http://www.irishcentral.com/topics/learned+tradition IrishCentral learned tradition en-us http://www.irishcentral.com/story/travel/irelands-hidden-gems/learning-irish-has-never-been-so-easy---marrying-culture-and-technology-learning-gaeilge-online-186606091.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/travel/irelands-hidden-gems/learning-irish-has-never-been-so-easy---marrying-culture-and-technology-learning-gaeilge-online-186606091.html Sat, 12 Jan 2013 05:00:44 PST
Eoin, Sasa & Uisce (the dog)Learning Irish, with Bitesize Irish Gaelic, has never been so easy even for me,  a born and bred Irish woman, I learned a few new things when I signed up for their  free 14 day trial For example, did you know that there only 18 letters in the Irish Alphabet or that the Irish word for zero is (a náid), I didn’t!This is great, because it is very trendy to be able to speak Irish or labhairt (talk) ás Gaelige (in Irish) these days in Ireland, we even have a dedicated Irish speaking television channel, TG4, which has some of best Irish made documentaries (with subtitles) you will see anywhere and yes you can watch it onlineThe brain child of Limerick Eoin Ó Conchúir, a native Irish speaker and computer science graduate, Eoin, has successfully and playfully married culture and technology with the launch of this very easy and accessible online learning, Irish language courseSo, whether you would simply like to learn the basics ie the cúpla focal (a few words) before coming on holidays so as you can meet and greet people, order a drink and more properly ‘have the craic’ as they say in Ireland, this is the course for you READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/gaelic-girls-blog/gaelic-girl-catelyn/irish-weddings-parties-are-not-for-the-faint-of-heart---americans-could-learn-a-thing-or-two-133967108.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/gaelic-girls-blog/gaelic-girl-catelyn/irish-weddings-parties-are-not-for-the-faint-of-heart---americans-could-learn-a-thing-or-two-133967108.html Wed, 16 Nov 2011 09:00:21 PST
Party hard - Irish lessons in how to tie the knotConsidering what I wrote last week about Irish guys being immature, I was very surprised when one of my Irish classmates invited me to attend a wedding with him down in Wicklow I wasn’t too sure if he was interested in me, desperate for a date, or just wanted to show me that Irish guys are fun, but I really didn’t care either way I never pass on an opportunity to dress up and I was excited to finally have an excuse to wear the new dress I had recently spent way too much money onNow, generally speaking, weddings in America typically start on the day of the actual marriage; however, I quickly found out that in Ireland the celebrations actually start the night before and continue for a whole weekend READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/ent/from_the_hob/the-festival-inside-the-cavan-fleadh-cheol---videos-128455833.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/ent/from_the_hob/the-festival-inside-the-cavan-fleadh-cheol---videos-128455833.html Fri, 26 Aug 2011 05:30:44 PDT
Sharon Shannon and Martin Donohoe When an organization like Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann marks an important anniversary like the 60th year in existence, you would expect an extra aura of celebration and significance all year longOne of the more important vehicles for the preservation and promotion of traditional music, which was at very low ebb when Comhaltas or CCE as it is commonly known got its start in Mullingar in 1951, was an annual music competition to encourage learning and standards that could ensure a future for the musicThis event would bring people from all over Ireland to a central place to share and celebrate the rich legacy of traditional Irish music before it disappeared due to general disinterest in the land and the loss of many of its most ardent fans through emigrationAnd so Fleadh Cheoil na hEireann was born, and it spawned legendary fleadhs (or music festivals) throughout Ireland READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/the-celtic-times/presidential-tidings-and-flying-the-flag-for-ireland-123801524.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/the-celtic-times/presidential-tidings-and-flying-the-flag-for-ireland-123801524.html Tue, 14 Jun 2011 04:10:10 PDT
It is good to learn of the recent news that one of the two original tricolors unfurled at the GPO buildings during the 1916 Easter Rising is now in the good hands of the folk at the American Irish Historical Society Some comment has been raised about such a historically precious artifact, so central to the narrative of Irish independence, belonging on Irish soil, but to raise such heckles is to be totally oblivious to the point that Irish America was also at the heart of this independence movement That the American Irish Historical Society, with its traditional warm welcome and its dedication to the motto of its founding patrons, “That the world may know” now hosts the flag is entirely appropriate The Society’s mission since the time of Teddy Roosevelt’s involvement and before to Thomas Hamilton Murray in the 1880s has been to bring to light the history of the Irish people READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/ent/the_keane_edge/the-irish-learned-tradition-was-first-written-in-the-trees-104439373.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/ent/the_keane_edge/the-irish-learned-tradition-was-first-written-in-the-trees-104439373.html Wed, 06 Oct 2010 01:25:13 PDT
The Irish have a learned tradition that is unique to Europe and which helped flip the continent from barbaric illiteracy in Dark Ages, to the illumination and bookishness that would become western civilization Important European universities began as Irish monasteries, built by literati that left Ireland with the education to teach the chaotic post-Roman world to read Old Irish books are tortured creatures, made from skinned calves, and often fated to the bonfires of Europe's philistine streak In the bonfires of conquerors the independent scholarly tradition of Ireland's proto-universities was almost destroyed, as with the round towers and sanctuaries along the Shannon READ MORE ]]>