Can Adults Learn Irish Gaelic? What the Science Says and How to Start
If you are over thirty and you have been told it is too late to learn a language, the claim deserves a closer look….
Celtic Languages in Film, TV and Video Games: Where to Hear Gaelic Today
Scottish Gaelic and Irish Gaelic are far more present in mainstream culture than most learners realise. A line in a blockbuster, a blessing in…
Irish Gaelic Songs: Learn the Language Through Traditional Music
Music is one of the most powerful and joyful ways to learn Irish Gaelic. Traditional Irish song carries the language the way few other…
Irish Terms of Endearment: How to Say I Love You in Irish
Irish terms of endearment are among the most searched phrases in the whole language, and for good reason. They are short, they sound beautiful,…
Irish Gaelic Greetings: How to Say Hello and Goodbye in Irish
Irish Gaelic greetings are the first real conversation most learners ever have in the language, and they are also the friendliest part of it….
Why Learn Irish Gaelic: History, Revival and Modern Relevance
Irish Gaelic, the language most people simply call Irish, is one of Western Europe’s oldest living languages and, against the odds, one of its…
Scottish Gaelic Food and Drink: Essential Vocabulary for Learners
Food and drink are where a language stops being an academic exercise and becomes a daily ritual. In Scotland, that ritual is rich: the…
Irish Gaelic Surnames: Origins and Meanings of Common Family Names
Irish surnames are among the oldest family naming systems in Europe, and every one of them tells a story about the people who carried…
The Celtic Language Family Explained: Goidelic and Brythonic Languages
Almost everyone who starts learning Scottish Gaelic eventually asks the same question: how does it relate to Irish, to Welsh, or to the languages…
Gaelic Music & Poetry to Train Your Ear
You can crack open a textbook and study declensions, or you can let the language wash over you through song and verse. Gaelic music…