Irish Language, Gaelic, Music, Poetry, Songs, Games, Culture

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Web Name: Irish Language, Gaelic, Music, Poetry, Songs, Games, Culture

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Current temperature & Time inShannon, Ireland - An tSionainn, ireBy the 1700's, the old Gaelic order in Ireland and Scotlandwas crumbling before the advances of the colonizing English. The hopes ofboth peoples rested with Prince Charles Stuart,"Bonnie Prince Charlie." This site is designed by a student of Irish.We hope you enjoy the site as much as we enjoy your visit. Take your time and come back often.You will always find something new here ... Vivian and Jack. First came the Celts, then the Vikings and the Normans.Why are so many attracted to this island which is the most western part ofEurope?Let's set the mood and take a virtual trip in picture and song to the Mountains of Mourne,some of the highest peaks in the country. Welcome to the Irish Page. Irish Gaelic was the first vernacular language in Europe to develop a written form (in the 6th Century AD), I hope you come to enjoy the language and culture of Ireland. Relax and read on!You'll get email every month when a new page is added to the site.As of March 2008 there are 846 topics on Irishpage.com.Just click here and ask to be puton the list.Just write on the topic line the words SIGN UP and below that your name, city, and state or country.Sc il n -- Short StoriesThe Irish usually have a handfull of short stories, celtic fairytales etc. to tell. Here you will find short stories in Irish and English. Enjoy them!Abair Gaeilge -- Pronouncing Irish Words & SentencesMany find Irish to be a difficult language to pronounce and speak, but it need not be.What we have here is more than 300 words and sentences pronounced like a native speakerin a way that we can all understand and imitate. Just click on this link and start tospeak Irish on your own. Sl int - Irish Toasts Perhaps you'd like a drink in an Irish Pub and want to have a few readytoasts to use on any occasion. Look no furtherLikewise if you meet someone on the street Here's howto greet them.And here are a few one liners.Sc alta Grinn -- Jokes________________________________________________________The Irish have always been known for a keen sense of humor. Here you willfind jokes in Irish and Englishfor your enjoyment.Ceolta Gael - Irish MusicIrish Music selections spanning several centuriesall brought together in a pleasant setting.Music by Enya is a collection of Enya'ssongs in midi format from her albums including: Celts, Watermark, Memory ofTrees etc.You may download these "midi" files to your PC if you like and enjoy them.The Best of Carolanare selected musical compositions extracted from the complete list of Turlough O'Carolan's compositions given below.Amhr n na nGael - Irish SongIf you're gonna sing a song, Sing an Irish Song. This link will take you to some songsin Irish Gaelic and English. The lyrics are in both languages and thetunes play as midi files in the background. Some popular Ballads have been translated into Irish. Here also is a collection of Irish hymns.Ceol Chearbhall in - Turlough O'Carolan's Poems and MusicThis link will take you to a collection of songs of Terrence O'Carolanin Irish Gaelic and English. Carolan is Ireland's greatest composer. He was blind, and entertained at a time when convivial drinking was the rage. Over 214 of his melodies have survived and more than 85 of his lyrics.Fil ocht - PoetryHere is a collection of various poems , poetryfrom An Duanaire - Poems of the Dispossessed, poems by N ala N Dhomhnaill, and the poetry of Anthony Raftery.Crosfhocal - Crossword Puzzles Here's a fun game for people of all ages. Grandmas and grandchildren can learnIrish while they are having fun with a crossword puzzle. The beginnerspuzzles are simple and they do not use words with the fada. The puzzles are self scoring. If you are really baffled, you can even cheatby putting the mouse on the letter and pressing the ENTER key.Nuacht in - Newspapers When you go to Ireland, maybe at the starting of your day, you'll read an Irish newspaper.Fortunately there are Irish newspapers with Irish language columns on line. So you can get your news straight from Ireland every day if you wish.First visit the paper L Nua in the Irish Language.Foinse in Irish: Is Foinse Pr omhnuacht n N isi nta na Gaeilge Beo magazine in Irish language. The Irish Times in English.Also the Belfast Telegraph in English.Ag Foghlaim Gaeilge - Irish People's Lessons Click on the link here to go to the menu of lessons in Irish Gaelic page.Here we have both beginners and advanced topics.Irish topics are here as well. This is a series not to be missed.Irish Pronunciation Recordings in mp3 format arraingedin topics. This is also a series not to be missed.Bainis Gaelach - An Irish Wedding We often receive e-mail from brides-to be asking about songs and prayers touse at their upcoming wedding. You will find here somesuggestions that should be a help.The lyrics are in Irish and English. Paidreacha - Irish PrayersOne of the best ways to get started in a language is to learn wordsyou can use a lot. Nothing better here than to learn and say prayers in Irish. Recite them daily and in no timeyou'll catch on to the language and feel good about your progress.Even if you never learn any more Irish, you'll have the satisfactionof being able to say some prayers.Beannachta Irish Blessings________________________________________________________Here is a well known Irish Blessing written in both Irish and English.May this piece warm your heart.Best known of all is probably "May the Road Rise to Meet You."It is here both in Irish and English.Mallachta Celtic Curses ________________________________________________________Sensitive people should not dare to enter here.May you never incur the wrath of the Celtic People.Here are some examples.Seanfhocail - Old Irish Proverbs________________________________________________________The Irish have a great collection of Wise Old Irish Sayings passed down for generations.They say that all wisdom is contained in the seanochals. In English we have similar sayings such as "There's no place like home" or "The grass is always greener on the other side."Here are some seanochals... Raidio Gaeltachta - Irish Radio________________________________________________________--------------------------------------------------------------------------Irish English Websites to Visit!As there is no moreroom here, we continue our selections just like those above by clickinghere to go to IrishPage Part II.Go Raibh Maith Agat as IrishPage a s idThank you for using IrishPageCourtesy of Vivian & Jack Hennessey.IrishPage.com 2006.

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