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Let's Learn Irish @letslearnirish.bsky.social · 15h

Live, 4-week course begins Oct 14th: Soineann go Samhain! Recommended for learners at Intermediate level. Dé Máirt, 3pm ET/8pm in Éirinn. Free for all Members. Eolas anseo:
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Soineann go Samhain: Tue, 3pm (Oct/Nov)

Learn about traditions associated with festivals in the Irish calendar: Lá Lúnasa, Oíche Shamhna, An Nollaig and Imbolc.

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Let's Learn Irish @letslearnirish.bsky.social · 17h

Cérbh é Dinneen? Who is the person, and what is the story, behind the pioneering Irish-English dictionary? Read on to find out...
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Who was Pádraig S. Dinneen?

Who was Pádraig S. Dinneen, and what's the story behind his pioneering Irish-English dictionary?

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Let's Learn Irish @letslearnirish.bsky.social · 1d

Bhí ceardlann iontach againn inniu: Revitalising the Gaeltacht! with Dónall Ó Cnáimhsí. We discussed the many ways in which language planners are working to promote and strengthen Irish. The video recording will be available for Members later this week!
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Ceardlanna (Workshops) from Let's Learn Irish.

Watch recordings of live Ceardlanna (Workshops) with special guests at LetsLearnIrish.com

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Let's Learn Irish @letslearnirish.bsky.social · 2d

Dé Máirt: Revitalising the Gaeltacht! with Dónall Ó Cnáimhsí.
Join our live workshop at 2pm ET/7pm Ireland, as we discuss Gaeltacht communities and how we can help them prosper. Eolas anseo: letslearnirish.com/events/revit...

Revitalising the Gaeltacht! with Dónall Ó Cnáimhsí

Dónall Ó Cnáimhsí is dedicated to finding ways to revitalise the Gaeltacht in his role as an Oifigeach Pleanála Teanga (Language Planning Officer) in Gaoth Dobhair, Co. Donegal.

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Let's Learn Irish @letslearnirish.bsky.social · 2d

Is cuid den stair an chuid eile den fhinscéal. Inis dúinn faoi!

This week's Topaic na Seachtaine is 'Finscéalta' (Legends).

Join our weekly Comhrá sessions at LetsLearnIrish.com/comhra

🗨️ Dé Céadaoin (1pm ET, Beginners)
🗨️ Dé hAoine (7pm ET, All levels)

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Let's Learn Irish @letslearnirish.bsky.social · 3d

Today's Free Irish Workshop was packed with learners of all levels - join us again next month, on Sun, Nov 2nd! All levels, old and new, are welcome - beidh fáilte romhat!
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Free Irish Workshop every month!

Join our Free Irish Workshop on the first Sunday of every month. Learn conversation phrases and chat in the online Irish community at LetsLearnIrish.com

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Let's Learn Irish @letslearnirish.bsky.social · 6d

A chairde, come along to our Free Irish Workshop on Sunday, Oct 5th!

- 9am PT 🇺🇸 (LA)
- 12pm ET 🇺🇸 (New York)
- 5pm Ireland 🇮🇪 (Dublin)

Registration: LetsLearnIrish.com/freeworkshop

#LetsLearnIrish #IrishCommunity #Gaeilge

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Let's Learn Irish @letslearnirish.bsky.social · 4d

"Irish is a portal to a world of imagination" and you can join us too!

Today: Free Irish Workshop

Tuesday: Revitalising the Gaeltacht! with Dónall Ó Cnáimhsí

Oct 27th: Cúrsaí Gaeilge - Irish Classes in Nov/Dec 2025

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The Irish language is a joy not a burden: in what other tongue is a penis a wild carrot? | Una Mullally

Record numbers of pupils are seeking opt-outs from compulsory learning. This is misguided – Irish is a portal to a world of imagination, says journalist Una Mullally

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Let's Learn Irish @letslearnirish.bsky.social · 5d

New article: Figuring out the Gender of Irish nouns – Using the Definite Article

"Irish nouns are either firinscneach (masculine) or baininscneach (feminine), and this affects how they change in different grammatical contexts. "

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Figuring out the Gender of Irish nouns – Using the Definite Article

Irish nouns are either firinscneach (masculine) or baininscneach (feminine), and this affects how they change in different grammatical contexts.

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Let's Learn Irish @letslearnirish.bsky.social · 6d

A chairde, come along to our Free Irish Workshop on Sunday, Oct 5th!

- 9am PT 🇺🇸 (LA)
- 12pm ET 🇺🇸 (New York)
- 5pm Ireland 🇮🇪 (Dublin)

Registration: LetsLearnIrish.com/freeworkshop

#LetsLearnIrish #IrishCommunity #Gaeilge

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Let's Learn Irish @letslearnirish.bsky.social · 7d

New 4-week course starting in October: Soineann go Samhain! Classes will run on Tuesdays at 3pm ET. Bígí linn ☘️
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Soineann go Samhain: Tue, 3pm (Oct/Nov)

Learn about traditions associated with festivals in the Irish calendar: Lá Lúnasa, Oíche Shamhna, An Nollaig and Imbolc.

