An Irish scholar and soldier serves in Afghanistan

An bhfuil cead agam dul go dti an clitoras?

It's a shame that anyone would show disrespect for this soldier. Some people have no class at all, or brains for that matter.

It seems like this young man is nobody's fodder. Perhaps you're the one away with the fairies, Portia777.

What exactly has the Gaelic language got to do with war and killing in Afghanstan? Only for fodder like this boy there would be no wars.I beg to differ but the original Ayrish were a totally peaceful people until the barbarians and christians came to convert us to the religion of the Roman empire. We had the best justice system as well, with no prisons as our culture was based on honour. So do not be fooled by what HIS STORY has written, for history is always written by the victor. This young boy souds like he is away with the fairies- oh dear forgot about the programming of these innocent gombeens.

Oh jasus I see you have ample knowledge of the language of the ould priests as well. I hope you have none of their dirty bad repetitive habits.Now explain to me why mosad would want to eaves drop on native gaelige speakers.You sure you are not with mosad?

FYI war’paint – Irish is one of the most ancient languages on Planet Earth. Like Arabic, like Hebrew, like Greek, like Latin. Mossad, CIA and loadsa other secret security organisations make it their business to know the ancient languages, just in case they wouldn’t miss a thing like - ya know - if you were watching sexy Irish TV shows like Ros na Rún, you wud hafta know Irish so’s you wouldn’t miss a secret... Latin was the one language that all priests of the Christian churches HAD to learn in order to celebrate Mass anywhere in the world – and because, when missionary priests from Ireland met priests in the Philippines or in Spain or in Brazil or in Africa they would be able to chat together in a common language, whatever their native language was. I see yours is English and nothing more. Nach brónach sin.

Very neat young man. Thanks for this article.

@Murph46 - Not sure if it will work but you could try emailing your contact details to IrishCentral at the 'contact us' link found in small print at the very bottom of this page, asking them to forward ye msg to Seamus and see if he makes contact with you in return. I'd trust IrishCentral not to forward you email address to 3rd parties.

Nice post by colkelley. Keep it up. There used to be Irish classes online held by a native Irishman for anyone interested, not sure if it's still around. I think he was based in Australia but may have moved to Canada since.

This is the first full bit of Irish I’ve written in many a year... pls pardon mistakes! Nach iontach an scéal seo! Tabhartas Dé ar Séamus O’Fianghusa. Maith libhse, a Costaprint agus a SheoirseD – tá teanga blas agaibh. Chonaic mé clár ar an teilifís in Éireann anuraidh mar gheall ar scoil éigin sa’n Spáinn mar a bhfuill daoine Spáinneach ag fhoghlaim Gaeilge tríd an teanga Spáinneach. Bfhuill fios agaibh leis? Ní cuimhin liom céann cathair nó baile – b’fhéidir Barcelona? Buíochas le SeoirseD i dtaca idirbhealaí na-Idirghréasán. Is féidir usáid a bhainnt as irishdictionary.ie freisin. Tá mór-bhrón orm nach bfhuill me ábalta fíor-chló Gaeilga a usáid anseo. Is mise, le meas, sésers (nah, that doesn't sound right!) Would iacers do??

I would like to send him my book Search For The Bachall Iosa about the retrieval of St.Patricks staff from the Brits. How can I get it to him?

great tradition of serving other's causes but their own.

A Sheoirse, cé´n fáth nách raibh tusa ag usáid an cló Gaeleac ? I mo thuairimse, ní fhéadfadh sé a bheith chomh furasta nó go foirfe, ach tá sé ar intinn agam imscrúdú a dhéanamh ar. Go raimh maith agat ar son an eolas sin. Mar eolas duit . . . . . Diccionario Irlandés- Español / Foclóír Gaeilge-Spáinnise Bog - David Barnwell, Pádraig Ó Domhnalláin, Carmen Rodríguez Alonso - Coiscéim 2009 €15.00 - Ní gá dul i muinín an Bhéarla chun an Spáinnis a fhoghlaim a thuilleadh. Is iontach an áis é an foclóir seo agus beidh fáilte roimhe ag múinteoirí agus micléinn.

A Chostaprint: Ta me ag ceapadh go bhfuil dul amu ort. Dean cuardach ar "Gaelic Fonts for MS-Windows" ar an idirlion. Feicim go bhfuil tu sa Spainn. An bhfaca tu an focloir Spainnise a thainig amach bliain no dho o shin? Bhi se ar diol i Hodges i mBAC at tam deireannach a bhi me in Eirinn. Mo lean nar cheannaigh me e an la sin, bhi an iomarca eile a cheannach agam.

HIs name and racial background are similar to my two sons who are half-Filipino and whose first names are Brann Neal Connlan and Rory Devin Conor. Although their Irish ancestors (on my side) all arrived in America in the 17th C our family still has many very Irish cultural traditions. This motivates me again to undertake to learn Gaelic since I had to search online for a pronunciation of my Mother's MacQuillin family motto of "Bás Roimh Obadh" (Death Before Dishonor).