These native Irish speakers share how Ireland's ancient language and their homeland of Co Donegal have impacted their identity. Annemarie Ní Churreáin (poet & editor), Aoife Ní Ghloinn (Director of ...
Language shapes our understanding of the world, our sense of selves and connects us to our culture. But the UN estimates that at least half of all languages spoken around the world will be extinct or ...
If you grew up in the 1990s or 2000s, you may have heard the term ‘dead language’ used when talking about Irish. While Irish speakers have always existed, they became harder to find in the 20th ...
Loading external pages may require significantly more data usage than loading CBC Lite story pages. More than a decade after she moved to Canada from Ireland, Billie Shannon says she feels proud to be ...
Under British rule, Gaeilge became a minority language in Ireland, yet it was never allowed to die out and over the centuries, Ireland’s mother tongue was kept alive by people all over the island, ...
Learning to speak Irish fluently had not been part of my plan after war forced me to flee my hometown in Sumy, Ukraine, for a new life abroad. And yet here I am, four years later, taking classes with ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It was only a matter of time before the Irish language earned the same reputation as its people. SEE ALSO: Why the internet stans ...
Guest editors of Weekend, How To Gael's Louise Cantillon and Doireann Ní Ghlacáin discuss friendship, Irish identity, live shows and why their latest series is tackling the question of a united ...
Máire Ní Churraoin grew up in an Irish-speaking region in Ireland, surrounded entirely by friends, family and neighbors who predominantly speak Irish Now, the creator and musician is hoping to pass on ...
Learning to speak Irish fluently had not been part of my plan after war forced me to flee my hometown in Sumy, Ukraine, for a new life abroad. And yet here I am, four years later, taking classes with ...
Máire Ní Churraoin and her niece. Máire Ní Churraoin is proud to be from an Irish-speaking region in Ireland — and she's hoping to pass on that passion to the next generation. The creator, who has ...