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- Part three of ten.
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- Frequently Asked Questions on soc.culture.irish with answers.
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- to <irish-faq@pobox.com>
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- The Irish Language
-
- 1) What kind of language is Irish?
- 2) Tell me about introductory Courses to the Irish language.
- 3) Where can I learn Irish abroad (or online)?
- 4) What summer courses in Irish Gaelic are there?
- 5) Do you know of any Irish language Cassette tapes?
- 6) What bookstores in the States have Irish books?
- 7) What is the name of the pin worn by fluent Irish speakers?
- 8) Where can I find computer terms in Irish?
- 9) Are there any Irish speakers on-line?
- 10) What do all these Irish place names really mean?
- 11) How do you say "kiss my ass" in Irish?
-
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-
- Subject: 1) What kind of language is Irish?
-
- Irish is a language related to Scots Gaelic, Breton
- and Welsh amongst others. All belong the Celtic family,
- which is part of the Indo-European group of languages.
- (Irish is part of the "Q-Celtic" group of languages,
- with Scots Gaelic and Manx. Welsh, Cornish and Breton
- belong to the "P-Celtic" branch.)
-
- Here are a few samples to whet your appetite. Note that
- even greetings vary between the dialects.
-
-
-
- Dia duit (Lit. God to you)
- Dia is Muire duit (Lit. God and Mary to you)
-
- Go mbeannaφ Dia duit May God bless you
- Go mbeannaφ Dia is Muire duit May God and Mary bless you
-
- Bail ≤ Dhia ort The blessing of God on you
- Bail ≤ Dhia is Muire duit The blessing of God and Mary on you
-
- Go raibh maith agat Thanks (Lit. May there be good at you)
- Go dtaga do rφocht May thy kingdom come
- Nßr laga Dia do lßmh May God not weaken your hand
- Gura slßn an scΘalaφ May the bearer of the news be safe
- Gurab amhlaidh duit The same to you
- Tß fßilte romhat You are welcome
-
- Cad Θ (GoidΘ) mar tß t·? How are you? (Tφr Chonaill)
- CΘn chaoi 'bhfuil t·? How are you (Connacht)
- Conas atß tu? How are you? (Mumhan)
-
- Tß mΘ go maith I'm doing well
-
- An bhfuil aon rud ·r ag dul? What's new?
- Aon scΘal 'ad? What's new? (Connacht)
-
- Slßn leat Good Bye (said to one going)
- Slßn agat Good Bye (said to one remaining)
-
- Slßinte chugat Good health to you
- Gabhaim pard·n agat I beg your pardon
- Gabh mo leithscΘal Pardon me (Lit. Accept my excuse)
- Mßs Θ do thoil Θ If you please
- Le do thoil Please
- Breithlß shona duit Happy birthday to you
- Saol fada chugat Long life to you
-
-
- For the following greetings Gorab amhlaidh duit is a common answer:
-
- Oφche mhaith duit Good night
- Codladh sßmh duit A pleasant sleep
- Nollaig shona duit Happy Christmas
- Nollaig faoi shΘan is faoi A prosperous and pleasant
- mhaise duit Christmas
- Athbhliain faoi mhaise duit A prosperous New Year
-
-
- Terms of Endearment
-
- a ghrß
- a r·n
- a st≤r
- a thaisce
- a chroφ
- a chuisle
- my dear darling/love/treasure
-
- muirnφn
- leannßn
- cΘadsearc
- sweetheart
-
- a ghrß mo chroφ
- love of my heart!
-
- Ta grß agam duit.
- I love you.
-
-
- Curses
-
- Imeacht gan teacht ort
- May you leave without returning
-
- Titim gan Θirφ ort
- May you fall without rising
-
- Fßn fada ort
- Long travels to you
-
- Go n-ithe an cat th· is go n-ithe an diabhal an cat
- May the cat eat you, and may the cat be eaten by the devil
-
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Subject: 2) Tell me about introductory Courses to the Irish language.
