Irish medium schools in Lisnaskea, Fermanagh

Leah Greene a pupil at the Lisnaskea Bun Scoil had a very important person to play with at school on tuesday when the Education Minister Caitriona Ruane was in to officially opeher school. Education Minister, Caitríona Ruane, yesterday opened the latest Irish medium school, Bunscoil an Traonaigh in Lisnaskea.

The school opened in 2004 and was located initially in the grounds of Lisnaskea Emmets GAA grounds on the Derrylin Road. It then moved to its permanent site at Drumbrughas North, at the Maguiresbridge end of the town in 2007. The current enrolment is 27.Bunscoil an Traonaigh and the local Naiscoil an Traonaigh (nursery) are unique in that they are the only Irish medium primary and nursery schools in Fermanagh. The Minister shared a platform with Sean Ó Loinsigh, the chairman of the Board of Governors, Peter Quinn who was there as a special guest, and Pilib Ó Runaí from Iontaobhas na Gaelscolaíochta. The event was marked with the planting of a commemorative tree, the unveiling of a plaque and a formal presentation of gifts by the pupils.

Welcoming the school to its new site, the Education Minister told the attendance that it was a pleasure to see the Irish language growing in the Fermanagh area, and she congratulated everyone at Bunscoil an Traonaigh for their hard work and dedication in realising that their school could be a success and give parents in the area the option of an Irish medium education for their children.

She went on: "As Minister for Education, I believe in equality and that every child has the right to a quality education."I have a duty and a responsibility to encourage and facilitate Irish medium education and give parents the option of educating their children through the Irish language. "I understand that many parents who send their children to Irish speaking schools may not speak the language themselves', she stated, "but this has been demonstrated to have no impact on a child's learning. "In fact, I myself would view it as an opportunity for parents to share the experience with their child and learn Irish alongside them. "The ability to speak another language can open up a world of new experiences, literature and culture."

(story from the Fermanagh Herald, on line edition)

Gaeilge Montana... sounds like fun!

A dhuine uasail,

Bheinn ana bhuioch diot ach comhluadar na Gaeilge i do cheantar a chur ar an eolas faoin gcursa tumoideachais Ghaeilge a reachtalfar i mButte, Montana an samhradh seo idir 19 agus 26 Iul. Muinteoiri proifisiunta as Eireann a bheidh i bhfeighil na ranganna. Ta gach eolas faoin imeacht le fail ag http://www.irishmontana.com/ agus insa bhileog atathar a sheoladh chugat le cois na teachtaireachta seo. Seo an chead uair duinn i Montana ag tabhairt faoi thionscnamh den gcineal seo agus taimid ag brath ort agus ar ar gcomhleacaithe i ngluaiseacht na Gaeilge ar fuaid Mheiricea Thuaidh chun toradh a thabhairt. Ar doigh, ba mho na sasta a bheimis ardan a thabhairt d'aon imeacht do do chuid ag http://www.irishmontana.com/ ach na sonrai a chur chugam. Guim gach rath ort agus ar ghaeilgeoiri uile do cheantair.

Beir bua is beannacht,

Traolach O Riordain

The details below:

Montana Irish, Irish Immersion week 19 to 26 July

Cúrsa Tumoideachais sa Ghaeilgei mButte, Montana – 19 Iúl – 26 Iúl

For more information contact:

www.irishmontana.com

An immersion course in the Irish language and culture will be held this summer in Butte, Montana. This course is a non-credit course for all ages and focuses on imparting a conversational knowledge of Irish along with traditional music and the basic steps of the most popular Irish Céilí and set dances. • Classes begin at 9:00 and conclude at 5:00 with a break between 12:00 and 2:30 for lunch and recreational activity. • The evening program commences at 7:00 and varies from night to night to include dances, music and video presentations, talks and tours of the old town of Butte. • All classes are taught by professional teachers from Ireland with the aid of Irish language teaching assistants from The University of Montana [UM] Irish Studies program. • These young students have been learning Irish and how to teach the language as part of their course at UM. • If you interested in participating in this fun event, please go to www.irishmontana.com where you can learn more and sign up online.

