Irish language - Gweedore people speaking Gaelic
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- A clip of people from Gweedore (Gaoth Dobhair) speaking in Irish Gaelic about Comharchumann Forbartha Ghaoth Dobhair and their work.
Físeán ag cuir síos ar an obair atá ar siúil ag Comharchumann Forbartha Ghaoth Dobhair.
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The BBC languages website provides a short downloadable mp3 file based Irish Gaelic course called Giota Beag, free of charge. You can learn some basics from this.
For more in depth study, Pimsleur offers an audio course which is quite expensive.
I'm 3/4 Irish and 1/4 Algonquin. The Algonquin language is nearly dead, and I only speak smatterings of it's close cousin, Ojibwe, as well as Michif and French. No language should ever have to die while it's people are still alive. I'm in the process of learning Irish Gaelic. I'm proud to be Irish, as well as a metis (mixed blood). Never EVER let anyone tell you what you can and cannot do.
Thank you very much.
@aoifeen8
The language family is Celtic. In linguistics, Irish, Gaelic (Scottish Gaelic) and Manx are grouped as the Goidelic branch of the Celtic family of languages.
I am glad that the people of Ireland and Scotland are learning the old languages again. They should. Never lose it really. My ancestors didn't come from that side
of Europe but from the Slovak nation. Just don't anyone lose their language no matter what it is and teach it to your children and the classes in your schools. Amen.
I'm Ukrainian and I'm the first generation in 70 years to actively speak Ukrainian in my family.
@@mesofius Good on you, friend. I hope you're doing okay during these troubled times. Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦
Old Irish spread from Ulster to West Scotland. A Gaelic community was even shared between Antrim and the coast of Alba (before the plantations...), so there is no doubt the dialects are similar.
It's awesome to see young Irish people appreciating their language. :)
I miss my Dear old Donegl,As ylthebyoung CrowdvsaybIs ab !
Beautiful
Wonderful that this effort is being made in Ireland. The reason that their language fell into disuse was completely due to the British rule which forbade the speaking or teaching of their native language. The British tried to kill the Irish off, physically and mentally. They could not speak their language, practice their religion, or celebrate their customs. Thank God it was all kept alive by a precious few.
@Kowdyful Yes she is speaking irish!! She is the presenter of the show! I dont know if you noticed the channel is called TG4 (its at the top right hand corner), the only mostly irish speaking channel on television in Ireland!!
Human languages and accents fascinate me in thier broad similarity as well as staunch differences.
Never have I heard a more beautiful language spoken. My word, it's daunting written down but I am utterly entranced by its beauty (and enthusiasm) when spoken by the Gealteacht. Stunning and thank you.
costernocht, I agree! Kayla Reid's Irish sounds really nice; she does not have the typical "American" accent and pronunciation at all.
+Taina Hollo She has perfect Irish.
It is great to hear that! I am just trying to learn Irish, and it sounded perfect to me, but of course I could not be sure.
Ó mo mhairg....
The very show your watching demonstrates that Donegal and Kerry speakers can understand eachother. Look up some more TG4 videos, or listen to Raidió na Gaeltachta any day of the week and youll hear numerous conversations between speakers from both ceantair.
@LLUVSANJI dont forget different parts of Eire have different dialects and accents so choose course for your ancestors area/ or where you want to go etc
I am Irish/German American, but more Irish! =] I really want to learn Gaelic and get back to my roots. I think it is very important for true Irish culture and language to be preserved because without it how do we identify ourselves as Irish? How well the traditions survive through the generations? Without preservation we lose the past and we lose our future. I am glad to see people taking an interest in their heritage. =)
Have hope - I did not get a chance to learn in school because I am from the travelling community and we always moved- but now I am learning and have picked up so so much and hope to be fluent..
This first-generation Irish-American learned the basics of the Irish language at the Irish Arts Center in NYC. The teacher's name was Alexei Kondratiev. Irish enough, I think.
I have a question. Is this language using by Picts in the movie "Centurion"? In fact pickt language is forlorn, so they could use this one. It sounds cool
It makes me happy to see a truly original European language being kept alive! It also makes me wish for that little bit of extra culture that you enjoy in places like these. Thanks from Australia!
Thank you for the nice reply, I hate for people to send ungly stuff to me.
God Bless and have a Merry Christmas.
What a beautiful language
evry nation must preserve its language,o
therwise we'd lost great treasures of linguistic1
According to wikipedia Irish is, which i know sometimes is wrong :
is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people. Irish is now spoken as a first language by a small minority of Irish people, as well as being a second language of a larger proportion of the population.
There is no link yet established between Irish and other semitic languages as of yet, which is primarily Arabic but also, hebrew Aramaic and others.
I love the way people speak Irish over there. So natural.
