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Iris Oifigiúil Chumann Carad na Gaeilge Ó 1881
Official Magazine of The Philo-Celtic Society since 1881

BUANN CUMANN CARAD NA GAEILGE COMÓRTAS DOMHANDA GHLÓR NA nGAEL!

Indreabhán, Co. na Gaillimhe, Éire, 3 Márta 2007.  Ghlac Pádraig Ó Clúmháin agus Daithí Mac Lochlainn thar ceann Chumann Carad na Gaeilge an chéad áit i gComórtas Domhanda Ghlór na nGael urraithe le Foras na Gaeilge d'eagraíochtaí agus d'imeachtaí na Gaeilge i dtíortha nach Éire.  Tairgeann Pádraig agus Daithí a n-am dena ndeoin féin mar oifigigh i gCumann Carad na Gaeilge.  Tá Pádraig ina Rúnaí Ballraíochta, tá Daithí ina Rúnaí Um Mhúineadh, agus tá 6 Mhúinteoir Idirlín ag an gCumann an trian seo, cúig Mheiriceánach agus Éireannach le Daithí agus Pádraig ina measc. 

Bhronn an tAire Éamonn Ó Cuív, TD an trófaí do Phádraig agus Dhaithí.  Léigh an tUasal Lorcán Mac Gabhann, Príomhfheidhmeannach Ghlór na nGael, stair Chumann Carad na Gaeilge agus tuairisc faoi thacaíocht a thugann an Cumann do scoláirí, imeachtaí, agus eagraíochtaí na Gaeilge.   Dúirt Daithí "Táimid buíoch ar fad de Ghlór na nGael as ucht na deise le cuairt a chur an an nGaeltacht, agus is aoibhinn a fheiceáil go bhfuil a fhios ag daoine anseo i 'bhFoinse na Teanga' ar ár saothar thar lear.  Cuireann sin bród an domhain orainn."  Dúirt Pádraig sa bhreis "Ba mhaith linn ár mbuíochas a thabhairt dosna daoine go léir ag Glór na nGael agus Foras na Gaeilge.  Is onóir iontach é seo.  Agus freisin táimid buíoch desnár gcairdre go léir timpeall an domhain atá ag obair d'athbheochan na Gaeilge agus do lucht na Gaeilge.  Comhghairdeachas libh go léir." 

Do bhreis eolais faoi Ghlór na nGael téigh go www.glornangael.ie/ , agus do bhreis eolas faoi Chumann Carad na Gaeilge téigh go www.philo-celtic.com .    
 

 

 

THE PHILO-CELTIC SOCIETY WINS GLÓR NA nGAEL'S GLOBAL GAEILGE COMPETITION!

Indreabhán, Co. na Gaillimhe, Ireland, March 3, 2007.  Pádraig Ó Clúmháin and Daithí Mac Lochlainn accepted on behalf of The Philo-Celtic Society first place in Glór na nGael's Global Gaeilge Competition sponsored by Foras na Gaeilge for Irish language organizations and activities outside Ireland.  Pádraig and Daithí volunteer their time as officers of The Philo-Celtic Society.  Pádraig is Membership Secretary, Daithí is Secretary For Teaching, and the Society has six Internet Teachers this semester, five Americans and an Irishman including Daithí and Pádraig.  

The Minister Éamonn Ó Cuív, TD presented the trophy to Pádraig and Daithí.  Mr. Lorcán Mac Gabhann, Chief Executive of Glór na nGael, read a history of The Philo-Celtic Society and a report about its support for Irish language students, activities, and organizations.  Daithí said "We're very thankful to Glór na nGael for this opportunity to visit the Gaeltacht, and it's wonderful to see that people here in 'The Source of the Language' know what we're doing overseas.  That makes us extremely proud."  Pádraig added "We want to thank everyone at Glór na nGael and Foras na Gaeilge.  This is a wonderful honor.  And we're also thankful to all our friends around the world who are working for the renaissance of the Irish language and for the Irish language community. 

Congratulations to you all."

For more information about Glór na nGael go to www.glornangael.ie/ , and for more information about The Philo-Celtic Society go to www.philo-celtic.com .
 

 

FOILSEOFAR SANAS

LE LIAM Ó MUIRTHILE 15 MÁRTA 2007

Deirtear gurb é seo an bunchnuasach filíochta is téagartha agus is ilghnéithí ag an údar le tamall.  Dhá chnuasach ar shlí é in aon cheann amháin, scátháin a chéile mar a thuigfí ó phalandróm an teidil.  Dánta clasaiceacha máistriúla cuid díobh, agus saothair eile a shíneann a ngéaga go raidhsiúil agus go fairsing i mbun súgartha. 

Tá CD suaithinseach ag gabháil leis ar a bhfuil ceol le roinnt de na dánta.  I bpáirt leis an amhránaí Iarla Ó Lionaird a rinneadh an taifeadadh.

