Irish/Other Resources

Lessons

Unit One: 1 2 3 4

Unit Two: 1 2 3 4 5 6

Unit Three: Lesson Index

Language Reference

Spelling and Pronunciation - Grammar

Wikiversity

More Irish language resources can be found at
Wikiversity's Department of Irish Studies

Other resources

Lessons / Grammar Guides / Learning Tools

• Is Féidir Liom - an free online series of lessons
• Gramadach na Gaeilge is an online Irish grammar by Lars Bräsicke, translated into English by Lynn Schneider.
• Die Irische Grammatik The original German version of the above
• Daltai.com Grammar section Free grammar guides from Daltaí.com
• Ceantar includes a large list of language tools and resources, including a list of classes world-wide.
• Seans Eile is a free software program to help you practice your Irish.

Media

• Nos.ie is an online social and cultural magazine in Irish.
• Vicipéid is the Irish language version of wikipedia a great place to practice your irish as there are plently of other wikipedians there to help you.
• Foinse is a now defunct Irish-language newspaper with a section for "foghlaimeoirí" (learners).
• Beo is a now defunct online magazine. The articles include pop-up translations of the more difficult words and phrases.
• Blas is provided by BBC Northern Ireland.
• Lá is a daily Irish-language newspaper
• TG4 is an Irish-language TV station.

Forums and Chat Rooms

• #gaeilge an irc channel for Irish speakers and learners. Fáilte roimh gach duine.
• Irish Gaelic Translation Forum is a post for requesting translations from a group of volunteering experienced speakers. This is also a good place to ask questions about the language, and to practice with other learners.
• Daltai.com Forums Discussion groups for Irish speakers with English and Irish language forum.

Dictionaries

• Focloir.ie English - Irish dictionary from Foras na Gaeilge
• Vicifhoclóir is the Irish language version of wiktionary. It's currently a bit short of words, but quite a number of the basics are covered.

Academic Resources

• Foras na Gaeilge is a cross-border organisation responsible for the promotion of the Irish language throughout the whole island of Ireland.
• Journal of Celtic Language Learning
• North American Association for Celtic Language Teachers
• The Celtic Languages - Edited by: Martin J. Ball, James Fife (an excellent overview of the six modern Celtic languages)
• CELT a freely available, TEI encoded, online resource for Irish history, literature and politics

Misc

• TextWriter is a web page that lets you see how text looks in various fonts and colors, including some Irish fonts.