Irish

Frequently Asked Questions

Irish Language in North America

Irish Language Learning Tools

(prepared by Dr. T.W. Ihde for WPU's Multimedia Language Center)

• Daltaí na Gaeilge Grammar at http://www.monmouth.com/~daltai/grammar.htm
• Interactive Irish Lessons at http://www.maths.tcd.ie/gaeilge/gaelic.html
• Irish Gaelic Dialects at http://www.smo.uhi.ac.uk/gaeilge/gramadach/canuinti.html

• Beginning Irish 1: A 10-week Course In The Irish Language For Beginners at http://www.solaseireann.com/ger/intro.htm
• Nancy Stenson's Workbook at http://nexus.brocku.ca/rogawa/gaelic/
• Gaeilge by Mat Brandy at http://www.klammeraffe.org/~brandy/gaelic/Kurs/index.html
• Irish Vocabulary & Grammar Drill at http://www.solaseireann.com/ger/irlearn1.htm

• An Foclóir Beag at http://www.csis.ul.ie/focloir/ 

• Daltaí na Gaeilge Pronunciation Key at http://www.monmouth.com/~daltai/key.htm
• A Beginner's Guide to Irish Gaelic Pronunciation at http://www.sirius.com/~ststones/gaelpron.html

There is currently no on-line translation site. Additionally, there is at present no software package that provides translations from or to Irish. It should be noted that similar on-line translators for Spanish or French often provide faulty translations. Such tools should only be used by advanced students.

• The Soc.Culture.Celtic Faq: http://metalab.unc.edu/gaelic/Eire/eire.html
• CULTURE, HERITAGE AND THE IRISH LANGUAGE on The Dingle Peninsula: http://www.dingle-peninsula.ie/culture.html
• THE IRISH TIMES ON THE WEB: http://www.ireland.com/index.htm
• Aertel Gaeltext: http://www.rte.ie/aertel/aertelplus/p481.htm
• Lá: http://www.nuacht.com/
• Amhrán Gaelach: http://www.webcom.com/~liam/gaelsong/song.html
• Bord na Gaeilge: http://www.bnag.ie/frames/gaelic/contents/content_indx.html
• Cló Iar-Chonnachta at http://www.cic.ie/