I'm Indonesian and i'm struggle to learn Irish :)
In love with this amazing language ♥
@KindDerKanalisation Yes in some places, there is also french, gaelic, and some other languages, it just depends on where you are, if you to cape breton you'll find gaelic, go to a french community and you'll find french, near the reserves they have signs in the language that there ancestors spoke
Kayla Reid from Idaho at 4:25 - she sounds just like she's from Gweedore, amazing!
I am not Irish at all and from the states where there is a MAJOR Irish population, and if something speaks without a raspy voice on here, there is a slight sound of German, Scandinavian, and Dutch with a sweet accent (like candy) to the language, but I am no expert, at all. Keep the language going, it is your culture, a very rare one to hear, and never lose it. Everyone in Ireland should lean it and treat it as their own. XOXOX Chicago
Jason V. truth brother
What a beautiful language.
Sorry I mean what's the song at 0:45? I love it so much!
It's really a fascinating language and it's great that's still spoken.
Is there a good Gaelic/Irish course (book and CD with sound files) to learn the language?
My heart! how precious!
It's hard to find my find. I believe there is Rosetta Stone Irish, but that's hard to find. I tried to look for it myself but to no avail. There is however, a great book course called "Turas Teanga" which I used (I'm a second-language speaker, still not fluent but getting there) and it helped me loads. Also, go on tg4.ie, they have on-demand Irish language programmes. It's nice to see others interested in our language, if only we could get our more apathetic compatriots to do the same.
Thank you very much. Do you know the exact title of the book maybe with isbn? I've looked in amazon and found. Irish for Beginners (from Usborne Publishing) with audio CD. What do you think about it?
@CrazyNative4 The song at 6:40 is Gleanntáin Ghlas' Ghaoth Dobhair by Altan.
very true. I've found that out as well.
absolutelly more beautiful than english for sure hundred times!! *O* gosh why Irish isn't so popular like english nowdays grr >
Were you aware that the Brits invaded Ireland and stole the land much in the same way they did to America and other places? Those who refused to give up their land and work as peasants for the "new Lords" (British settlers who illegally occupied their land) were either slaughtered or sold Into slavery. There's a group of Irish people who still live in Barbados today descended from the people sold Into the slave trade. There are records in the Southern u.s. of Irish slaves as well...
It's beautiful when spoken by Gaeltacht natives (especially older ones) and people who learn with the proper phonetics. But most of the speakers in other parts of the country who learn in Gaelscoils etc, speak it exactly like English. Which is a shame
fucking awesome, individual race and language and history and lore should never be erased.
That Idaho girl is INCREDIBLE!!!
Greetings from an Australian of Turkish descent. Wow the true irish language is beautifully spoken - is it spoken by many in Ireland? is it the national language?
I started learning Irish Gaelic yesterday. Blimey it's hard, but I'm going to keep at it.
I knew one man who spoke the language; he was taught it in secret when he was a boy.
why was he taught in secret? that makes no sense unless he is like over 100 yrs old?
@@silverkitty2503
It was forbidden by the British is what I was told.
He would be about a hundred years old if he were alive.
@@theallseeingmaster He must be over 300 years old then. It hasn't been forbidden since the 1700s.
@@jamesbutler6253 it was forbidden up until 1920
irish people are cool
Such an awesome language
I find the Irish language and Ireland fascinating...always wanted to go there. Also toward the end of this video i think it was Loch Erin Shore being sung in the background...could be wrong but loved it nontheless...God bless Ireland. Maybe someday I'd go there. Cheers
I discovered only moments ago that my Great-great-great-great-great Grandfather came to America from Donegal, Ireland. That's the same place that Gweedore is in. I have to learn at least basic Irish! I don't want to see this beautiful language fade away.
Beutyfull language.
Beautiful! My Celtic brothers and sisters are beautiful! Love from northern Portugal lusitani.
I'm of Irish hertiage, a fourth generation American Irish. I want to re-connect wiht my families roots. Finally do something good for my entire family. How would one go about learning the language?
inspirational and awesome - in the USA, and amongst the Lakota people, we are trying our hardest to revitalize the Lakota language as well - I love the fact that the little ones are gettting fully immersed in the awesome Irish language!!
Well, it's people like you who should take a trip to the Gaeltacht areas, where the traditional values and culture of this country still thrive. People in these areas are doing their best to keep the Irish language alive and to fend off the pressures of British cultures imposed upon them by their fellow Irish men and women.
@LLUVSANJI Ta me i mo chonai sa Stat Aontaithe chomh maith. Taim a ghra ar teanga fein. I am American Irish as well. I love our language. Reply and I'll get what you need to get started
Good work. I am considering taking up irish language classes here in australia. the nearest place I can get them in melbourne about 4 hours away so one day when i move there i will be learning the language of my grandfather!
