Irish Celtic European Indo Natural Languages Linguistics
Irish Celtic European Indo Natural Languages Linguistics
Irish
Irish is a Goidelic-Celtic member of the Indo-European language family spoken by approximately 260,000 people living in Ireland, Isle of Mann, Scotland and a handful of countries outside the British Isles.
Irish is also known as Erse, Irish Gaelic and Gaeilge.
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- A guide to the pronunciation of Irish Gaelic.
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- Irish language society with news, events, local area guidebook and details of clubs and classes. Based in Downpatrick, Northern Ireland.
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- Informational sites and links to lessons, interactive, readers, and courses.
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- Simplified guide to pronouncing the Irish language designed for people unfamiliar with the language.
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- Mailing list for the discussion of Old Irish.
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- General information on Irish Gaelic, phrases with sound recordings, and a Gaelic translation forum.
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- This annual event offers intensive practice in the Irish language at various levels of fluency.
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- General information about the current status of the Irish language, from the University of Wales. Trilingual site (English, French, Welsh).
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- Text of The Soldier's Song or Amhrán na bhFiann, the national hymn which replaced God Save Ireland shortly after the Easter Rising of 1916. In English and Irish.
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- Links to resources related to Irish.
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- An alphabetic listing of more than 100 Irish Gaelic organisations with links to their websites.
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- Grammatically oriented site devoted to the phonology, grammar and dialects of Irish, by Antony Green, a US linguist based in Berlin, Germany. Some of the site is in German and Irish. Useful table of spelling-pronunciation correspondances. Many links.
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- Organization based in Tír an Fhia, Leitir Móir, County Galway, Ireland. It is dedicated to the survival of the Irish language with particular attention to the Gaeltacht, or areas of Ireland where Irish is still spoken widely. Details on the teaching of
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- Detailed and linguistically plausible guide to the pronunciation of Old Irish, by Dennis King.
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- Irish language teaching and reference materials, flashcards, books, and lessons, from a teacher based in Portland, Oregon.
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- A Macintosh Gaelic font for download, from the Yamada Language Center.
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- Reviews and descriptions of textbooks and other publications useful for the learning of Irish.
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- Detailed guide to the pronunciation of Irish, showing how various letters and letter combinations are pronounced, with many examples. The pronunciation rules shown represent a compromise between Irish as spoken in Connacht and the standardized Lárchanúi
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- Institute based in Dublin devoted to research and advice on all aspects of the use of the Irish language.
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- A tax exempt, non-profit corporation based in Elberon, NJ, US, dedicated to the promotion and teaching of the Irish language. The site includes some grammatical information, bulletin boards and a mailing list.
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- Large collection of links related to the study of the Irish language worldwide.
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- Doctoral dissertation dealing with the use of two verb constructions.
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- Some words and phrases from Irish, as well as some Indo-European etymologies of the same. The site also offers links to some resources and articles on the Irish language.
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- Sociolinguistic survey of the use of Irish in the Republic of Ireland, and to a lesser extent in Northern Ireland. Collection of links. Bilingual site (English and French).
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- Basic information about Irish Gaelic: pronunciation, names, and links.
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