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	Cape Pod Podcasts, Quizzes, Blogs and Irish Texts This section will contain: 1) postings of audio files recorded from Cléire Irish speakers over the years from the 1960s until the 2000s. Some are linked or copied from Raidió na Gaeltachta Archives while others belong to Ionad Foghlama Chléire. 2) texts of Cléire related literary, folkoristic, historical and linguistic interest. 3) quizzes and blogs of our own age on topical issues in relation to Cléire.
Podcasts = Podchraoltaí Bridget Bn Mhic Choitir, Crathach Thiar, Cléire Bridget comes from Cape's most literary family. She was a sister of the most prolific local lore collector of Cléire, Ciarán Ó Síocháin (who contributed most of what is in Marion Gunn's book 'Céad Fáilte go Cléire' (1990) and much more material which is still unpublished in Roinn Béaloideas Éireann. She was also related to 'An tÚdar' - Conchubhar Ó Síocháin of Cnocán na mBáirneach, who told the stories published in 'Seanchas Chléire' (1939). Bridget was a gifted poetess, who had the wealth of Cape Clear Irish at her fingertips, as this piece shows.	IRISH FOR THE SUMMER IN CAPE! Learn a cúpla focal (couple of words, or better, phrases) for handling Irish-speaking visitors or, if you're visiting this summer, to encourage the use of Irish here in a simple way. As there are many more non-Irish speakers in Cape now than ever before you may not find here what you're made to believe in promotional literature about Oileán Chléire. But everybody, whether local non-Irish speaker, learner or visitor from outside, can help to encourage a basic use of Irish in areas where people meet this summer, like the shop, pubs, restaurants. Dein difríocht - your contribution can make a difference! How do you say 'I am' when you want to introduce yourself Is mise Tá mé Which of the phrases below would you add to this sentence: Ba mhaith liom cupán tae..... le cúnamh Dé le do thoil Somebody says to you 'Tá sé go breá' referring to the weather. Give a suitable answer Go raibh maith agat Buíochas le Dia What do you say to calm a person down? Tóg go bog é Tá sé bog When would you say 'Cá bhfuil an iarsmalann?' When you're looking for the Youth hostel When you're looking for the Museum You've just knocked somebody's coffee over their jeans in the shop. What do you say? Gabh mo leithscéal Tá brón orm You want to find out the price of an item in the shop. What do you say to the attendant? Cé mhéad atá air? Cad as duit? You move past a queue of teenage Irish students at the chip van. What would you casually say? Conas atá sibh? Ná bac leis You have something to say to a few people and want to get their attention with an Irish phrase: éirigídh as! éistídh liom! Somebody said something to you in Irish and you didn't understand. What would you say: Ná habair é Abair é sin arís le do thoil Ar thaithin sé leat? Did you like it? Any more questions or would you like more of these at a higher level? Click on the feedback box to the left and write to us with your suggestions or wishes!
Conchubhar Ó Drisceoil, An Gleann, Cléire Conchubhar Ó Drisceoil, widely known as captain of the Cape Clear Ferry, Naomh Ciarán II, until his death in 2004, was one of the best Irish speakers in modern times in Cléire. He was also most willing to share his wonderful knowledge of customs, local history and of course, the sea.





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