Greetings

Dia Dhuit!

From time to time, I may stop and write a personal to all of you, however many or none (lol), there are. This is just to acquaint those who are just finding this page or don't know what this site is about.

Why Irish?

First of all, I have to say I don't speak Irish.

We are all just learning on this page. I have been interested in learning the language for some time now. It started out as a part - time hobby. I wanted the experience of learning a language that I didn't have exposure to, and this was because I wanted to relate to newer immigrants who were first coming here. I wanted to know what it must feel like to be thrown into another culture entirely without knowing what any of the people were saying, reading, or writing.

Well, so far so good!

I know the task seems daunting at this point.

I am also interested in Irish culture and history. This was imparted upon me as I was researching Jackie Kennedy's pursuits and desires to become a reclusive historian of sorts many years ago on regions including Ireland and Scotland. I also read some time back, that her Serene Royal Highness, Grace Kelly of Monaco, established a library focusing on Irish Studies. That is another area we may want to address when researching in this area.


I asked myself, why not write about this experience online? See what it takes to learn Irish, the problems and successes of it all.

Some of us probably want to give up. Some of us are going to go along with this fine carriage of Irish-speak, and hope that I don't make nearly as many errors as anyone else.

There are those of you who may want specific Irish training, for example, the language as spoken in alternative regions and not in Munster. If you are thoroughly interested, try asking Rosetta Stone or an alternative language institute for suggestions or references.

http://www.rosettastone.com

I try to attend cultural fests and find out information there. I attended Irish fests and purchased books on Irish several times before. We also have access to libraries everywhere, and there are also bookstores available to us to glean material about Irish.

God bless for keeping up with this site, if you are a secret follower.
Don't worry if you have to review or take notes on previous material, as that is what learning is all about.

If this is your first visit, scroll down to previous entries, and see what this site has to offer.

I am as always open to suggestions and comments.

Thanks.

Sincerely,

Ms. A.!