Rugadh Liam Ó Muirthile i gCathair Chorcaí i 1950, an chéad duine de naonúr clainne.  D'fhreastail sé ar Chlochar na Toirbhirte, Scoil Chríost Rí agus Coláiste Chríost Rí. Chuaigh sé chun na hollscoile i gCorcaigh ar scoláireacht ón mBardas sa bhliain 1968, agus bhain sé amach céim BA sa Ghaeilge agus sa Fhraincis.  Chaith sé tréimhsí sa Fhrainc le linn a chúrsa ollscoile.  Chaitheadh sé tréimhsí i nGaeltacht Chorca Dhuibhne ó bhí sé ar an meánscoil.  Bhí an Ríordánach agus an Riadach i mbarr a réime san Ollscoil i gCorcaigh san am.  Ba é Seán Ó Tuama an tOllamh le Gaeilge.  Bhí Michael Davitt, Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill agus Gabriel Rosenstock ag gabháil don Ghaeilge an tráth sin agus chuir siad tús leis an iris fhilíochta Innti agus iad san ollscoil.

TUILLEADH EOLAIS:

Lá Foilsithe:  Déardaoin 15 Márta

Praghas (leabhar agus CD): €15

Téigh i dteagmháil le Liam Carson.

Ríomh-phost: liamog62@eircom.net

Fón: 087-2912797 nó 01-8329594

 

 

 

SANAS

BY LIAM Ó MUIRTHILE WILL BE PUBLISHED MARCH 15, 2007

 Here are poems in honor of musicians, poets and story-tellers, including Rory Gallagher and Michael Hartnett.  There are love poems; jokes and word-games; lyrics and lullabies; and responses to war, death and personal loss.  Simultaneously sparse and complex, elegiac and celebratory, Sanas is perhaps the most beautifully constructed collection yet from Liam Ó Muirthile, one of Ireland's leading poets.  In the accompanying CD, Ó Muirthile's extraordinary voice comes alive – this is poetry that sings – in a series of magical soundscapes created by singer and composer Iarla Ó Lionaird.

 Liam Ó Muirthile was born in 1950 in Cork, where he studied at UCC.  His first collection of poetry was Tine Chnámh, winner of the Ó Riordáin Prize at the Oireachtas.  He was presented with the Irish-American Cultural Foundation Prize (1984), the Butler Award (1996), the Arts Council Prize (2001) and Gradam Chló Iar-Chonnacht (2000) for his poetry collection Walking Time and Other Poems.  Amharclann de hÍde produced his play Tine Chnámh in Dublin in 1993, Fear an Tae was produced in the Andrews Lane Theatre in 1995 and Liodán na hAbhann in 2000.  His novel Ar Bhruach na Laoi won the major fiction award in the Oireachtas (1995).  He contributed a weekly column to The Irish Times from 1989 to 2003.  Liam is a member of Aosdána and lives in Dublin.

 FURTHER INFORMATION:

Publication Date:  March 15. 2007

Price (book and CD): €15

Please contact Liam Carson.

Email:  liamog62@eircom.net

Phone: 087-2912797 nó 01-8329594

 

 

 

 

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The Philo-Celtic Society
Working for the worldwide renaissance of the Irish Language!

RANG GAEILGE AG TOSÚ I SAN DIEGO 3/23/07

Tá bunrang Gaeilge nua ag tosú i San Diego 23ú Márta.  Beidh an rang ar siúl ag Teach na hÉireann i mBalboa Park gach Aoine ón 7 go dtí a 9 a chlog sa tráthnóna.  Is é suíomh idirlín Tí na hÉireann ná http://www.houseofireland.org .  Do bhreis eolais, teagmhaigh le Shanti Hofshi ag 858-395-1399 nó s@hofshi.net .

 

 

 

 

IRISH LANGUAGE

CLASS STARTING IN

SAN DIEGO 3/23/07

There is a new beginning Irish class starting in San Diego on March 23rd.  The class will be every Friday from 7 - 9 p.m. at the House of Ireland in Balboa Park.  The web site for the House of Ireland is at http://www.houseofireland.org .  For additional information, contact Shanti Hofshi at 858-395-1399 or  s@hofshi.net .

AIFREANN NA GAEILGE I NUA EABHRAC AR LÁ FHÉILE PÁDRAIG 2007
 


Beidh an tAthair Mícheál Ó Sé ag léamh Aifrinn Gaeilge ar a 10 r.n., Lá 'le Pádraig, 17 Márta 2007, in eaglais Naomh Agnéis atá suite i 143 E. 43rd St., idir Lexington is Third. Do bhreis eolais, teagmhaigh le hAnna Megan ag 212-682-5722. Má tá Gaeilge líofa agat, cuir glaoch ar Áine.  Tá gá do léitheoirí agus d'amhránaithe.
 

