Learning The Irish language In Connemara, Ireland 1987

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Thirty-five students from Europe, Japan and the United States of America are learning Irish in the heart of the Connemara Gaeltacht.
Organised by the University of Ireland, Galway, the intensive month-long course is taking place in the Irish language centre, Áras Mháirtín Uí Chadhain, in An Cheathrú Rua. The students are attending the course for a variety of reasons. Some have an in interest in minority languages for teaching or research purposes; others are there because they have Irish ancestry.
Many of the students can speak more Irish than English including Naoichiro Hirashima from Japan. Ramon Lletche, a baker from Barcelona in Spain and Californian architect Bill Dias can only communicate with each other through Irish, as Ramon has virtually no English and Bill does not speak Spanish.
Ramon decided to learn Irish after he saw programmes on Spanish television about Ireland and the Irish language. Bill is learning Irish because he has Irish ancestry on his mother’s side. As part of her Celtic studies course Dorothee Tratnick from Germany mastered Scots Gaelic and hopes to eventually teach Irish at university. Karen Hansson from Sweden however, is just learning Irish for fun. She is a big fan of U2 and from there developed an interest in Ireland and Irish.
Virtually all of the pupils attending the course are determined to continue learning Irish until they become fluent enough to speak or teach it.
In a break from the intensive spoken Irish classes, teacher Bríd Ní Mháille leads the class in a rousing rendition of the popular Irish folk song ‘Peigín Leitir Móir’.
An RTÉ News report broadcast on 19 August 1987. The reporter is Jim Fahy.

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@ryue65 3 жыл бұрын

I met a Japanese lad in Tigh Neachtains pub in 1988. His Irish was better than mine. Seriously impressive. He was first introduced to the language by his Professor in Waseda University in Tokyo.

@louismcg7601 3 жыл бұрын

One of my college lecturers is Canadian and is a Gaeilgeoir

@cigh7445 3 жыл бұрын

I've met foreigners who'd learned Irish from books like Learning Irish and transcripts of recorded stories and Radio na Gaeltachta podcasts (they listened to episodes repeatedly, made transcripts and shadowed the speakers) They came to Ireland and complained about how piss poor our Irish was! Brought them to an Irish speaking event in the city and they said they thought everyone was speaking English (another language they weren't all completely practiced in), just goes to show how badly Irish language phonetics are taught in Ireland. Nothing would please them until the tour got to the Gaeltacht areas and they could hear and practice the language they had learned with the old 'real speakers' ('traditional speakers' I suppose)

@calumpatrick319 Жыл бұрын

@@louismcg7601 The Ontario gaeltacht is the only one outside of Ireland

@imperatorscotorum6334 3 жыл бұрын

Sadly I’ve found that often foreigners have a greater interest in and appreciation for the Irish language than many Irish people.

@johnmc3862 3 жыл бұрын

The same with irish music.

@monicajewinsky 3 жыл бұрын

Our education system kills the interest in learning the language. I was lucky enough to get sent to both Primary and Secondary levels in Irish, but I know many people (My parents, for instance) and have many friends that lost interest in the language quite quickly. Too much of an emphasis is put on learning the grammar, poetry and writing in general, whereas there is little to no emphasis put on speaking it. Don't get me wrong, its important to learn how to write, but speaking a language and gaining confidence with it should come first.

@imperatorscotorum6334 3 жыл бұрын

@@monicajewinsky I disagree that too much emphasis is placed upon learning the grammar, if you want to learn any language then learning its grammar is essential. Rather the problem is that many basic aspects of Irish grammar are simply not explained in a simple and easy to understand way in schools, an example would be the distinction between the copula and the verb tá, which many students don't understand which results in them writing nonsensical sentences such as "tá mé fear" and there are plenty of other examples. In many cases the teachers themselves have either poor Irish or are simply not interested in actually teaching the kids fluency in the language. I agree that there should be greater emphasis on speaking it. Another problem though is that there are many students who do actually learn quite a high standard of Irish but end up forgetting most of what they've learned because they never use it outside of school, it can't be up to the schools alone to revive a language.

@lofdraws7006 2 жыл бұрын

@@monicajewinsky Irish schools are 100% the better option. I go to one myself and it just makes you think about what u say which helps in other subjects as well.

