Tag Archives: Ireland

Loch na Naomh

Siar agus Aniar 11 I went walking to Loch na Naomh – the Lake of the Saint. It is always windy there. The lake is on top of a granite hill between An Cheathrú Rua and Galway Bay in Conamara. Few trees, many bogs, low heather and gorse, wonderful wildflowers and orchids. The bedrock isContinue reading “Loch na Naomh”

Meitifhoghlaim Learning another langage An article about meta-learning

Siar agus Aniar 8 One of my the primary goals, indeed of the Siar agus Aniar Ambassador exchange between Ireland and Nova Scotia, is to improve my fluency in the Irish language. Other goals include making real and personal contact with people and institutions working to make their communities thrive and getting to know aboutContinue reading “Meitifhoghlaim Learning another langage An article about meta-learning”

Fuck Gaeilge!

Siar agus Aniar 7 One of the goals of Siar agus Aniar | Siar agus an Ear | East and West Ambassadors’ Exchange: Ireland-Maritime North America Language and Cultural Pilot Program is to live life in a Gaeltacht. Gaeltachtaí are those regions in Ireland where Irish is the daily language of the community. What isContinue reading “Fuck Gaeilge!”

Man, I think I am in love… with Ireland!

Falling deeper in love with Irish culture and musings on linguistic insecurity.

Wandering in Ceathrú Rua, Conamara – Bóithríní, ballaí agus bláthanna

Siar agus Aniar 3 I am staying in Ceathrú Rua, Conamara, Ireland. There are many small, narrow lanes with rock walls on either side. The Irish term in Bóithrín. The walls have many plants growing on them too: ivy-leafed toadflax, polypody fern, ivy, herb-robert, shining crane’s-bill, red valerian, and hart’s tongue. I find it captivatingContinue reading “Wandering in Ceathrú Rua, Conamara – Bóithríní, ballaí agus bláthanna”