Does anyone else feel a connection to it? My dad was a gaeilgoir but never taught us. But i'm 42 now and still feel a pull towards it. It's inexplicable. I spent a year in france but i feel nothing at all towards the language. But Irish draws me in massively.
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honeyrider · 04/08/2023 21:57
I've no interest in it, I don't even think it sounds nice.
VaddaABeetch · 04/08/2023 22:13
I wasn’t brought up with Irish learned as an adult. Still improving
holjam · 04/08/2023 22:20
I absolutely hated Irish when I was at school, couldn't wait to get away from it for good
Now that I'm in my 40's I use it almost daily, not exclusively just words and phrases and would love to be fluent.
WaveyGodshawk · 04/08/2023 22:21
I love Irish! Like you @Chickenkeev i feel just so drawn to it. Would love to go to some conversational classes or something. We're very much a "cúpla focal gach lá" family, just naturally some phrases/questions come out in Irish.
WaveyGodshawk · 04/08/2023 22:21
I love Irish! Like you @Chickenkeev i feel just so drawn to it. Would love to go to some conversational classes or something. We're very much a "cúpla focal gach lá" family, just naturally some phrases/questions come out in Irish.
Parky04 · 04/08/2023 22:38
I'm 50% Irish and do not give a toss about the language!
Inextremis · 04/08/2023 22:38
I was brought up in the UK, and didn't come to Ireland until I was 17 (in 1976) - but it's been home for the past 24 years, and I love the language. I'm far from fluent, but still find myself dropping the occasional 'go raibh maith agat', 'slán leat', 'slán abhaile', 'sin é' etc. into conversation - not to be pretentious, just to echo those around me. I'm trying to learn more, but DuoLingo just tells me how to say 'the man is in the fridge' and similar, which I don't find particularly useful. Probably best to just continue with the odd word here and there :) It's a beautiful language, love listening to it.
Chickenkeev · 04/08/2023 22:38
Wrong thread so?
Parky04 · 04/08/2023 22:38
I'm 50% Irish and do not give a toss about the language!
Guimpe · 04/08/2023 22:40
Dia dhaoibh, gach éinne! Níl ach Gaeilge scoile agam. (And autocorrect really doesn’t like Irish.)
halfpasteleven · 04/08/2023 22:45
Dia dhaoibh !
Is aoibhinn liom Gaeilge ach nil a lan agam
also how do you do fadas on the phone?!!
Chickenkeev · 04/08/2023 22:31
Again, TG Lurgan for the 'ear'. But if anyone wants a group of slightly shite but willing people to chat with, we could always do one here?
WaveyGodshawk · 04/08/2023 22:21
I love Irish! Like you @Chickenkeev i feel just so drawn to it. Would love to go to some conversational classes or something. We're very much a "cúpla focal gach lá" family, just naturally some phrases/questions come out in Irish.
halfpasteleven · 04/08/2023 22:45
Dia dhaoibh !
Is aoibhinn liom Gaeilge ach nil a lan agam
also how do you do fadas on the phone?!!
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WaveyGodshawk · 04/08/2023 22:47
Great turn of phrase - slightly shite but willing 🤣
This could be our snáithe caint beag!
I had to google snáithe and I'm sure I've not used it correctly there anyway.
Chickenkeev · 04/08/2023 22:31
Again, TG Lurgan for the 'ear'. But if anyone wants a group of slightly shite but willing people to chat with, we could always do one here?
WaveyGodshawk · 04/08/2023 22:21
I love Irish! Like you @Chickenkeev i feel just so drawn to it. Would love to go to some conversational classes or something. We're very much a "cúpla focal gach lá" family, just naturally some phrases/questions come out in Irish.
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