Buntus Cainte
Author: Tomas O'Domhnallain
Publisher:
Published: 2005-01-01
Total Pages: 134
ISBN-13: 9781857910650
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The Irish Gaelic Tattoo Handbook
Author: Audrey Nickel
Publisher:
Published: 2017-05
Total Pages: 104
ISBN-13: 9780995099883
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLearn how to honour the Celtic language of Ireland in your tattoo or craft design - and avoid embarrassing mistakes - with a glossary of over 400 authentic Irish-language words, phrases, and sayings. The book also includes illustrations of real-life tattoo mistakes, a history of the Irish language, and advice on spelling, fonts, symbols, and more.
Learner's Guide to Irish
Author: Donna Wong
Publisher: Cois Life
Published: 2004-03-01
Total Pages: 226
ISBN-13: 1901176487
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis Irish-language course is directed at learners whose first language is English and particularly those living abroad and others who have had no exposure to the Irish language in the Irish educational system. The explanations and teaching notes are all in English and the course is suitable for complete beginners right through to intermediate level. The references and examples cited guide learners through the various dictionaries, grammars, dialects and forms which they encounter in the course of their studies.
Irish Education
Author: Antonia McManus
Publisher: The History Press
Published: 2014-07-07
Total Pages: 320
ISBN-13: 0750960922
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this important new work, the author analyses the contributions that our Ministers for Education made to the Irish education system between the years 1919 and 1999.Covering the social, economic and political realities of the time, and taking in the involvement of the OECD , what emerges is a picture of how Irish education was shaped and moulded over the course of the twentieth century.
Irish Grammar Book
Author: Nollaig Mac Congáil
Publisher: Clo Iar-Chonnachta
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 232
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Nolaig Mac Congail's Irish Grammar Book is a reference manual for learners of Irish. It presents the rules of Irish grammar in a clear, concise and understandable manner. The grammatical rules are based on those contained in Niall O Donaill's Factoir Goeilge-Beana, the single largest corpus of authoritative Irish in existence."--BOOK JACKET.
Hopscotch and Queenie-i-o
Author: Damian Corless
Publisher: Gill & Macmillan Ltd
Published: 2016-10-01
Total Pages: 263
ISBN-13: 1848895976
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBefore the 1970s flipped the switch to colour, Irish children ere raised in a world of black, white and an awful lot of grey. But kids, being kids, found endless ways to have fun. Do you remember Dáithí Lacha, Radio Caroline and holidays in Butlin's Mosney? Then this is the book for you! Damian Corless takes us on a tongue-in-cheek trip down memory lane to the age of Let's Draw With Bláithín, instant mashed potato and 'Yellow Submarine'. Set against a backdrop of the space race and the miniskirt, this is a delightful celebration of the days we thought would never end (and some we're glad are gone forever).
Beginner's Irish
Author: Gabriel Rosenstock
Publisher: Hippocrene Books
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 158
ISBN-13: 9780781810999
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis popular introduction to the Irish language is now accompanied by an audio CD. Irish, also known as Irish Gaelic or Gaelige, is spoken today by approximately one million people worldwide. It is also the basis of the Irish literary tradition, which is the oldest in Europe after Greek and Latin. This valuable guide, ideal for both individual and classroom use, teaches the basics of Irish grammar and vocabulary in 10 easy-to-follow lessons. The audio CD feature complements the dialogue and grammar sections of the lesson, aiding the reader in understanding the language as spoken.
Essays in the History of Irish Education
Author: Brendan Walsh
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2016-09-29
Total Pages: 404
ISBN-13: 1137514825
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book provides a complete overview of the development of education in Ireland including the complex issue of how religion can coexist with education and how a national identity can be aided through Irish language teaching. It also offers a comprehensive exploration of the development, issues, challenges and future of education in Ireland within the context of historical studies.
From Clery's Clock to Wanderly Wagon
Author: Damian Corless
Publisher: Gill & Macmillan Ltd
Published: 2014-09-15
Total Pages: 294
ISBN-13: 1848898819
DOWNLOAD EBOOKKerrygold butter. The Dublin Spire. The Buntús Cainte booklet. The DeLorean sports car. All of these things are an indisputable part of Irish history, yet never quite made the school curriculum. Damian Corless uses his trademark wit to trawl through our past and capture fleeting moments on the way to modern Ireland. Old reliables like the Angelus Bell, the Aran sweater, the shillelagh and the Jack Charlton mug spring fresh surprises. This is a seriously entertaining ramble through an alternative history of Ireland that you weren't taught at school. Also by this author: Looks Like Rain: 9,000 Years of Irish Weather
The Willow’s Whisper
Author: Micheal Ó'hAodha
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Published: 2011-05-25
Total Pages: 215
ISBN-13: 1443830429
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Willow's Whisper brings the voices of 35 poets from the Irish and Native American communities together in one compilation. This collection of poems provides an aesthetic commentary on the potential which is beyond and within the everyday. From Gabriel Rosenstock and Biddy Jenkinson to N. Scott Momaday and Karenne Wood, mother-earth comes to life through each sound and syllable, and reawakens our senses to the world at its most beautiful and evocative. This volume will aid us to reconnect ...