Tá Gaoth Dobhair Sios an bealach as me feinn!
Aye, 'tis a beautiful language! Good to hear its widely spoken, used. The Irish are inspirational for my people over here, spanish was promoted here as the official language and while nahuatl is spoken only in rural villages, it too is seeing a revival in being taught and used, all for the sake of maintaining our culture and heritage.
+Joe Serrano You have a beautiful culture.
+Joe Serrano Its not widely spoken unfortunately although its the first official language of ireland and is compulsory language and 50000 including a niece of mine are educated through it.Outside of schools and colleges it s not used much
stoney71 Back in 2010, the Mayor of Mexico City announced plans to teach nahuatl in public schools beginning in 2012, so by now public school curriculum includes nahuatl in the school studies. Xicmotla 'palhui nopampa N'damaxei, translated: Greetings to you from Querétaro(N'damaxei is the indigenous Náñu name, the náñu known to the nahua people as the otomitl)
Joe Serrano Yes its good to hear that
Pat Aherne Part of the provincial interior of my country, not as cosmopolitan or gargantuan as Mexico City, Monterrey or Guadalajara, but we've grown considerably since the '50s when it was strictly an agricultural based economy with only 1 textile factory, that textile factory is no more.
it's a fascinating language. ...i really hope that young generation is going to continue to speak it:)
The language is called Irish Gaelic. The other Celtic languages are Scottish Gaelic, Welsh, Cornish, Manx and Breton. Unfortunately Manx isn't spoken anymore, although it is being revived in schools nowadays. I think about 500,000 people still speak Irish Gaelic. There are 65,000 people who still speak Scottish Gaelic. I don't know how much the other Celtic languages are still spoken.
@UT5000 its also spoken in a different dialect in scotland by highlanders, who are of (ancient) irish origin.
I'm Australian but would love to be able to speak Irish - I need to visit there one day soon.
i wish i could understand what your saying .. some day i will .. keep it up speaking the language ...
The Scots hace Scots Gaelic which was brought over from Ireland when they invaded and settled in the west this is why the two languges are so similar.
we're in the same boat so, I hope there's more like us and more support available for people who aspire to not just learn the language, but speak it too. The gaelgóirí don't need any more grants, incentives for second language speakers should be top priority. Go n-éirí an t-adh leat leis an teanga, mo chara.
It is cool that they keep their language and culture going. It is like the growth of Welsh. You need to hang on to your roots. I am a big lover of all things Celtic. Am learning a little Welsh as i studied in the Welsh heartlands.
thanks for this video, brings back memories. I spent 2 weeks in Gaoth Dobhair in 1982 with a lovely family and I had a great time. Thanks again for everything. Greetings to everyone, especially John (does he still live there).
slan
Love Gaelic
Nice video! Greetings from Canada.
Yes, There is Scottish Gaelic as well as the Scots dialect of English which in itself could be classed as another language as Gallego is to Portuguese. Enlish is a Latin influenced Germanic language. The most spoken UK language after English is Welsh, of course. My mother in law is a Welsh speaker born in Hwllffordd (Haverfordwest).
What a beautiful language!
@WhiteZombie7689 What seems like a cultural fundamentalist group? I'm genuinely perplexed. Perhaps you can expand.
I was starting to think this was the case after listening again, and listening to other videos of natives speaking Gaelic.
I guess in a way, it would be similar to a person from Germany speaking the Queen's English since that's how they were taught. So, to an American, they sound as if they have a British accent with German undertones.
Most of them being students makes tons of sense. Wish I would have thought of that before posting.
I love the Gaelic language. I wish I could speak it. but I'm not blessed with the gift to learn other languages, hell I have a hard enough time with American english.
I do hope Ireland will teach this to there young and keep it going forever
Such a beautiful Language! It should be preserved!
i really like what your doing over there in Ireland. I live in Australia but my grandparents are Irish and we speak gaelic at home.
:D
it is a beautiful language, keep it alive!
What dialect do you speak.
Went here for my first and second gealtacht. It's awesome.
You can hear that the younger they are the less Gaelic and more Irish English their accents sound. Some of those very oldest speakers sounded like they were speaking with a near Scottish Gaelic twang, trilling their rs and velarising and palatalising their consonants. That leads me to suspect that closer to what non-Anglo-influenced Irish Gaelic accents sound like.
@lukkey101 That is awsome :}} Hell, we don't even get that in America :{.
@Mogura87
I made a similar point you madeafter me responding to the earlier flow of conversation.
