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Nah raf. I have an awful grasp of Irish. Its a real mixed feeling towards it over here, we learn it in school but not in a conversational way (not like learning French, say) and its taught pretty much as a dead language but unless you're speaking it every day its hard to get a handle on it.
It always reminds me of school and I had an absolute hatred of it there (hated it and the teachers, as many Irish people would) but when I travel abroad I really regret no being able to speak it and its a loss and not something I'm proud of.
- I did Irish at school too - we had to for the first three years. The I went to the Gaeltacht too.kinross
- Never went to the Gaeltacht, but people who went always seemed to enjoy it and learn much more from going.ian
- ... think it kinda makes you appreciate it as a language, not just a school subject.ian
- same as us west highlanders over here. Learn Gaelic for 10 years and can count to ten and say hello my name is... pointless crapkelpie
- I found the Galetacht an excellent learning ground for underage drinking and boys.kinross
- I also think thats why kids like going. underage drinking, and the girls/fellas. and the language of course...ian