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COLONIE – Their eyes were smiling to match the laughter as the students dove into their lesson of Irish Gaelic while a faint skirl of bagpipes sounded another class down the hall. What began as two ...

While Irish is a compulsory part of the school curriculum for primary and secondary school students in Ireland, other countries have no options for formal schooling or lessons in the Irish language ...

“Can I say: I drink gin and tonics and eat chocolates?” says retiree Pauline McHale when her class is asked to explain, as Gaeilge, what a typical work day entails. She was one of seven adults ranging ...

It’s been 125 years since the formation of the Conradh na Gaeilge, the revival of Irish Gaelic, and to celebrate, Irish Fest organizers are making the language a special focus at the festival. Irish ...

Don't think it's possible to learn Irish outside of Ireland? Think again! Investigative journalism site City Limits recently visited Glucksman Ireland House, back in 2019, in New York City to learn ...

Jewish children are being taught the Gaelic language in the public schools of the Irish Free State, since the study of the old Irish language was made compulsory in the public schools by the Free ...