Irish language

Irish Sayings, Irish Blessing: a chance to hear Irish natives speak over 400 Irish words and phrases in the main dialects of the Irish language (“Irish Gaelic”). Our aim is to give you a first taster of how things are said in the Irish language. From there, we hope that your interest in the language will culminate in you learning the language! Read Full Story

Irish Sayings, Irish Blessing: a chance to hear Irish natives speak over 400 Irish words and phrases in the main dialects of the Irish language (“Irish Gaelic”). Our aim is to give you a first taster of how things are said in the Irish language. From there, we hope that your interest in the language will culminate in you learning the language! Read Full Story

Seachd: The Inaccessible Pinnacle is the first feature film in Scottish Gaelic. It is a film from the Scottish Gaelic community starring local Gaelic-speaking actors from the Highlands and Isles and was filmed entirely on the Isle of Skye (An t-Eilean Sgitheanach) off the West Coast of Scotland. Seachd is not a Hollywood film. The film was shot across just 25 days on a tiny budget, but it is a film with a big heart and it represents the lives of people living in a part of the world that has yet to be shown on the big screen. The soundtrack to Seachd features ... Read Full Story

Posted below for your information are some highlights of the programme for the 3rd Symposium of the AHRC Ireland-Wales Research Network, to be held at Aberystwyth University on 17-18 April 2009. The theme of the meeting is ‘Cultural Institutions and Creativity in Ireland and Wales’. Please contact the organizers Paul O’Leary, Claire Connolly and Katie Gramich at irelandwales[at]aber[dot]ac[dot]uk 3rd Symposium of the AHRC Ireland-Wales Network: Cultural Institutions and Creativity in Ireland and Wales 17-18 April 2009, Aberystwyth University Room A12, Hugh Owen Building, Penglais Campus, Aberystwyth University Friday 17 April 9 am Coffee and registration 10 am Shaun Richards (University of ), ‘Did that ... Read Full Story

From the article entitled, "Bagpipers honor Irish who fought for Mexico" By Chris Hawley, USA TODAY "MEXICO CITY — Every month, a wail of bagpipes reverberates through a plaza in downtown Mexico City, causing startled passersby to stop and stare. Then, from behind the bullet-scarred walls of an old fortress, a platoon of Mexican bagpipers emerges through the gates — paying tribute to an obscure but divisive chapter of history involving Mexico, Ireland and the United States. The ceremony honors the St. Patrick Battalion, a group of 600 Irish-American soldiers who switched sides to fight for Mexico in the 1846-1848 Mexican-American War. On St. ... Read Full Story