The Foghlaimeoirí Podcast

Growing up in Donegal, Molly always enjoyed Irish in school. But despite that, she had no intentions of keeping the language in her life after graduating. Eventually, she started to miss the language and returned to it as an adult where she put in the work to do something school had not prepared her for: have real, unscripted comhráite - conversations in Irish. As she herself delved into learning more about natural, conversational and Ulster Irish, she started to share the basics with learners online.

Today, not only does she have incredible Irish that she put in the effort to learn, she is helping others find the joy in learning Irish that she found herself.

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Find Molly on Social Media:

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Molly’s Books:

Gaeilge i Mo Chroí - Irish in My Heart: Your Guide to Loving and Living Our Language

Gaeilge inár Saol - Irish in Our Lives: Everyday Ways to Live Our Language

Comhráite agus Cúrsaí - Conversations and Courses:

Gaeilege i Mo Chroí Patreon - Casual conversation group on ZoomCúrsa Comhrá - Conversation focussed courses suitable for complete beginners and up

Molly’s favorite podcasts as Gaeilge:

SeansálaitheGaelgalsBeo Ár Éigean

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Lorna Johnson shares how what started as a summer project to learn ‘a few words of Irish’ led her to getting a MA sa Ghaeilge. Despite her massive accomplishments in the language, from the beginning, Lorna has learned simply by following and embracing the aspects of learning Irish that brought her joy.

Find Lorna on social media:Bluesky Cogar @moukenainzo

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Resources mentioned:

Self-paced Lessons: Future Learn Irish - DCUPrivate Lessons: Ian Malcolm

Group Lessons: Conradh na Gaeilge Los AngelesGaelchultúrIrish classes with Conradh na Gaeilge

Listening and Reading:List of listening resourcesList of reading resources

Conversation groups, and immersion courses:Gaeilge i Mo Chroí Patreon - Conversation group on ZoomConradh na Gaeilge AotearoaOideas Gael - Immersion program in Donegal Gaeltacht UCD Summer School - Immersion program in Dublin

Higher education in Irish:Ard-Dioplóma - Ollscoil na GaillimheMA sa Ghaeilge - Ollscoil na Gaillimhe

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In this episode John R. Howley, founder of Gaeltacht NYC, shares how he learned Irish through conversation and immersion. He discussed how those experiences led him to seek out and create more opportunities for himself to use Irish and offers advice and encouragement for doing the same.

Gaeltacht NYC InstagramGaeltacht NYC Mailing List

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Resources mentioned:

Glucksman Ireland House NYUTuairisc.ie

Ceol - MusicClannadMary Black

*This episode’s study guide digs deeper into more resources than were disussed in the episode as well as ways to recreate a conversational learning environment for yourself.

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Colleen Snyder spent her life living in America knowing two things about herself. One, that she had a rare disease as a child and had never met anyone else who had it. Two, that she was Irish American. In 2020, she did a quick Google search about her condition that turned into a journey into her genetics and the Irish language when she discovered that she had a rare gene mutation that originated in a small area in County Tyrone. Colleen shares lots of experiences and resources she has amassed over the years as she learned more about herself, her genes, and her ancestor’s native language.

Read Colleen’s writing:www.colleensnyder.netSubstack at: Colleen Snyder In Search of Giants book

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Resources mentioned:

Group Lessons: Cairde Uí NéillCultúrlann Uí ChanáinBitesize IrishLet’s Learn IrishConradh na Gaeilge Los AngelesGaelchultúrFind more lessons and opportunities to speak Irish at líofa.euPrivate Lessons: iTalki One on one lessons online *Use my code CRFOG to get $5 off when you spend $10!

Conversation Group: Gaeilge i Mo Chroí Patreon

Media: Gaeilge i Mo Chroí YouTubeOff The Scéal PodcastTG4An Cailín CiúinAontasKneecap Imlé

Textbooks and learning tools:Céimeanna ComhráTuras 3An Ghaeilge ó Lá go LáAn Gramadóir

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In episode 1 of the Foghlaimeoirí Podcast, your host Briana Ní Loingsigh shares her own connection to the language from an early age and how she went about learning it as well as what you can expect from this podcast.

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Resources mentioned:

Group Lessons: Gaeilge i Mo Chroí Group lessons online focussed on conversation Irish Arts Center Group lessons online and in-person in NYC

Private Lessons: iTalki One on one lessons online *Use my code CRFOG to get $5 off when you spend $10!Caoimhe Nic Giollarnáith One on one lessons online *Get 10% off with code BRIANA10

Listening and Reading:List of listening resourcesList of reading resources

Events, conversation groups, and immersion courses:Gaeilge i Mo Chroí Patreon - Conversation group on ZoomOideas Gael - Immersion program in Donegal Gaeltacht NYC - New York city based Irish language eventsIrish Language Learners Support Group - Monthly zoom meetings for support, accountability, and resources.

Dictionary Websites:Focloir.ie Béarla/English → Gaeilge/IrishTeanglann.ie Gaeilge/Irish → Béarla/English

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