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madjim · 01-10-2003, 08:47 AM

Try getting a phrase book, available at Irish book stores. Or your library may have tapes to learn Gaelic.

It has to be available somewhere as it is a mandatory subject in the Republic of Ireland - so training aids are around.

On a side note I once met a family whose 3 year old was kept speaking only Gaelic. The mother said they were trying to make it easier on him when he got to school ..."because once English gets a hold of them - it s hard to back to Irish"

Its a difficult language to learn - thats why it practically died out after the 1860s - except in the west country and some pockest in Ulster

[ 01-10-2003, 08:49 AM: Message edited by: madjim ]

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madjim The Magister Join Date: October 9, 2001 Location: Maryland - The Old Line State Posts: 123	Try getting a phrase book, available at Irish book stores. Or your library may have tapes to learn Gaelic. It has to be available somewhere as it is a mandatory subject in the Republic of Ireland - so training aids are around. On a side note I once met a family whose 3 year old was kept speaking only Gaelic. The mother said they were trying to make it easier on him when he got to school ..."because once English gets a hold of them - it s hard to back to Irish" Its a difficult language to learn - thats why it practically died out after the 1860s - except in the west country and some pockest in Ulster [ 01-10-2003, 08:49 AM: Message edited by: madjim ]