 

 
IRISH LANGUAGE MASS IN NEW YORK ON ST. PATRICK'S DAY 2007
 


Fr. Michael O'Shea from Co. Kerry will celebrate a Mass in Irish at St. Agnes Church 143 East 43rd Street, New York (between Lexington Avenue. and 3rd Ave.) at 10:00AM on St. Patrick's Day. For further Information please contact Anna Megan at (212) 682-5722. Anybody who is fluent in the Irish language please give Anna a call. Readers and Singers are needed.
 

 

AMHRÁNAITHE MEIRICEÁNACHA NA GAEILGE AR RAIDIÓ OLLSCOIL FORDHAM!

An deireadh seachtaine seo chaite ar a chlár dátheangach "Mile Fáilte" ar WFUV - Raidió Ollscoil Fordham, chuir Dr. Séamus de Bláca a spotsholas ar amhránaithe Meiriceánacha a chanann as Gaeilge.  Chualamar sa chlár seo de 3 Márta 2007 ár gcairde Lugh de Paor, Séamas Ó Neachtain, Nikki-Lynn Ragsdale, Na Buachaillí Dána, Elizabeth Pendelton, Cathie Ryan, Gaelic Storm, agus eile, cuid díobh ina mbaill de Chumann Carad na Gaeilge.  Craolann Séamus de Bláca a chlár gach Satharn ag 8AM ar 90.7FM, ach is féidir leat an clár seo is déanaí (agus gach clár eile de "Míle Fáilte") a chloisteáil ar fud an domhain aon am atá uait má théann tú go dtí Cartlann Raidió Fordham ag http://wfuv.venaca.com/cgi-bin/colinker25.cgi?colink=100818478740758 .   Is múinteoir, craoltóir, agus eagarthóir na Gaeilge é Séamus de Bláca.  Do bhreis eolais faoina chlár "Míle Fáilte", téigh go http://wfuv.org/programs/milefailte.html agus do fhaisnéis faoin Dr. Séamus de Bláca, téigh go http://wfuv.org/about/staff/blake.html .   

Dr. Seamus Blake

 

 

AMERICAN SINGERS OF IRISH ON FORDHAM UNIVERSITY RADIO!

 This past weekend on his bilingual program "Míle Fáilte" on WFUV - Fordham University Radio, Dr. Séamus Blake put his spotlight on American singers who sing in Irish.  We heard in this program of March 3, 2007 our friends Lugh de Paor, Séamus Ó Neachtain, Nikki-Lynn Ragsdale, The Bold Boys, Elizabeth Pendelton, Cathie Ryan, Gaelic Storm, and others, some of whom are members of The Philo-Celtic Society.  Séamus Blake broadcasts his program every Saturday at 8AM on 90.7FM, but you can hear this latest program (and every other program of "Míle Fáilte") worldwide any time you want if you go to the Fordham Radio Archive at http://wfuv.venaca.com/cgi-bin/colinker25.cgi?colink=100818478740758 .   Séamus Blake is a teacher, broadcaster, and editor of the Irish language.  For more information about his program "Míle Fáilte," go to http://wfuv.org/programs/milefailte.html and for information about Dr. Séamus Blake, go to  http://wfuv.org/about/staff/blake.html .

 Séamus Blake
With the Irish language, its music, song, and culture on Saturday mornings at 8am on WFUV, 90.7FM.

Gan Ghaeilge, gan Ghaelach.

Gan Ghaelach, Gan Éireannach.

Gan Éireannach, gan Éire.

 

Without the Irish language, nothing Gaelic.

Without anything Gaelic, nothing Irish.

Without anything Irish, there isn't any Ireland.

Cuspóirí Chumann Carad na Gaeilge
Goals of The Philo-Celtic Society

Is iad seo cuspóirí Chumann Carad na Gaeilge:

1. tacaíocht, neartú, cothú, cleachtadh, craobhscaoileadh, fairsingiú, múineadh agus athbheochan na Gaeilge mar theanga bheo i measc Chlann na nGael agus charad na nGael, i Meiriceá agus ar fud an domhain;

2. athbheochan agus aththionscnamh na Gaeilge mar theanga labhartha bheo na hÉireann le Sacsbhéarla mar thionlacan.

Tar isteach inár gComhphobal agus inár Scoil Chumann Carad na Gaeilge shaor in aisce.

These are the goals of The Philo-Celtic Society:

1. the support, strengthening, promotion, practice, broadcast, expansion, teaching, and renaissance of Irish as a living language amongst the Children of the Gaeil and friends of the Gaeil, in America and throughout the world;

2. the renaissance and re-establishment of Irish as the living spoken language of Ireland with English as an accompaniment.

Join our Community and our free on-line Irish language School at Philo-Celtic Society School .

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