Irish Is Fun!: A New Course for the Beginner1 review Aodan Mac Poilin Lolfa, 1995 The Title Tells the Truth After you finish reading page one of this book you will agree, Irish IS fun! This is the book which revitalized my lethargic Gaeilge studies. Whether you just want something light to peep at now and again or would like a splendid basic course, this little book covers everything with comic flair ...             Irish/English English/Irish Dictionary and Phrasebook (Language Dictionaries Series)5 reviews Davidovic Mladen Hippocrene Books, 1991 great resource this book was a great tool for learning gaelic before i went to Ireland. I stayed with a Gaelic-speaking host family for a month this winter, and this book became my best friend!             Focloir Poca English - Irish / Irish - English Dictionary - Gaeilge / Bearla2 reviews French & European Pubns, 2006 A definate must for Irish students Despite its unassuming appearance, this dictionary is PACKED! It has useful pages on spelling, grammar and pronunciation. It also has a section of geographical proper nouns and a section on common irregular verbs. The most useful feature of this dictionary, however, is its inclusion of phoenetic ...             Beginner's Irish Dictionary1 review Helen Davies Gill & MacMillan, 1990 Words with pictures: helpful aid for comprehension Children may be familiar with the popular Usborne "Irish for Beginners" pictorial guide; Davies offers a similar compendium of pictures and words that can be used by adults as well, with many more entries. As a visual learner who finds it valuable to match images to print in my own struggles with ...             Teach Yourself Irish Complete Course, CD package12 reviews Diarmuid O Se, Joseph Sheils McGraw-Hill, 2004 Learning Irish + teach yourself irish Irish is by no means an easy language to learn and I struggle with it. I couldn't do it at all without the audio portion of the course. I did not give 5 stars because I have nothing to compare it to.             Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners (Colloquial Series) - Book & CDs2 reviews Thomas Ihde Routledge, 2008 Another terrific Routledge Colloquial I have just received my multimedia pack for Colloquial Irish. I have extensive experience in learning foreign languages -- everything from Swahili to Chinese. I was a contributing editor to the best-selling textbook for teaching Biblical Hebrew to Christian Seminary students --"The Basics of ...             Learning Irish, New Edition: Text (Yale Language)28 reviews Michael O Siadhail Yale University Press, 1995 Irish for linguists + Speaking is not Understanding + Essential Irish Language Text This book is brutally fast-paced, and seems to assume a pretty solid knowledge of linguistics. For example, in lesson 2, it states, "A second person singular pronoun, e.g., tú, tusa, is used wen addressing one person. A second person plural pronoun, e.g. sibh, sibhse, is uned when addressing more ...             Irish Grammar Book2 reviews Nollaig MacCongail Clo Iar-Chonnachta, 2005 Best Irish grammar for new learners + One of three recommended grammars for learners of Irish This is the long awaited English - Irish version of Nollaig Mac Congáil's Leabhar Gramadaí Gaeilge. The grammar rules are based on Niall Ó Dónaill's Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla and are presented in a concise and clear manner. An excellent addition if you are using a course such as Learning Irish by ...             Favourite Irish Legends in Irish and English: A Dual Language Book1 review Bairbre McCarthy Mercier Press, 1997 A gem for Irish students What Bairbre McCarthy has done with this volume, is present selected Irish legends with the Irish and English pages printed facing each other, allowing one to read and either text (or both). I like this technique; it allows the reader to see the Irish, page for page with the English ...             Irish Grammar: A Basic Handbook7 reviews Noel McGonagle Hippocrene Books, 1998 This is a grammar, not a language learning text!!! + Guts of Gaelic Grammar: Short & Simple + I use it as an alternate reference guide This is a great book for what it is - and what it is is a bare-bones Irish grammar, a supplement to a detailed primary source for learning Irish. Don't buy this book intending to use it as a primary source for learning Irish; it lists the basic rules of the language in an outline format, but it ...             Progress in Irish: A Graded Course for Beginners and Revision3 reviews Mairead Ni Ghrada Edco,Educational Company of Ireland,The, 1980 Great! A must-have for those learning Irish + One of the best modern Irish workbooks. + Excellent Supplement While this book is not appropiate for complete beginners, it's a great addition to those who've had a little Irish Gaelic already and want to learn more, or for those who would like a review. A little gem of a language book!             Sengoidelc: Old Irish for Beginners (Irish Studies)6 reviews David Stifter Syracuse University Press, 2006 Highly recommended + A modern approach to an ancient tongue + The new gold standard + Old Irish well explained. + Good             Short Stories of Padraic Pearse: Dual Language3 reviews Padraic Pearse Mercier Press, 1968 Wow + Pearse pays homage to "the real Ireland." + Get this book! The simplicity and depth of these stories floored me. I have just started learning to speak Irish and I have found these stories to be both helpful and deeply moving.             Turas Teanga1 review Eamonn O Donaill Gill & Macmillan Ltd, 2004 For intermediate learners! This multimedia course is geared towards those who most likely have had Irish in school years ago. It is not meant for beginners: to quote the back cover: but "at those who have studied Irish in the past and understand a great deal of the language, but have had few opportunities to use it in recent ...             How the Irish Invented Slang: The Secret Language of the Crossroads (Counterpunch)20 reviews Daniel Cassidy CounterPunch Books and AK Press, 2007 Great work by a distinguished scholar. + Inventing Slang: An Irish Connection + Holy Moly (Holy Moladh)! Thanks to Daniel Cassidy for a great read! I had the pleasure of working with Danniel Cassidy for ten years and i saw him work on this book for at least 5 of those years. This was his crowning glory an deservedly so. He spent hours researching old newspaper articles as well as text. He left no stone unturned to find that four leaved ...             Who Needs Irish?: Reflections on the Importance of the Irish Language Today1 review Veritas Publications (CO), 2004 Shift from compulsion to choice: Irish speakers today, rural & urban A thought-provoking collection of essays, mainly from writers who have been raised learning the language in school but also some who grew up bilingually, along with contributions from community workers, teachers, and those planning how this ancient language will thrive within a 21st C globalizing ...             Lonely Planet Home With Alice: A Journey in Gaelic Ireland (Lonely Planet Journeys (Travel Literature))4 reviews Steve Fallon Lonely Planet Publications, 2002 Superb! + It's most important message... + Memoir + travelogue + learning Irish: 3 books in one + Intresting exploration into Gaelic Ireland             Buntus Cainte Ceim a hAon: A First Step in Spoken Irish Part 12 reviews Tomas O Domhnallain An Gum, 2002 Fun and Easy first steps in Irish + very simple The Buntus Cainte books and tapes are an easy way to learn some basic Irish vocabulary and simple sentences. The series is designed to be "first steps in spoken Irish," and the steps are easy to follow. The tapes and pictures are helpful and make the course fun, for adults as well as children.             Irish on Your Own! A Self-Guided Course in the Irish Language14 reviews Eamonn O'Donaill, Deirbhile Ni Churraighin McGraw-Hill, 1998 Best way to get started If you are just tackling Irish for the first time, you cannot go wrong with this program. It is a clear step up from the Teach Yourself Irish program, which seems disjointed, and is more suited for beginners than the Micheal O' Siadhail program, Learning Irish. Both may be worthwhile eventually, ...             English-Irish Dictionary2 reviews Patrick S. Dinneen P Shalom Pubns, 1975 Not too Shabby the book offers a lot of cpntemporary phrases and does a good job serving more experienced people in conjugations and offerd solutions.. Nice overall