-
- NOTE: Additional information is available in the file
- RPAYNE1 TYIG via the LISTSERV@LISTSERV.HEA.IE with command
- GET RPAYNE1 TYIG
-
-
- ┌dar : Mφcheßl ╙ Siadhail
- Teideal : LEARNING IRISH
- Foilsitheoir : Yale University Press -New Haven and London
- ISBN : 0-300-04224-8
-
-
- For the accompanying tape set (four cassettes);
- Teideal : LEARNING IRISH CASSETTES
- ISBN : 0-300-04340-6
- NOTE: Irish lessons to be used with above texts are available in
- the file IGSTENS1 TYIG via the LISTSERV@LISTSERV.HEA.IE with the
- command GET IGSTENS1 TYIG
-
-
- As a learner, you might consider a set of cassettes and booklet
- titled BUNT┌S CAINTE. They come in three levels. This is
- convenient as you don't have to purchase all three at once. It
- is recommended that you use BUNT┌S CAINTE for pronunciation in
- combination with PROGRESS IN IRISH.
-
-
- ┌dar : T. ╙ Domhnallain
- Teideal : BUNT┌S CAINTE Vol.(1, 2, or 3) Book and Cassettes
- ISBN : X50153, X50154, X50155
-
-
- ┌dar : MßirΘad Nφ Ghrßda
- Teideal : PROGRESS IN IRISH
- ISBN : X71212
-
-
- Conradh na Gaelige (The Gaelic League) welcomes all who are
- interested in learning/preserving Irish. They can be contacted
- at the following addresses.
-
- 12 Sillogue Rd.
- Dublin 11
- Ireland
- Phone: +353-1-842-9372
-
-
- 6 Srßid Fhearchair
- Dublin 2
- Ireland
- Phone: +353-1-475-7401, [book shop +353-1-478-3814]
-
-
- Gaelic League
- Pittsburgh Branch
- P. O. Box 97742
- Pittsburgh, PA 15227-0142
-
-
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Subject: 3) Where can I learn Irish abroad (or online)?
-
- There's a list of Irish courses in other countries at Ceantar
- (http://www.ceantar.org/ATM/). Neil McEwan has written some
- lessons that may be a useful start
- (http://www.wwa.com/~abardubh/lessons/).
-
- You can find more Irish related links at Sabhal M≤r Ostaig
- (http://www.smo.uhi.ac.uk/gaeilge/gaeilge.html), the
- Trinity College BESS department
- (http://www.bess.tcd.ie/gaeilge.htm) and Trinity College
- Maths department (http://www.maths.tcd.ie/gaeilge/).
-
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Subject: 4) What summer courses in Irish Gaelic are there?
-
-
- Note: Additional information is available in the file IGSGUSA
- CLAS via the LISTSERV@LISTSERV.HEA.IE with the command GET
- IGSGUSA CLAS
-
-
- Information concerning courses in spoken Irish (for adult
- learners) is available from the contact numbers given below. If
- you are thinking of visiting Ireland this summer, you might
- consider building into your holiday plans one of these short,
- intensive courses in Irish Gaelic.
-
-
- Here are three snail mail addresses to write to for info on those
- summer courses for different dialects of Gaelic:
-
-
- (a) Gaeilge Ch·ige Uladh: if you wish to learn Ulster Irish.
- Seoladh(address):
- Oideas Gael,
- Gleann Cholm Cille,
- Contae Thφr Chonaill,
- ╔ire(Ireland)
- F≤n: +353-1-213566 or +353-73-3005
-
-
- (b) Gaeilge Ch·ige Chonnacht: if you wish to learn Connacht Irish.
- Seoladh(address):
- ┴ras Mhßirtφn Uφ Chadhain,
- An Cheathr· Rua,
- Contae na Gaillimhe,
- ╔ire(Ireland)
- F≤n: +353-91-95101
-
-
- (c) Gaeilge Ch·ige Mumhan: if you wish to learn Munster Irish.
- Seoladh(address):
- Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne,
- Baile an FheirtΘaraigh,
- Contae Chiarraφ,
- ╔ire(Ireland)
- F≤n: +353-66-56100
-
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Subject: 5) Do you know of any Irish language Cassette tapes?
-
- Here is a list of audio tapes (excluding music) available from...
