my dad's grandparents came over from manchester, and my grandmothers parents came from Cork. I only really remember my dad's mom and she talked A LOT about the ole Country. I did Irish dancing growing up and we had Irish music. My dad and his mom would speak occasionally in Irish, but I was too little to remember any and by the time I got old enough they stopped talking in it. shame. I have only one regret in life and that is never going over to visit and to actually live in Ireland for a bit to put my feet on her soil and learn.
THIS IS A COMMENT I PUT AT THE BOTTOM OF ONE OF YOUR SHORTS. IT DOESNT SEEM TO HAVE BEEN READ. So.... just posting it here, but its relevant to the shorts only! 😅😅 Hi there Happy New Year!! Enjoy your posts and your lovely clear diction and clear, good face! Want to make an unsolicited comment about my response to timing of music versus you (your voice etc).. for me, there's too much slightly annoying intro music. quieter n shorter would be my preference. And same for ending, comes too soon and is too long, comparatively. What i want to hear is you, less of intro and ending MORE IMPORTANTLY (l study neuroscience and languages)... it is much easier for the brain to hear, grasp and potentially retain the (new) Irish sounds, if you do NOT immediately follow them with the English. The English is obvious anyway, from writing down below. The brain processes however need to hear the new sound, and just the new sound with no explanation/ interruption, at least three times before you move away from it onto something else. Could you give that a try? Plus...oh maybe you don't want to hear any more.. but plus the sound of Limerick , as yesterday of Kerry, seems to change when it's combined with County. That's not at all surprising. But could you acknowledge, perhaps with a tiny text below..that the sound of Limerick is changed slightly, when it's used as an adjectives All the best. I love your voice! Sue from nz but great grandpa from kerry and maternal gdpa from Kilkenny. :-)
Thanks for sharing your perspective from a neuroscience and linguistic perspective. Our online videos are introductions to speaking Irish. You are welcome to sign up at www.bitesize.irish for our membership with self-paced Irish language courses with no English being pronounced after the thousands of our recordings. Enjoy!
Deborah your story is very inspiring. Hope you get to go to Ireland and practice.
Thank you 🎉
my dad's grandparents came over from manchester, and my grandmothers parents came from Cork. I only really remember my dad's mom and she talked A LOT about the ole Country. I did Irish dancing growing up and we had Irish music. My dad and his mom would speak occasionally in Irish, but I was too little to remember any and by the time I got old enough they stopped talking in it. shame. I have only one regret in life and that is never going over to visit and to actually live in Ireland for a bit to put my feet on her soil and learn.
Your my hero
Maith an Cailín Deborah, is breá liom é 👍
Haigh a chairde, any Irish language courses in the Gaelteacht you would recommend? GRMA 👍
There are several around the country in the Gaeltacht regions. Hearty recommendation for Oideas Gael www.oideas-gael.com/
Gabh mo leithscéal - emigrated to build what/on which project? I couldn’t quite make out the word(s).
It was the Rideau Canal in Canada.
THIS IS A COMMENT I PUT AT THE BOTTOM OF ONE OF YOUR SHORTS. IT DOESNT SEEM TO HAVE BEEN READ.
So.... just posting it here, but its relevant to the shorts only! 😅😅
Hi there Happy New Year!!
Enjoy your posts and your lovely clear diction
and clear, good face!
Want to make an unsolicited comment about
my response to timing of music versus
you (your voice etc).. for me, there's too much
slightly annoying intro music. quieter n
shorter would be my preference.
And same for ending, comes too soon and is
too long, comparatively. What i want to hear
is you, less of intro and ending
MORE IMPORTANTLY (l study neuroscience
and languages)... it is much easier for the
brain to hear, grasp and potentially retain
the (new) Irish sounds, if you do NOT
immediately follow them with the English.
The English is obvious anyway, from writing
down below.
The brain processes however need to hear
the new sound, and just the new sound with
no explanation/ interruption, at least three
times before you move away from it onto
something else.
Could you give that a try?
Plus...oh maybe you don't want to hear any
more.. but plus the sound of Limerick , as
yesterday of Kerry, seems to change when
it's combined with County. That's not at
all surprising. But could you acknowledge,
perhaps with a tiny text below..that the
sound of Limerick is changed slightly, when
it's used as an adjectives
All the best. I love your voice!
Sue from nz but great grandpa from kerry and
maternal gdpa from Kilkenny. :-)
Thanks for sharing your perspective from a neuroscience and linguistic perspective. Our online videos are introductions to speaking Irish. You are welcome to sign up at www.bitesize.irish for our membership with self-paced Irish language courses with no English being pronounced after the thousands of our recordings. Enjoy!
Bain an comhrá amach i nGaeilge amháin. Chur subtitles le fáil don lucht gan Gaeilge.
If you alternate sentences in irish and bearla you'll get more views.