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Irish Language Classes
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2012 Gaelic Language Day will be announced soon! |
Irish Language Resources Everyday Phrases Irish Proverbs Poem
History
Irish language has been taught at the Club for many years. The present group got its start around 1985 when
the late Bill Delaney, a retired New Haven teacher, formed a group to study the language. They met on Wednesday evenings, and, in the
absence of a regular teacher, shared notes and helped each other in learning the language. Since then, the group has grown by leaps
and bounds. Now it has around 25
regular members, divided into three classes. Pat
Whelan teaches the beginner’s class, Johannah Mackey teaches the intermediate class,
and David Manning teaches the advanced class.
We meet every Wednesday at 7:30 at the Club, from September
to June. Classes are free but registration is
required.
How to register
Call Pat Whelan at (860) 573 3884 or David Manning at (203)
888 4041 and leave a message with your name and phone number.
We regularly have students compete in the Irish Language
competition at the annual Connecticut Irish Festival in June. Also, several students have attended regional
language immersion weekends, which are great fun as well as being instructional.
There are many Irish language resources on the internet. Some examples are:
www.daltai.com – An organization of Irish language enthusiasts.
Dia duit Hello
Conas tá tú? How are you?
Go maith, go raibh maith agat. Well, thank you.
Agus tusa? And you?
Níl mé go dona. I’m not bad.
Slán Goodbye.
Is glas iad na cnoc i bhfad uainn
Distant hills appear green
Tosach maith, leath na hoibre
A good start is half the work
Is minic a rinne bromach gioblach capall cumasach
A ragged colt often made a powerful horse
Ní thagann ciall roimh aois
Sense does not come before age
Ní bhíonn saoi gan locht
There is no wise man without fault
Dá fhada an lá tagann and tráthnóna
However long the day, the evening will come
An té nach gcuireann san earrach ní bhaineann sé san fhómhar
Whoever does not plant in the spring does not reap in the fall
Éist le fuaim na habhann agus gheobhfaidh tú breac
Listen to the sound of the river and you will get a trout
Níl aon tinteán le do thinteán féin
There’s no fireplace like your own
| Labhair
an Teanga Ghaeilge Ó labhair an
teanga Ghaeilge liom, A chuid mo
chroí is a stór, An teanga a
labhair mo mháthair liom In Éirinn
ghlas fadó. 'Sí teanga
bhinn ár sinsear í, An chaint is
milse glór: Ó labhair an
teanga Ghaeilge liom, Is bain
dem’ chroí an brón. Ó labhair an
teanga Ghaeilge liom, 'Sí teanga
cheart na nGael: An teanga bhinn
is ársa tá Le fáil ar
fuaid an tsaoil. A stór mo
chroí is beannacht ort, A chailin óig
gan cháim, Cá bhfuil sa
saol aon teanga mar Ár dteanga
féin le fáil? |
Speak
the Irish Language Oh speak the
Irish language to me, My own, my
heart, my treasure, The language
that my mother spoke to me In green Erin
long ago. It's the sweet
language of our ancestors, The sweetest
language sound. 0 speak the
Irish language to me, and Take from my
heart its sorrow. Oh speak the
Irish language to me, It's the right
language of the Gael: The sweetest
ancient language to be Found
throughout the world. Treasure of my
heart, blessings with you, Young girl
without blemish Where in the
world is there another language Like our own language to be found? |