-
- Book Distribution Center
- 31 Fenian Street
- Dublin 2
- Ireland
-
-
- Prices are in Irish pounds but do not include postage (which can
- be considerable for air mail orders). If you wish to order any
- of this material you should first write, phone (Dublin 616522),
- or fax (Dublin 616564), for a price that includes surface or air
- postage.
-
- Note: In Ireland VAT (value added tax) does not apply to books,
- but does apply to tapes. However if you live outside the EU
- (European Union) you are exempt from VAT.
-
-
- Am ScΘalaφochta I
- Stories for young children:
- Sicφn Licφn; Na Trφ BhΘar
- Book and Tape ú3.99
-
-
- Am ScΘalaφochta II
- Stories for young children:
- Na Trφ Mhuc Bheaga
- An Circφn Beag Rua
- Book and Tape ú3.99
-
-
- Focl≤ir P≤ca - CaisΘad
- Phonetic Tape prepared to accompany Focl≤ir P≤ca, an
- English-Irish/Irish-English dictionary of the synthetic Standard
- Irish dialect ú4.00
-
-
- ═osagßn & ScΘalta Eile.
- Collection of short stories by Pßdraig Pearse. ú4.87 + vat
- These stories are also available in print as "Short Stories of
- Pßdraig Pearse" which can be obtained for ú4.95
-
-
- Uair An Chloig Cois Teallaigh - AN HOUR BY THE HEARTH
- Dual Language Book and Tape compendium of folk stories ú10.00
-
-
- Educational Services Teaching Cassettes
- Irish/Gaelige. Two cassettes with a small phrase dictionary.
- Educational Services Corporation
- 1725 K St., N.W., Suite 408
- Washington, D.C. 20006
- +1-(202) 298-8424
-
- Review: This is a conversation course with minimal grammar (next
- to none). I'm finding it very useful to start off with, as it
- teaches phrases, which give me a useable foothold with the
- language, and it repeats the Gaelic twice after the English is
- spoken.
-
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Subject: 6) What bookstores in the States have Irish books?
-
- Note: Additional information is available in the files IGJTM1 BIBL
- and IGJTM2 BIBL via the LISTSERV@LISTSERV.HEA.IE with the commands
- GET IGJTM1 BIBL
- GET IGJTM2 BIBL
-
-
- Name: Irish Books
- Address: 580 Broadway, Room 1103,
- New York, New York 10012, USA
- Phone: (212) 274-1923
-
-
- Name: Schoenhof's Foreign Books
- Address: 76A Mount Auburn Street
- Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
- Phone: (617) 547 - 8855
- Fax: (617) 547 - 8551
-
-
- Or you could try one of the Irish bookshops on
- the Internet.
-
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Subject: 7) What is the name of the pin worn by fluent Irish speakers?
-
- It's a fßinne, pronounced roughly "fawn-ye".
-
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Subject: 8) Where can I find computer terms in Irish?
-
- You'll find Irish computer terms (such as "lφon domhanda" for
- "world wide web") at Sabhal M≤r Ostaig
- (http://www.smo.uhi.ac.uk/gaeilge/tearm_riomh.html).
-
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Subject: 9) Are there any Irish speakers on-line?
-
- You'll find them on the Gaeilge-A and Gaeilge-B mailing lists.
- Gaeilge-A is for fluent speakers, Gaeilge-B for learners.
- To subscribe to Gaeilge-B, send a mail message to
- listserv@danann.hea.ie
- with the following command in the text of the message
-
- SUBSCRIBE Gaeilge-B Your-firstname Your-surname
-
- (If your name was "Joe Sixpack", this would be written as
- "SUBSCRIBE Gaeilge-B Joe Sixpack".)
-
- To subscribe to Gaeilge-A, use the same command as above, but
- put "Gaeilge-A" instead of "Gaeilge-B"
-
- There _are_ Irish speakers on soc.culture.irish as well.
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Subject: 10) What do all these Irish place names really mean?
-
- These web sites may be helpful.
-
- http://www.loughman.dna.ie/general/placenames.html
- http://www.exis.net/ahd/monaghan/irishplacenames.htm
- http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/R_G_Boyd/IrishPlaces.htm
-
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Subject: 11) How do you say "kiss my ass" in Irish?
-
- P≤g mo th≤in.
-
- ------------------------------
-
- End of Irish FAQ part 3
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