The battle of Trafalgar in 1805, in which Nelson defeated a combined French and Spanish fleet, was considered an astonishin Continue reading
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The Lake School goes Online
The Lake School in Koroit goes online in 2021. Enrol for classes in fiddle, whistle, pipes, harp, flute, guitar, ukulele, bodhran, singing, dancing, Paddy Fitzgerald’s Irish Music Class, Irish session tunes, cello, poetry. PLUS special events – Paddy Fitzgerald’s CD launch, Mark and Lisa McDonnell’s Slow Session, Tutors Concert, Blackboard Concert, Spud Poets Night, Stars on The … Continue reading
Poems in English and Irish
Finally, I gently clasp the dragonfly’s wings
and release it at the backdoor to fly away.
Was it a lost soul of a relative
From long ago looking for our prayers? Continue reading
Irish English – a threatened species
Much has been written about the decline of the Irish language in the last 400 years…In this short piece, I’ll argue that Irish English is also under threat. Continue reading
Anders Ahlqvist (1945-2018), scholar of the Irish Language
Anders Ahlqvist argued that the Celts had an effect on the English language, an opinion not shared by others. Continue reading
Barney Devlin: tribute to a friend and teacher
Barney’s personal abilities, charm, compassion and wit have impacted all of us who knew him Continue reading
Melbourne Irish Language Summer School, January 2018
the opportunity to learn, to improve and to speak the Irish language in the most congenial of surroundings, with the most dedicated teachers. Continue reading
Ath bhliain faoi mhaise daoibh go léir!
The year 2018 has been deemed Bliain na Gaeilge, (Irish Language Year). Continue reading
Lake School 2018
‘Thought I’d come for one year but I’ve made life long friends’ Continue reading
Synge: Elective Vagrant, and Writer
J.M.Synge and Travel Writing will send its readers back to the work being discussed with renewed interest. Continue reading
