Nice to see you again, Darra!

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Fáilte a Darra,

Sassy Lassie, from IGTF, here. This is a better place to hang around, nowadays.

Sass

Hi everyone,

I heard of this site via the Chiff & Fipple site.
I'm a rank beginner - just hoping to have some fun learning here!

Thanks!

Fáilte! Welcome osage59! I just clicked on to the Chiff and Fipple site - it looks like good fun! Hope you enjoy your stay with us here.

Saoirse.

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Welcome to the forum, osage59! Nice to have you here with us!

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I am only a beginner. Please get confirmation before using any of my suggestions.

Welcome Osage59. Redwolf told us about that site before.

And céad míle fáilte romhatsa Sassy.

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It is recommended that you always wait for three to agree on a translation.
I speak Connemara Irish, and my input will often reflect that.
I will do an mp3 file on request for short translations.
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Welcome, osage59. Chiff and Fipple? Like the others I had heard Redwolf mention it so I went and had a look. Just what I need - another interesting forum to eat into my work time. (I play tin whistle, flute and uilleann pipes myself.)

Hope you enjoy our forum too.


(G'day Sassy - How goes it? Any word on Tiarnan?)

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[hr]Múinteoir Gaeilge - Irish Teacher[/hr]
My "specialty" is Connemara Irish, particularly Cois Fhairrge dialect, but I can also speak Ulster and Munster Irish with native-level pronunciation.
Is fearr Gaeilge ḃriste ná Béarla cliste, cinnte, aċ i ḃfad níos fearr aríst í Gaeilge ḃinn ḃeo na nGaeltaċtaí.
Gaeilge Chonnacht (GC), go háraid Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge (GCF), Gaeilic Uladh (GU), Gaelainn na Mumhan (GM), agus Gaeilge an Chaighdeáin Oifigiúil (CO).

Dia daoibh (or is it dhaoibh?), a chairde.

Is mise Lori. Tá mé i mo chónaí i Utah. I've been a lurker on IGTF on and off for years, but I never really posted anything. I have always been drawn to Ireland and Gaeilge and I've wanted to learn Irish for years. I've never had much success in trying because I've never been able to find someone in my area to learn from or practice with.

I've decided to make another attempt at learning. Right now I know a few phrases and a few very basic sentence structures. (e.g. "Tá mé fuar," agus "Is foghlaimeoir mé," etc.) With my motivation to learn rekindled, I went to IGTF as a place to practice, but I saw that it was no longer owned by Eoin and that many of the regular posters had moved to here instead. So here I am!

Go raibh maith agaibh!

(And if anyone knows any speakers/learners/classes in Utah, I would love to have someone to practice with in person.)

Fáilte, a Lori! It's nice to see you. You will see a lot of familiar faces here, to be sure. Nice to hear you've rekindled your desire for learning. This is a great place to start!

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Thanks everyone!