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 Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2010 1:14 am
Gaelic was often spoken by the old celtic lands. It has also been known as the languae of the fae. Obviously more towards the Celtic fae than the German or Indian fae.
Gaelic is an adjective that means "pertaining to the Gaels", including language and culture. As a noun, it may refer to the group of languages spoken by the Gaels, or to any one of the languages individually.
Gaelic revival (Irish: An Athbheochan Ghaelach) refers to the late-nineteenth-century national revival of interest in the Irish language and ancient Irish folklore, sports, songs, and arts considered to be part of the pre-conquest heritage of the native Irish people and the reemergance of the Irish language in its native Ireland. Irish had diminished as a spoken tongue, remaining the main daily language only in isolated rural areas, with English as the dominant language of the majority of Ireland.
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Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2010 1:26 am
I only know a few phrases but if you want to know:
Bye- Slan
Hear much, say little- Eist moran agus can beagan
More power to you- Nar lagai dia thu
Can anyone help me?- An feidir la heinne cuidiu liom?
May God prosper you- Go madai dia thu
Hope you like it!
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cupcake_ninja08 Vice Captain
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Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2010 9:33 am
i know a saying in Scotts-Gaelic a form Gaelic language deriving from Scottsland. Which was later derived into the Irish language of Gaelic.
"Is glas iad na cnoic i bhfad uainn" it means the grass is always greener on the other side.
It is one my favorite qoutes in Scotts-Gaelic.
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Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2010 7:34 pm
I've heard that many schools in Ireland now teach Gaelic to elementary-age children, kind of like how a lot of schools in the United States now teach a foreign language to elementary-age students.
I'm sure not ALL schools offer it, and I'm also not entirely certain how true this is, as I haven't done any extensive research into it yet. sweatdrop
Can anyone confirm/deny this?
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Celtic Brigid Vice Captain
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Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2010 11:38 pm
Faeries Moon I've heard that many schools in Ireland now teach Gaelic to elementary-age children, kind of like how a lot of schools in the United States now teach a foreign language to elementary-age students. I'm sure not ALL schools offer it, and I'm also not entirely certain how true this is, as I haven't done any extensive research into it yet. sweatdrop Can anyone confirm/deny this?
There is this band I am in love with called Celtic Thunder. One of its members Damian who is about 16 has to sing this song called "Come By The Hills" it is a beautiful song about Ireland... Anyways it goes in and out of Gaelic. He was saying in an interview once that it was a good thing they taught him a lot of Gaelic in his school so he could sing this song.
So yes I believe they do teach it in a lot of the schools.
I would love to be able to speak it....
Buachaill ón Eirne mé's bhréagfainn féin cailín deas óg
Né iarfainn bó spré léithe tá mé saibhir go leor
'S liom Corcaigh a mhéid e , dhá thaobh a ghleanna's Tír Eoghain
'S mur n-athraí mé béasaí 's mé n' t-oibhr ar Chontae Mhaigh Eo
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Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2010 11:08 am
Celtic Brigid There is this band I am in love with called Celtic Thunder. I love them too!
And Damian pulls off the Gaelic lyrics beautifully. <3
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Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2010 8:03 pm
Celtic Brigid Faeries Moon I've heard that many schools in Ireland now teach Gaelic to elementary-age children, kind of like how a lot of schools in the United States now teach a foreign language to elementary-age students. I'm sure not ALL schools offer it, and I'm also not entirely certain how true this is, as I haven't done any extensive research into it yet. sweatdrop Can anyone confirm/deny this?
There is this band I am in love with called Celtic Thunder. One of its members Damian who is about 16 has to sing this song called "Come By The Hills" it is a beautiful song about Ireland... Anyways it goes in and out of Gaelic. He was saying in an interview once that it was a good thing they taught him a lot of Gaelic in his school so he could sing this song.
So yes I believe they do teach it in a lot of the schools.
I would love to be able to speak it....
Buachaill ón Eirne mé's bhréagfainn féin cailín deas óg
Né iarfainn bó spré léithe tá mé saibhir go leor
'S liom Corcaigh a mhéid e , dhá thaobh a ghleanna's Tír Eoghain
'S mur n-athraí mé béasaí 's mé n' t-oibhr ar Chontae Mhaigh Eo
I would love to be able to speak it as well. It's such a beautiful language. I haven't encountered any schools in the States that offer it as a language for study, unless your school offers independent study, but that would be incredibly hard with Gaelic, I think.
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Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2010 12:15 am
Faeries Moon Celtic Brigid Faeries Moon I've heard that many schools in Ireland now teach Gaelic to elementary-age children, kind of like how a lot of schools in the United States now teach a foreign language to elementary-age students. I'm sure not ALL schools offer it, and I'm also not entirely certain how true this is, as I haven't done any extensive research into it yet. sweatdrop Can anyone confirm/deny this?
There is this band I am in love with called Celtic Thunder. One of its members Damian who is about 16 has to sing this song called "Come By The Hills" it is a beautiful song about Ireland... Anyways it goes in and out of Gaelic. He was saying in an interview once that it was a good thing they taught him a lot of Gaelic in his school so he could sing this song.
So yes I believe they do teach it in a lot of the schools.
I would love to be able to speak it....
Buachaill ón Eirne mé's bhréagfainn féin cailín deas óg
Né iarfainn bó spré léithe tá mé saibhir go leor
'S liom Corcaigh a mhéid e , dhá thaobh a ghleanna's Tír Eoghain
'S mur n-athraí mé béasaí 's mé n' t-oibhr ar Chontae Mhaigh Eo
I would love to be able to speak it as well. It's such a beautiful language. I haven't encountered any schools in the States that offer it as a language for study, unless your school offers independent study, but that would be incredibly hard with Gaelic, I think. yea i agree. its really depressing that it isnt as popular, then they would teach it in the states or have a book or two on it in Rosetta Stone! XD lol
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Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2010 6:10 am
I want to learn this so bad but I has not enough money right now (I spent most of grad money on vacation)
Rosetta Stone does teach it only it says Irish not Gaelic lol
Funny story: I was at the mall and there was a Rosetta Stone book and they let me do a demo for Gaelic and the lady asked me if I knew any Gaelic and I do know one phrase: Kiss my a**.
I don't think she believed me or thought I was insulting her but I really do know how to say Kiss my a** in Gaelic
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Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2010 10:50 am
meet me on the darkside is the winner
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Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2010 10:46 pm
what is Kiss my a** in Gaelic? i wanna know so then when someone pisses me off i can shove it in their face and be like " (fill in Gaelic translation here) !!!!"
wait...? i won?! won what? oh who cares i won! WOOHOO! *does victory dance*
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Posted: Tue Jul 13, 2010 5:48 pm
MeetMeOnTheDarkside what is Kiss my a** in Gaelic? i wanna know so then when someone pisses me off i can shove it in their face and be like " (fill in Gaelic translation here) !!!!" wait...? i won?! won what? oh who cares i won! WOOHOO! *does victory dance* It is Pog mo thoin ^^
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