Leaving Cert – Sraithphictiúir
So, everyone doing the Leaving Cert for Irish will have to prepare ten sraithphictiúir and then read one out as part of the oral exam … And for anyone who feels they haven’t got a clue and do not know where to start, I am putting up really simple and straightforward notes for 19 different…
Leaving Cert Poetry – Pronunciation Guide
I was asked to put up pronunciation guides for the 5 poems that are part of the Leaving Cert oral exam, so please pass them on to any students that might find them useful. There is another post that shows a visual representation of each poem as well. https://irishlanguageteacher.com/2021/01/08/leaving-cert-poetry/ So, here are the phrase cards…
Beginner Phrases in Irish for Arabic speakers
I worked on this with a member of the Syrian community in Ireland. I hope that it will be useful and enjoyable for the Arabic speaking communities who may be interested in learning some basic words and phrases in Irish. The QR codes will bring you to the videos to hear the pronunciations in Irish.…
Celebrating Pride
Here are some images that I have put together to celebrate Pride 2021… There are cityscapes for Dublin, London, Boston, Washington, New York, Sydney, Toronto, Rome, Paris and Berlin…. The caption reads “Bródúil” which means “Proud” (pronounced BRO-DOOL). …so the captions on the images mean “Proud in… (CITY NAME)” Bain sult astu! Enjoy!
Love & Valentine’s Day
There are many different ways to express love in the Irish language. I hope this phrase card will give you an idea of some of them! I have also included some images with phrases that you might like. Bain sult astu! BWIN SULT ASS-TOO! Enjoy! Beannachtaí na Féile Bhailintín Go Deo na nDeor Beannachtaí ó…
Leaving Cert – Prose
These are visual aids to help students remember the storylines of the five set pieces of prose for the Leaving Cert curriculum. There is also an additional card for the novel “Gafa” which some students may also be studying. I hope that some students will find them helpful! Bain sult astu! BWIN SULT ASS-TOO!
Leaving Cert – Poetry
These are visual aids to help students remember the five set poems on the Leaving Cert Pass and Honours curriculum… Bain sult astu! BWIN SULT ASS-TOO!
Beginner Lessons
These are the beginner lessons based on the very first (double sided) Phrase Card that I put together. They are intended to give you confidence in basic phrases and vocabulary using the pronunciation column to get started. Before long you will be reading the Irish language column and pronouncing perfectly! There are eighteen lessons in…
Ogham
Ogham is the first written form of the Irish language that we have. It is made up of strokes going in different directions to represent the letters. I hope that these videos and the letters will allow you to have some fun with it… Ireland’s own hieroglyphics! Bain sult astu! BWIN SULT ASS-TOO! OGHAM GROUPS
Happy New Year!
In the Nollaig Shona / Happy Christmas video, you will also find how to say Happy New Year in Irish… There is an amazing site called http://www.treealphabet.ie which allows you to write in Irish Tree font…. It’s great for kids (or adults) to write secret coded messages in tree language! The first lesson of 2021…
Happy Christmas!
This will give you some phrases to write on Christmas cards or to say to your friends and family over the festive period! Bainigí sult astu! BWIN-AGEE SULT ASTOO! Enjoy!
Humpty Dumpty in Irish
The well known children’s rhyme! Recite it as a poem or sing it – in Irish! Bain sult as! BWIN SULT ASS…! Enjoy!
The Alphabet in Irish
The alphabet in Irish has 18 letters and the videos below will help explain the different sounds we get from the consonants and the vowels…. I hope you find them helpful. Bain sult astu! BWIN SULT ASSTOO! Enjoy!
Recipe – Chilli Con Carne
This can be made with meat (Con Carne!) or without meat (and just add in any amount of vegetables or beans). It is a great staple for the aimsir fhuar (cold weather – EYE-MM-SHOOR OO-ER). Each of the Videos has its corresponding phrase card underneath it, so I hope you find that useful. Bain sult…
The Eclipsis….a.k.a The Urú
Sometimes it can be hard to get your head around the letter combinations in Irish, so hopefully this will help clear up some of them! There are seven consonants in Irish that can be eclipsed with another consonant… I like to think of it like the sun eclipsing the moon or vice versa – so…
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