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Let's Learn Irish @letslearnirish.bsky.social · 8d

Tús mí Dheireadh Fómhair atá ann. Bíonn an t-aer fionnuar, tais, aibí. Tá claisceadal na nduilleog ag tosú 🍂

It is the beginning of October. The air is cool, damp, crisp. The choir of the leaves is beginning 🍂

Engage with Irish this October at LetsLearnIrish.com/

Let's Learn Irish @letslearnirish.bsky.social · 9d

Our monthly Free Irish Workshop takes place this Sunday at 12pm ET 🇺🇸 5pm Ireland 🇮🇪

Come join us to learn basic phrases or to chat with more advanced learners!

Eolas ag LetsLearnIrish.com/freeworkshop/

Let's Learn Irish @letslearnirish.bsky.social · 10d

Here's some NFL vocab, and especially for those watching the game in Dublin today: letslearnirish.com/articles/pei...

#Gaeilge #SteelersVikings #NFL #NFLDublin #Gaelic

Peil Mheiriceánach - Irish Phrases for the NFL Season

Let's take a look at Irish vocabulary and phrases that we can use when cheering on our favourite NFL teams this football season!

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Let's Learn Irish @letslearnirish.bsky.social · 10d

"Is there any tangible proof that the Government's efforts to reverse language shift in Gaeltacht areas is working?" asks Dónall Ó Cnáimhsí, the language planning officer based in Gaoth Dobhair, Co. Dhún na nGall.

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The Language Planning Process – Revitalising the Gaeltacht

The government quickly established a Gaeltacht Commission to investigate the current standing of the language in the Gaeltacht areas.

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Let's Learn Irish @letslearnirish.bsky.social · 11d

Week 2 of Club Leabhar takes place Dé Domhnaigh, 1:30pm ET/6:30pm Ireland! Bígí ag léamh, a chairde 📖
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Club Leabhar: Sunday, 1:30pm (Sep-Dec)

Experience the pleasure of readingand discussing Irish language books - join our weekly Club Leabhar, bígí ag léamh!

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Let's Learn Irish @letslearnirish.bsky.social · 11d

Live Workshop on Oct 7th: Revitalising the Gaeltacht! with Dónall Ó Cnáimhsí, a language planner from Gaoth Dobhair, Co. Dhún na nGall.
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Revitalising the Gaeltacht! with Dónall Ó Cnáimhsí

Dónall Ó Cnáimhsí is dedicated to finding ways to revitalise the Gaeltacht in his role as an Oifigeach Pleanála Teanga (Language Planning Officer) in Gaoth Dobhair, Co. Donegal.

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Let's Learn Irish @letslearnirish.bsky.social · 13d

"The poem is anonymous. However, the style of the language used bears similarity to the work of the Irish monk Sedulius Scotus. His name meaning “sincere” or “diligent” Irishman, he taught in Liège, in what is now modern day Belgium..."
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Who was Pangur Bán?

Written about a scholar and his cat, “Pangur Bán” is one of the oldest surviving texts—and most beloved poems—in Ireland.

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Let's Learn Irish @letslearnirish.bsky.social · 15d

We host weekly Comhrá (conversation) sessions so that learners can put their language skills to use - an mbeidh tú linn? Comhrá takes place today at 1pm ET 🇺🇸 6pm 🇮🇪.
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Let's Learn Irish @letslearnirish.bsky.social · 15d

"What follows are a variety of ways to access the best music, podcasts, news, dictionaries and other online resources in Irish..."
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The 12 Best Free Online Resources for Learning Irish

This guide of the 12 best free online resources for learning Irish will help you be independently active in your learning journey.

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Let's Learn Irish @letslearnirish.bsky.social · 17d

Cá bhfuil tú i do chónaí, a chara? Inis dúinn faoi!

This week's Topaic na Seachtaine is 'Mo Bhaile' (My Town).

Join our weekly Comhrá sessions at LetsLearnIrish.com/comhra/

🗨️ Dé Céadaoin (1pm ET, Beginners)
🗨️ Dé hAoine (7pm ET, All levels)

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Let's Learn Irish @letslearnirish.bsky.social · 17d

New article by Dr. Johnny McGibbon
Language Standardization in Irish: A Note on An Caighdeán Oifigiúil.
#Gaeilge #AnCaighdeán #LetsLearnIrish
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Language Standardization in Irish: A Note on An Caighdeán Oifigiúil (the Official Standard)

An Caighdeán Oifigiúil (the Official Standard) is the Irish Government’s state sponsored guidance for writing in the Irish Language, first published in 1958.

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Let's Learn Irish @letslearnirish.bsky.social · 18d

"Since starting this journey, I have been to Ireland a few times and even taken the TEG exams in Washington DC. More than just picking up a new language, this experience has connected me to a deeper sense of culture, history, and identity."

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So My DNA Test Says I’m Irish?

Ronald Porcelli always saw himself as a proud Italian-American living until a chance DNA test revealed his Irish heritage to him.

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Let's Learn Irish @letslearnirish.bsky.social · 20d

Our Club Leabhar begins this Sunday at 1:30pm ET/6:30pm Ireland, and will run until Dec 14th ☘️ Bígí ag léamh, a chairde 📘
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Club Leabhar: Sunday, 1:30pm (Sep-Dec)

Experience the pleasure of readingand discussing Irish language books - join our weekly Club Leabhar, bígí ag léamh!

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Let's Learn Irish @letslearnirish.bsky.social · 22d

If you happen to be a presidential candidate ☘️ but don't have time to attend our live classes, ná bí buartha - you can still join as a 'Video Only' student and watch our weekly video recordings! 😀See all of our Irish courses at LetsLearnIrish.com/allcourses/