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11-13-2012, 05:33 PM
|  | Just one more question | | Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: San Franciscco, CA | | | Learning to speak Celtic
Been thinking about learning to speak Celtic. Where I would find the time I don't know. Also living here in San Francisco I can't think of a practical reason to learn Celtic. I just think it would be cool to learn the language my ancestors spoke. Can anyone think of a pracitcal reason the learn Celtic? Any reason will help. Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?
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11-13-2012, 05:38 PM
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11-13-2012, 05:45 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: North Carolina | | | Do you mean Gaelic?
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11-13-2012, 05:49 PM
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Originally Posted by nickbass79  Do you mean Gaelic? | Yah, Yah, that's it. You see, I know so little about it I don't even know what it is called.
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11-13-2012, 05:56 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: North Carolina | | I guess you would need to look into the different dialects. I know there are similarities between Irish and Scottish Gaelic, at least from my travels they sound similar but may vary just like most languages(not 100% positive). http://www.learnirishgaelic.com/ http://www.learngaelic.net/ http://www.ibiblio.org/gaelic/canan.html
Maybe these will help. Good luck!
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11-13-2012, 06:01 PM
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11-13-2012, 07:05 PM
|  | Gettin' medieval on yo' bass... | | Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Like old Hampshire, but New | | | Practical reasons? I guess so you can read the Tain bo Cuailgne in the original, or pronounce Slainte correctly. That would be about it.
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11-13-2012, 07:06 PM
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Originally Posted by hrodbert696 Practical reasons? I guess so you can read the Tain bo Cuailgne in the original, or pronounce Slainte correctly. That would be about it. | That't good enough for me. Thanks Robert I knew you would come through. BTW what's the Tain bo Cuailgne?
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11-13-2012, 08:08 PM
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what's the Tain bo Cuailgne?
| The irish illiad. About a cattle raid & reprecussions, and is the story of the epic hero Cú Chulainn
I've heard that it is a difficult language to learn. On the plus side? You get to have Craic! (means a good time)
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11-14-2012, 09:18 AM
|  | Working on his world citizenship... | | Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Cronx | | Irish is actually on the rise again back in Ireland - it used to be that to actually hear anyone use it, you had to go to tiny villages in the northwest of the country our out to the Aran Islands or something, but Gaelscoils (Irish-speaking schools) are getting very popular and most people raised in Ireland know some Irish, even if they don't use it on a day-to-day basis.
I believe Rosetta Stone do a good course in it, and I'm sure you'll find some local language groups - a quick Google turned up this group on Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/SanFranciscoIr...ents/78471402/
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11-14-2012, 09:51 AM
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11-14-2012, 10:03 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Edinburgh & Dundee, Scotland | | | Scottish Gaelic is pretty dead in the water, though a friend of mine did study it at university (for some reason).
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11-22-2012, 01:58 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Cork, Ireland | | | I'm Irish, and believe me, you don't need to put yourself through this. Sure, everyone in Ireland has a few words as gaeilge but I think I've had maybe one (?) conversation in Irish ever. It's unbelievably difficult and varies so much. If I tried to speak Irish with someone in the West, we'd be speaking different languages completely. And I've been forced to study it for almost 15 years. |
11-22-2012, 11:30 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Switzerland | | | We get the Irish feed of Sky TV here and they a have quite a few Gaelic programs, including a daily news feed.
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11-24-2012, 05:27 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Southern Sweden | | | If You are Irish, I think You should be able to speak Your own language. Who else would? I think it´s great that You are interested! Know Your roots!!
Besides, my friend Eoin says that once it was forbidden in Ireland to speak gaelic and thats the reason it almost disappeared. The bigger the reason not allowing it to disappear...
Just my 2c
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11-25-2012, 03:29 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Cork, Ireland | | | It vanished because we needed to find work, and English was the language of industry. The Irish language taught now is completely different from what was spoken back then anyway. |
11-25-2012, 12:45 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Seattle, WA | | | Rosetta Stone has Gaelic. |
11-25-2012, 05:35 PM
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11-25-2012, 07:08 PM
| | | Firstly no Irish person will ever refer to the language as "gaelic". You can call it gaeilge or Irish.
Secondly Tain bo cuailgne in it's original form would have been written in old Irish so you won't be able to read it after learning a "cupla focail as gaeilge".
It's a nice idea to be able to learn it but realistically unless you find someone to speak it with it's utterly pointless. Your best bet is to look around the San Francisco area for a GAA club or Irish club of some sort.
Luckily for you due to the recession and all 'round useless economy in Ireland at the moment there has been mass emigration so there are an awful lot of Irish clubs and GAA clubs setting up shop worldwide.
Failing that... http://lmgtfy.com/?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.icccsf.org%2F |
11-25-2012, 10:38 PM
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Originally Posted by slobake Can anyone think of a pracitcal reason the learn Celtic? Any reason will help. Anyone? Anyone? Bueller? | So you could be more like Fassa.
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