An Lon Dubh wrote:
nuala wrote:
I feel a bit lost now, as if I've lost my best friend. I have to face the world of Irish alone....am I up to it?
You've got us here as Saoirse said. If you're looking for what to try next, why not have a go at
Scothscéalta by
Pádraig Ó Conaire.
That's an excellent suggestion. I have the Sáirséal - Ó Marcaigh edition (ISBN 0-86289-000-4) edited by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
As a backup, all of the stories in
Scothscéalta are also available in translation in "The Finest Stories of Padraic O Conaire"[sic], Poolbeg Press (ISBN 0-905169-54-9).

I also recommend
Buntús Cainte for reinforcement and conversation practice, although it is a bit more standardized.
There is also "Colloquial Irish" by Thomas Ihde, et al., (Routledge, ISBN13: 978-0-415-38130-7 (pack with CD)) for conversation which is in Cois Fhairrge dialect.