I just randomly decided to search for people speaking Gaelic, Lietuviu, and German because I'm Irish, Lithuanian, and German and as pretty as they sound, I'm gonna stick to English. I only speak a small amount of Spanish and will probably never learn these ones but I do love hearing the languages of my ancestors :)
This is GREAT to see the new generation learning and reclaiming Gaelic/Irish; not just because it is part of Irish identity, but because the mere act of learning/speaking a 2nd language increases one's memory, analytics and communication skills. What I didn't understand was singing the "hokey pokey" which was an anti-catholic nursery rhyme from Scotland...so head-scratcher there.
+capone70 Ireland's Gaelic dialect is as much a part, of the EU country's identity, as the language of Taras Shevchenko is of Ukraine's.
David W
no idea what you are saying there
+capone70 Ukraine's state language (Ukrainian) is as much a part of the Slavic country's identity as Irish Gaelic is of Ireland's.
@@wainber1 you mean language not dialect?
My great grandfather was from the south of Ireland and I have no idea if he knew Gaelic or not, but I so wish I knew how to speak this ancient and beautiful language. Its a pity there are no Gaelic language classes in my part of the UK, otherwise I'd seriously consider learning it.
If you're referring to the one that's playing before the one minute mark, I can give you some clues. It's by Clannad, and it's at least from the eighties or sooner. I had it in my favorites, but it got removed. :(
The most efficient way to make the language the common tongue would be to have all the youngsters enrolled into Gaelophone boarding schools , It would ensure that they grow up using Gaeilge as their primary language, It would be a bit cruel to the kids though :(.
Within a few generations the country would become Gaelophonic speakers again, If such coercive measures were used.
It's fun and a wonderful surprise, but whan I watched these videos and listened to the spoken gaelic it seemed to me very close and sound like a slavic language! And you mention precisely this. It looks very difficult but sound marvellous. I think that all indo-european languages sound so good.
She followed the language all the way from Idaho! Go maith!
Very worthwhile and informative. More like this!
so good to hear people speaking Gaelic. keep it alive and make it the first language of all Irish my friends! Hallo from a Hungarian!
i love the english subtitles
I'm Canadian, and I imagine going to an Irish speaking school would be just like French immersion schools we have here. That would be so cool. I've seen Irish words written, and it looks so confusing! But it sounds lovely.
I took a Celtic Mythology class at UCLA many years ago in which they taught the basics of Gailge (Irish Gaelic). My friend, who talked me into the class, was of Italian heritage and he did better in the class than I did even though I am of Irish heritage. It was embarrassing. It is such a hard language for English speakers to learn.
@IamDaReAlSeaN Your comment is a little misleading. It's true that I'm not from Ireland, Germany, or Lithuania but that doesn't mean that I don't belong to each of those groups. Furthermore, I never once mentioned the word "nationality" in my comment but a nationality doesn't mean you are automatically a citizen of that country. And while I'm an American citizen, that doesn't tell you anything about my ancestry so it's not uncommon or wrong to state it the way I did.
Can't understand it. Listen to it anyway. Fallen in love. Want to trade English for Gaelic.
Sterling Grant its not called 'Gaelic' its called Irish (Gaeilge) 'Gaelic' is an umberlla term for a group of different languages for example Manx Gaelic (Gaelg) and Scots Gaelic (Gadhlig) they are similar but not the same language
@@evo3455 It is called Gaelic in Donegal and Argyll Scottish Gaelic. It's Gaolainn in Munster Irish.
@@evo3455 Irish, Scottish and Manx Gaelic are part of the Gaelic language continuum. In some Irish dialects they say Tha not Tá like Scots.
@@brianboru7684 it's just Gaeilge in "standard" Irish. I went to school in Munster and never once heard it referred to as Gaolainn until I started watching videos as Gaeilge on my own. Terrible to see how the government has gutted the language
Gaelic is such a pretty language. Welsh and Gaelic sound similiar. Perhaps I am wrong I only know how to speak English and Spanish.
AWESOME I'M FAN OF CELTIC LANGUAGES THANKS TO INTERNET I CAN KNOW SOMETHING OF IRISH CONGRATULATIONS
@aoifeen8
I'd like to remind you that there is a language called Gaelic, or Gàidhlig. Like Irish it is a descendant of Old Irish. Thought you'd like to know that for the next time you feel like kicking a wall.
Irish is beautiful
I went to the Gaeltacht there
@HABRADASHR
Probably not, that's like asking if French people understand Spanish without learning it first. Cornish and Welsh people might understand a bit of Breton (Especially the Cornish), but an Irish person wouldn't have a clue what they're saying.
I wish I could speak another language so badly - Australians are only required to do one year of another language at school. So naturally you don't get far. I went to Ireland last year and absolutely LOVED it. I had my 7 year old cousin try to teach me some Irish but I had to write down pronunciations of all the words as well because I'm no good at reading it; the language rules confuse me ^.^; But beautiful language. I'd love to know it.
They have a Gaeilge tv channel , There definitely is books.