Dia duit!

This is for anyone who wants to ask questions about Irish, share resources, or simply practice reading and writing it.

I can't speak Irish at all (fuck the Brits) but I'm trying to learn it, and, well, is fearr Gaeilge briste ná Béarla clíste.

Resources in the comments, but please do add some if you have any!

  • longislandkindness [she/her]
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    4 years ago

    Resources:

    I'm using 'Now You're Talking/Irish On Your Own' (long out of print but available here with audio and some grammar explanation), mostly because it uses Ulster Irish, which is what I want to focus on (I'm from near Belfast and I'm hoping to go to the Donegal Gaeltacht in the summer) - but even if you'd rather learn a different dialect it's still great

    Duolingo is surprisingly good! I think if you learn the grammar alongside doing the exercises you'll be fine; I feel like people who dislike it tend to avoid grammar and learn set phrases.

    I have an advantage because I live in Ireland but I'm looking at attending some classes soon and if I do I'll share resources from that :)

    I've heard this Memrise course is quite good, but I haven't tried it yet. It's in the Connaught dialect, which is the most common/closest to 'standard' Irish.

    TG4 and I think RTÉ have Irish-language programmes (not sure if they're available outside Ireland), and there's an Irish-language radio station, Raidió na Gaeltachta, but I'm nowhere near at that level lol

    All the textbooks I've found are upwards of £35, unfortunately