@morzanturian4946 2 жыл бұрын

Truth. I am Brazilian of Portuguese origin and I am studying Irish because it is a Celtic language. When I started to study Irish, I was sad to hear of the lack of interest of the local population in returning to speak the native language. Very sad.

@berniestuart8323 2 жыл бұрын

I live up the street from there ;) 1987 I was 12 years old and took having gaeilge for granted but now I love being bilingual ❤️‍🔥 Tá sé séo go iontach ar fád ❤️‍🔥 Home sweet home ❤️‍🔥

@brianm2881 3 жыл бұрын

Where's the bit where they have to chant "Agam, agat, aige, aci, againn, agaibh, acu, arís!"?

@wayneoconnor4455 3 жыл бұрын

This makes me ashamed of myself as a Irish man 😂🤣 I know the most basic Gaelic and wouldn't be able to hold a conversation of any description. Keep uploading these unique video clips CR Ty 👏

@burkaboy1 3 жыл бұрын

O Connor ,, Milesian = start with Spanish first lol

@wayneoconnor4455 3 жыл бұрын

@@burkaboy1 I actually have already 😂🤣

@anglaismoyen 3 жыл бұрын

Never too late to start

@BrandonHilikus 3 жыл бұрын

nothing to be ashamed of, you can still learn.

@lorenzovalsesia3721 Жыл бұрын

Just to add on to your shame... I'm italian and I'm currently studying Irish on my own ;-)

@valentinewhitty3639 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing to see, I wonder are they still speaking it today?

@obsidianzarok2361 3 жыл бұрын

A great bunch of lads

@RuairiOTuathail 3 жыл бұрын

Really nice to hear Irish spoken with foreign accents. We don't hear that enough :)

@antoin1888 3 жыл бұрын

Bhí bhlos an fear Sualainnís ar fheabhas. Tig leat é a spotail ó míle ar shiúl

@RuairiOTuathail 3 жыл бұрын

@@antoin1888 Mar an gcéanna liomsa mar is as an Ísiltír mé 😂

@antoin1888 3 жыл бұрын

@@RuairiOTuathail An bhfuil do chuid thuismitheoirí ina nÉireannacha? Rory O'Toole ón Ísiltír 😀

@RuairiOTuathail 3 жыл бұрын

@@antoin1888 Níl. Bhuel, mo shean-seantuismitheoirí. Mar sin d'fhill mé ar an tír mo shinsir!

@user-td4do3op2d 2 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately we hear it too much. Most Irish people who speak Irish now have "foreign" accents.

@seanosull2884 3 жыл бұрын

Go hiontach ar fad! Is mór an trua nach bhfuil sé seo ar fáil inniu!

@iberius9937 Жыл бұрын

The Spaniard at 2:34 sounds more Irish than most Irish that learn it as a second language.

@mohammedcohen 3 жыл бұрын

...I learned to bless myself in Gaelic from my maternal grandmother who was born in Kinnegad, Westmeath in 1885...dunno if SHE got it right, though...the story I got from my mom was that grandma (nee Bridget Cully) liked a young man who was in Gaelic class so she signed up...

@yupisaid 3 жыл бұрын

Bruh your name is Mohammed Cohen

@lilybrown9833 3 жыл бұрын

@@yupisaid and your point is what

@oisinkyne1469 3 жыл бұрын

lovly story, the language is called Irish or gaeilga just so you know

@johnnyfeen1347 3 жыл бұрын

@@yupisaid Bruh?

@yupisaid 3 жыл бұрын

@@johnnyfeen1347 Aboy Johnny bai some feen sham

@TheLastAngryMan01 9 ай бұрын

There’s an official Gaeltacht in Tamworth, Ontario in Canada and a Celtic studies programme that teaches Irish in some Canadian universities. It’s unfortunate that so many Irish people dislike the language. Tír gan teanga, tír gan anam…

@martinwalsh3228 3 жыл бұрын

Great to learn about language Calender's Newspapers & Magazine etc have French in France, Russian in Russia, Spanish in Spain, German in Germany, Danish in Denmark and Italian in Italy etc.