Reachtálfar cúrsa tumoideachais i dteanga agus i gcultúr na Gaeilge an samhradh so i mButte, Montana.Is cúrsa neamhchreidiúnaithe é seo a fháiltíonn roimh gach aos is a dhíríonn ar labhairt na Gaeilge is ar bhunchéimeanna na rincí Gaelacha is mó le rá a thaispeáint don bhfoghlaimeoir.• Cuirfear tús le ranganna ar a 9:00 gach maidin, go gcríochnófar ar a 5:00 tráthnóna, le briseadh don lón is do chaitheamh aimsire idir 12:00 meán lae agus 2:30 i.n.• Is ag a 7:00 i.n. a thosnóidh imeachtaí na hoíche: clár ilghnéitheach de chéilithe, de cheol, de chainteanna,de shiúlóidí fé sheanbhaile Bhutte, is de chur i láthair fístéipeanna ar ghnéithe éagsúla de stair na nGael.• Múinteoirí cáilithe proifisiúnta as Éirinn a bheidh i bhfeighil an teagaisc, le cabhair ó chúntóirí teagaisc Ghaeilge as Clár Léinn na hÉireann in Ollscoil Montana. Tá na teagascóirí óga seo ag foghlaim na Gaeilge agus na modhanna is éifeachtaí chun a múinte le tamall de bhlianta anuas mar chuid dá gcúrsa léinn.

Más spéis leat páirt a ghlacadh san ócáid taitneamhach so, téigh chuig www.irishmontana.com mar a bhféad-tar tuilleadh eolais a fháil is clárú don gcúrsa.

If interested in being a sponsor of this event please contact Terry O’Riordan at (406) 544-0311

Canadian Gaeilge Event

An Irish Language Weekend is being held in the Toronto area (Keswick)Dates: 30 May - 1 June 2008

The Facility is beautiful: http://www.lorettomaryholme.ca/contact.php

The price is low: $120 (including 2 night's accommodation, and all meals from Friday night to Sunday lunch).Application Form Attached as PDF. Tá fáilte is fiche roimh tosaitheoirí ag an deireadh seachtaine seo, ach is ócáid a óireann cainteoirí líofa agus cainteoirí dúchais fosta. Is deis dúinn bailiú le chéile le haghaidh comhluadar agus spraoí, ceol agus deoch a roinnt le chéile trí mheán ar dteanga, dílis féin.

For details contact:

Aralt Mac Giolla Chainnigh, Dr, Capt, PPCLI, kenny-h@rmc.ca

News from the Canadian Gaeltacht

Gaeltacht deireadh seachtaine, Irish language weekend to be held at the new Canadian Gaeltacht in Kingston, Ontario. The dates are 25 through 27 April, 2008. Classes will be in seven levels from beginner to cainteoir líofa. Their will be also workshops in Irish music, dancing, story telling, a céilí, Welsh language workshop not to mention a lot of fun and excellent craic.

Prices only $200.00 CDN, $200 US

San áireamh: Béilí oíche Aoine
go lón Dé Domhnaigh,
dhá oíche lóistin, feast, céilí,
ceardlanna.



Includes: meals from Friday night to Sunday noon, 2 nights accommodations, banquet, céilí workshops.

Deireadh seachtaine lán-Ghaeilge. Irish Language Immersion Weekend.
Cuirfear Foirm Iarratais iomlán mar comhad Word ach é a iarraidh. Complete Application as a Word Document will be sent upon request.

(the Ontario Gaeltacht)














Contact: Aralt Mac Giolla Chainnigh, Dr, Capt, PPCLI, kenny-h@rmc.ca
Department of Physics, RMC, Box 17000, Stn Forces, Kingston, ON, Canada, K7K 7B4
phone: (613) 541-6000 ext 6042, fax: (613) 541-6040
freagraí as Gaeilge le do thoil, oiread agus is féidir