S'mae Pawb! I've made the migration from IGTF to join you all here and very pleased to do so. A bit of background for those who don't know me. My Mom's family is from Northern Ireland (Carrickfergus and Bangor) and my Dad's family is from the Scottish Highlands (I've just found out). So I'm Celtic through and through.

I first came to IGTF as an Irish learner years ago and soon found I loved Welsh. So went forward to pursue a degree in that language. To that end, I recently returned from Wales after doing a joint honours degree in Welsh and Medieval History with a focus on Welsh history from about 1240 to 1450, although my dissertation was on a period much earlier than that. My all time hero is Llywelyn ap Gruffudd - last true Prince of Wales.

To the mods: If you'd like to add Welsh to your translations for Gaelic section I'd be please to drop by and respond to anything there.

Glad to be here with all of you!

Tá fáilte romhat, a Phegi. If you have any suggestions about what we should be doing in Ireland to help the cause of An Ghaeilge - the Welsh seem to have made such a fantastic job of it - let us know.

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Croeso, Pegi.

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WARNING: Intermediate speaker - await further opinions, corrections and adjustments before acting on my advice.
My "specialty" is Connemara Irish, particularly Cois Fhairrge dialect.
Is fearr Gaeilge ḃriste ná Béarla cliste, cinnte, aċ i ḃfad níos fearr aríst í Gaeilge ḃinn ḃeo na nGaeltaċtaí.
Gaeilge Chonnacht (GC), go háraid Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge (GCF), agus Gaeilge an Chaighdeáin Oifigiúil (CO).

Croeso, Pegi.
and diolch for your offer to help with Welsh.

Nice to see the old gang coming together here.

Hi everyone. My name is Christy and I live in the eastern US. My interest in Ireland started about 10 years ago with the group Clannad and has grown from there. I started out on IGTF and have come over here at some people's suggestions. I write fiction and my work in progress involves descendents of fishermen from Conamara , so my main interests have to do with Conamara area customs/language/etc., but I've also found a lot of the other posts helpful as well.

It's nice to get to know everyone!

Welcome to the site Christy.

Dia is Muire dhaoibh go léir,

Is mise Cian Ó Cionnfhaolaidh agus do bhogas-sa anso de dheasca na bhfógraí mhaslacha ar Irish Gaelic Translator. Tháim im' chónaighe ar an dteorainn idir Phort Láirge agus Chorcaighe. Tháim ag freastal ar an Ollsgoil fé láthair UCC agus mé ag déana' staidéir ar an nGaodhaluinn agus ar an dtíreolaidheacht. Tháim fiche bliadhna d'aois agus beadsa bliadhain fichead i mí Aibreán. Ní cainteoir dúchais Gaodhaluinne mé in aon chor ach do cuireadh mo chuid sgoluigheachta orm tré mheadhan na Gaodhaluinne. Do bheinn fíoghar- bhuoch ' bheith mar chuid debhur bhfóram agus do bheinn fíoghar-shásta cabhrú libh chun eolais a sgaptha agus eolas a dh' fhoghlaim chomh maith.

Mise le hard- mheas,

Cian.

Sé do bheatha abhus, a Chiain. (Welcome over, Cian)

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WARNING: Intermediate speaker - await further opinions, corrections and adjustments before acting on my advice.
My "specialty" is Connemara Irish, particularly Cois Fhairrge dialect.
Is fearr Gaeilge ḃriste ná Béarla cliste, cinnte, aċ i ḃfad níos fearr aríst í Gaeilge ḃinn ḃeo na nGaeltaċtaí.
Gaeilge Chonnacht (GC), go háraid Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge (GCF), agus Gaeilge an Chaighdeáin Oifigiúil (CO).

Go raibh míle maith agat, a bhreandáin!

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Please wait for corrections/ more input from other forum members before acting on advice

I haven't gotten started on learning Irish yet, but I would like to get started now. I was born and raised in America and have Irish heritage. I've just always been proud of that heritage and want to learn more about it.