Irish Language Lesson at the Danbury Irish Festival

The Irish Gaelic Circle of CT and Daltaí na Gaeilge will have displays in the Cultural tent of the Festival this weekend starting on Friday, Sept. 24th.  I will give a half hour lesson on Irish entitled Enough Irish to Get By.  See the website for more info on this excellent festival: http://www.danburyirishfestival.com/cultural.htm

Registration for Irish Language classes will also be available at the Festival.

Weekend getaways to Ireland without ever leaving the USA--awakening your Gaelic soul | The Keane Edge | IrishCentral

This spring I was able to attend the Irish Speakers Weekend hosted by Daltaí na Gaeilge as I do almost every year.  Here is an excellent article about it by Brendan Keane who was there also. 
Weekend getaways to Ireland without ever leaving the USA--awakening your Gaelic soul The Keane Edge IrishCentral

Classes Resume for the Spring Term 2010

Dia daoibh, a chairde!  I hope your Holidays were enjoyable.  Weekly classes start again on Monday, January 25th.  Intermediate at 6:45 PM and Beginners at 8:00 PM as we had last term.  The classes will be held at the Greater Danbury Irish Cultural Center (GDICC) located at 6 Lake Ave in Danbury, CT.  The classes are a continuation of the previous term.  The class schedule is as follows:

Jan 25
Feb 1, 8, 15 (no class), 22
March 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29 (no class)
April 5, 12, 19, 26
May 3 and 10.

There will be a total of 14 classes.  To register or for more information call 203 417-1700 or e-mail jfeeney@kells-all.com. 

The February weekend  by Daltaí na Gaeilge is coming up on the 12-14th and 14-15th for the teacher's workshop.  The weekends are excellent and details are available on their website http://www.daltai.com/ and Events. 

I look forward to speaking Irish with all again!

Irish Language Week - Daltai na Gaeilge

Daltai will hold their annual Irish Language Week this month from August 23-29th. A week of Irish language classes for all levels with workshops in dance, tin whistle and singing available. There will be interesting talks, films and music seisiúns also. The setting is the Marist Brothers Retreat Center located in a beautiful wooded area on the Hudson. There is time to enjoy the trails, inground pool and the area around Esopus, NY each day. This is great way to learn Irish with a friendly group and will certainly enhance your fluency. Registration details are on their website at www.daltai.com. Look for Events and follow the prompts. The deadline is August 15th so don't delay.

Daltaí Weekend

Daltaí na Gaeilge had their May Irish language weekend on May 9-11 at the Marist Brothers Retreat Center in Esopus, NY. I was there for that Saturday to take part in the conversation classes, dance workshop, seisiún and céilí along with several students from our classes: Johanna, Katie and Christine. It was a sizeable group from the CT Irish classes including Danbury, East Haven and Westport. One of the scholarship recipients from last summer, Mattiú Tully, gave a slide presentation in Irish about his trip to the Oideas Gael school in Donegal. Speaking of scholarships, 3 one week scholarships were awarded during the céilí. Two for study in Ireland and one for study at Daltaí's Summer week program in August. All in all a very enjoyable weekend learning and using Irish with like-minded people in a cultural atomosphere.

Masses and Parades for St. Patrick

There will be Masses at St. Edward's in New Fairfield, CT on Saturday, March 14th at 9 AM and at St. Peter's in Danbury, CT on Tuesday, March 17th at 11 AM. Readings and some prayers will be done in Irish to honor St Patrick and our Irish heritage. The Masses are open to all.

On Sunday, March 15th, the Danbury Hibernians will have a parade down Main Street in honor of St. Patrick. Students of the Irish Gaelic Circle of CT will march as a group under the Daltaí banner. The parade ends up at the AOH hall for more festivities. Step off is 2 PM. Meet at Rogers Park at 1 PM.

For info see contact info at right.