunately say the same. She has worked with TGLurgan on the translation and production of Irish language YouTube videos, and has also worked with Conradh na Gaeilge and various other Irish organizations as a teacher and coordinator for events and festivals. Jenny Ní Ruiséil is a writer, yoga teacher and musician with a BA and MA in the Irish language.
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