What does your language mean to you? Identity, culture, self expression - these are some of the reasons language speakers are determined to speak and maintain their native tongue, and the thousands of ...
Her Irish eyes are smiling, but it’s her native tongue that has captured New Yorkers’ attention. Born and raised on a farm in County Cork, Ireland, Vivienne Sayers O’Callaghan moved to Ridgewood, ...
Stepping outside of Dublin often introduces travelers to a unique lexicon that can be baffling to the untrained ear. Our list ...
In Belfast, even in Unionist neighborhoods, Gaeilge, the once-outlawed Irish language, is enjoying a remarkable resurgence with new schools and bilingual signs.
Get inspired by these Irish language proverbs during Seachtain na Gaeilge, the biggest Irish language festival in the world. As Irish is one of the oldest languages in the world, it has many sayings ...
The launch of the first-ever Irish dictionary has been hailed as a ‘historic moment’ for the language. An Foclóir Nua Gaeilge is the first monolingual ‘Irish-Irish’ dictionary, allowing anyone ...
There is a melodic tone to the way I pronounce words which can give away that I’m not German,’ says Michelle Wittler ...
Julie Irish, a researcher running for the Ward 5 Newton City Council seat, loves knocking on doors. “It’s a real kind of a privilege to be able to go knock on anyone’s door,” said Irish. “How often do ...
A language lives or dies on its relevance to modern life. And nothing is more relevant than news - the clue, after all, is in ...
This initiative honours the legacy of the late Oonagh Ní Shúilleabháin, Mayo’s first Irish Language Officer. The scholarship ...