Tips, tricks and resources to help you easily learn Irish

This Blog has easy grammar tips, proverbs and useful phrases to help you learn to speak Irish

Naomh BrĂ­d - St Brigid

A Short Guide to the Traditional Gaelic Festival

February 1st is the feast day of one of Ireland’s ...

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OĂ­che Nollaig na mBan

Seán Ó Ríordáin, (1916-1977), is one of the most highly regarded Irish language poets of the 20th ce...

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Talking about Time in Irish

Sometimes it’s the little words in a language that can be the most difficult of all! Using prepositi...

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Faigh réidh leis! - Get Rid of It!

Get rid of it!

To talk about getting rid of something in Irish we use the word ‘rĂ©idh’ - (which als...

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Ritheann sé liom - Ideas in Irish

To talk about an idea or thought ‘occurring’ to you use the verb ‘rith’ (run) with the preposition ‘...

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Going somewhere? 'Go' or 'go dtĂ­'?

If you want to say in Irish that you are going to a particular place should you use ‘go’ or ‘go dtí’...

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Before - 'sula/sular' or 'roimh'?

There are two words for ‘before’ in the Irish language, but how do you know which one to use?

Here’...

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Níl sé thar mholadh beirte!

It's just not up to scratch!

There is a great expression in the Irish language to say that somethin...

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Ní neart go cur le chéile

The word Irish word 'neart' has lots of uses, and is a great word to know!

You may already have hea...

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