Irish Central

Native Irish speakers share the secret behind learning the language

These native Irish speakers share how Ireland's ancient language and their homeland of Co Donegal have impacted their identity. Annemarie Ní Churreáin (poet & editor), Aoife Ní Ghloinn (Director of ...
Irish Central

Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with an introduction to the Irish Language

The Irish American Society of the Jersey Shore is pleased to present a talk by Rath deHoust, entitled “Placenames in Ireland and their Irish Language Roots,” sharing the legends and stories behind ...
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The Native Irish Language Is Endangered — but You Can Still Hear It at This Small Café Near Galway

A view of the countryside in Connemara, Ireland; a road sign in English and Gaeilge in Connemara, Ireland. Owner and chef Diarmuid Ó Mathúna, who is from Watergrasshill (Cnocán na Biolraí), in County ...
Los Angeles Times

The Irish language once provoked ‘strong resistance.’ Now it has a place at the Oscars

“For any language to survive, it has to be culturally present.” That’s how Colm Bairéad, whose devastating first feature, “The Quiet Girl” (An Cailín Ciúin), is the first Irish-language production to ...