Week-Long and Weekend Irish Language Courses

Learn Irish in the Gaeltacht with our specialist teachers who use graded courses, supported by modern audiovisual resources, as well as other proven methods of language teaching. The daily schedule consists of intensive morning and afternoon tutorials with attention directed towards spoken Irish (except for some units at the highest level), aiming at correct pronunciation, proper idiom and development of vocabulary, particularly as regards contemporary life. Our aim is to foster conversational ability and fluency, with some 35 language contact hours per course. Recreational activities such as dancing, poetry, or guest lectures take place each evening, after which participants are free to practise their Irish with people from all other levels while enjoying the craic in the local pubs.

The social format of the courses ensures that people attending on their own quickly feel comfortable and at ease within the group. It has been the experience of the Directors that beginners who complete a two-week programme succeed in achieving a marked improvement in fluency.

Courses are officially recognised by the Department of Education and Skills.

All language courses are held in our main centre in Gleann Cholm Cille except our courses on Toraigh (Tory Island) 14–21 June and in An Coimín, Gleann Fhinne, 26 July–2 August and 2–9 August. These courses are marked in our calendar.