Week 9: Reflecting on Irish Dialects and The beginning of my FYP

Here are some useful Irish phrases just to begin with that might come in handy for you!
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This week was a really busy week for me, I’m sure it was the same for you! It was no surprise this week as I had another Irish test but this time based on Irish dialects.

• A choice between two questions
• Essay type
• Worth – 5%
• 60 minutes to complete

I chose a question where I had to write 500 words on an Irish dialect of my choice. I feel like it went ok, I will find out soon enough as the weeks are passing by.

If you are interested in finding out more about Irish dialects have a look at this YouTube video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuTIB7zGJrg

Moving on to my FYP (final year project). On Friday I had a 500 word brief due, thankfully I got it done on time. The topic it will be based the Irish language in the 19^th century and how it lost its official status in Ireland among people. I chose this topic because I have a lot of love and admiration for our language and our history that evolves around it.

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Back to Irish Grammar! Week 8:

Dia dhuit!

Hello!

So this week I had an official Irish grammar test during one of the weekly Irish tutorials. The test included:

• 5 Sections
• 10 questions to complete in each section
• Worth 5%
• 60 minutes to complete

I know 5% is not a lot but hopefully it will be a little head start before the written exam.

It was a mixture of questions for example:

• Translating
• Use of the correct form of verb
• Correcting the structure of the sentence

We are also encouraged to use our best Irish and answer the questions as direct as possible. Reflecting back on the test it was pretty tough. I’m sure if you have ever had an Irish grammar test at some stage you can relate! I mean fair play to you if you consider yourself great at Irish grammar but I for one do struggle. Hopefully we will get some feedback on this before the end of term.

Here are some phrases ‘as Gaeilge’ that might come in handy for you!

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Seachtain na Gaeilge

This week is week 7! (I know the weeks are flying by) This week is like any other week in the semester, deadlines are fast approaching BUT we have something to celebrate this week which is Seachtain na Gaeilge! (Irish language week) Tá sé ar ais arís. It runs from the 1st to the 17^th of March every year ending on Paddy’s Day so really it’s two weeks but we’ll celebrate both. Seachtain na Gaeilge was established in 1903 by Conradh na Gaeilge. An even better quality about Seachtain na Gaeilge is that it’s a non profit organisation that promotes Gaeilge during this two week féile.

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There was lots of events, guest speakers and Irish films shown on campus for this years Seachtain na Gaeilge. Its great we get this time dedicated to our native tongue. Seachtain na Gaeilge encourages us all to us our cúpla focal and also to learn something new as Gaeilge. Sechtain na Gaeilge isn’t just for Gaeilgeoirí it’s for everybody to embrace the Irish language and all it has to offer. Find more information in the following link if you want to make the most out if it! https://snag.ie/

 This week I have been reflecting on the Irish language and how we can all improve by using cúpla focal on the daily, I like to think as gaeilge so this helps words come to my head faster mar a deirfá ‘Beatha an teanga í a leabhairt’. The life of a language is to speak it.

Bain trail asti! – Surprise yourself

‘Tír gan teanga, tír gan anam’ A country without a language is a country without a soul – Pádraig Mac Piarais

‘Is fearr Gaeilge briste ná Béarla cliste’ Broken Irish is better than clever English.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seachtain_na_Gaeilge

Raising and Giving

Last week was week 6 also known as RAG week which stands for Raise and Give. Another term for week 6 is Charity week. All events that take place on campus are for charity. A percentage of the profit would go to a chosen charity or a few different selected charities. RAG week is music to most students ears! There was also some bucket collections around campus if you wanted to give a donation.

RAG week creates a fantastic buzz around campus, everyone is happy and chirpy. There is all kind of events and games on in the courtyard in the day and night for example local DJ’s, international nights, eating challenges, different competitions and also a wellness morning for all students. We also got great weather last week for it in comparison to last year as it was cancelled because of snow! (Would you believe snow in March?)

Although classes run as normal it is questionable weather they have full attendance or not! I can speak from experience and say the library was like a ghost town during the week. RAG week happens in the 2^nd semester every year. It usually takes place at the end of February or the beginning of March. This week gives students a chance to give to charity making them feel good while going out attending events and enjoying themselves. RAG week is all about raising and giving like raising important relevant issues and giving what ever you can to those in need. It also puts things into perspective and shows us how lucky we are. Support one another and look after each other.

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