Más cainteoir líofa tú nó mura bhfuil agat ach cúpla focal, is é an bealach is fearr le feabhas a chur ar do chuid Gaeilge ná í a chleachtadh. Ní mór duit an Ghaeilge atá agat a úsáid go rialta lena chinntiú nach dtiocfaidh meirg uirthi agus nach ligfidh tú i ndearmad í.......

Leagan Gaeilge:
http://www.gaeilge.ie/Usaid/Reamhra.asp

It doesn't matter whether you're a fluent Irish speaker or have just a few words; there is no better way to improve your Irish than practising it......

English version:
http://www.gaeilge.ie/Using/Introduction.asp

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Is maith liom an ráiteas seo:

"Ní leor bheith ag brath ar aistriú go Béarla chun gach cuid de chultúr agus de shaol na hÉireann a thuiscint. Soláthraíonn an Ghaeilge an pictiúr iomlán."

"It is not enough to depend on the English translation in order to understand the culture and life of Ireland. The Irish language itself provides the full picture."

Tá sé sin fíor!

Redwolf

No it's not. The Irish language does not provide the full picture, because English is now an integral part of Irish life. Irish provides the rest of the picture.

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A language belongs to its native speakers, and when you speak it, you are a guest in their homes.
If you are not a good guest, you have no right to complain about receiving poor hospitality.

yeah Id agree English has been a significant language on this Island for such a long time that it forms a major part of our cultural legacy.

The Culture of Ireland is both Irish and English. One without the other is an incomplete picture.

I thought it would be nice if there was a digital map of events in Ireland that are taking place through Irish. So you could see whats available in your area.

There could be a conversation circle or playgroup etc near by without you knowing and specifically searching for it

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Bíonn rudaí maithe mall

We discussed the rules of lenition the other day - and "beatha teangan" has no lenition, and is the correct phrase. But why is this? Why not beatha theangan? This is a huge subject and one that is still not fully clear to me.

A cháirde, do bhímís ag plé le rialthaibh séimhithe an lá fé dheireadh, agus is sampla maith é an frása so, "beatha teangan", gan séimhiú le feiscint ar an dtarna focal. An féidir le héinne a mhíniú cad fáth? Cad 'na thaobh nách "beatha theangan" adeirthar? Abhar cainnte nách beag is ea é sin, ach, más ea, níl an puínte seo léir mo dhóthain dom.

We're discussing a difficult question here! The only idea I have is that it's because beatha is an abstract noun and one doesn't lenite after an abstract noun like:
Saibhir teangan.

Of course beatha isn't always used as an abstract noun, for example: Scéal mo bheatha.

Tá ceist chasta á plé againn gan amhras! Níl ach aon smaoineamh amháin agam: toisc gur ainmfhocal teibí í beatha, b'fhéidir? Ní séimhítear an aidiacht tr'éis ainmfhocail teibí:
Saibhir teangan.

Ar nóin, ní ainmfhocal teibí í "beatha" i ngach aibirt, m.s. "Scéal mo bheatha".

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The dialect I use is Cork Irish.
Ar sgáth a chéile a mhairid na daoine, lag agus láidir, uasal is íseal

Ó, go ra' maith agat as san, a Luin Duibh! Tuigim níos feárr anis é! Is fada nár léas an sliocht san i nGraiméar Gaelainne na mB. C. ar na hainmfhocail theibí, ach déanfad dícheall ar é ' athbhreithniú i gcaitheamh na Nollag! Is sliocht casta é, chómh fada agus a théann mo chuímhne!