Do you speak Irish? A growing number of people are picking up Ireland’s native language, both inside the country and here in ...

A view of the countryside in Connemara, Ireland; a road sign in English and Gaeilge in Connemara, Ireland. Owner and chef Diarmuid Ó Mathúna, who is from Watergrasshill (Cnocán na Biolraí), in County ...

These native Irish speakers share how Ireland's ancient language and their homeland of Co Donegal have impacted their identity. Annemarie Ní Churreáin (poet & editor), Aoife Ní Ghloinn (Director of ...

The Irish American Society of the Jersey Shore is pleased to present a talk by Rath deHoust, entitled “Placenames in Ireland and their Irish Language Roots,” sharing the legends and stories behind ...

Last year, Sweeney shot an Irish-language short film in Cavan after completing a Fulbright Gaeltacht programme at Oideas Gael in Donegal. The experience informed her decision to relocate next summer ...

The Banshee, a Dorchester Avenue pub, comes alive with the authentic Irish language as speakers and learners chat and brush up on their skills in a once-per-month gathering.

Imelda May discusses her new RTÉ series Amhráin na nGael, which sees the artist travel the country, trying her hand at sean nós singing and strengthening her connection with the Irish language. Why ...

Young adults cannot remain in Gaeltacht areas because of high prices, holiday homes and planning rules, Oireachtas committee ...

Máire Ní Churraoin and her niece. Máire Ní Churraoin is proud to be from an Irish-speaking region in Ireland — and she's hoping to pass on that passion to the next generation. The creator, who has ...

THE MORNING mist lay low over the fields of Fermanagh, clinging to the hedges and the black face of the bog as if it had ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Do you know your Gearóid from your Gobnait? Your Fearghal from your Muirgheal? To the untrained eye, Irish names can seem like a ...