Wes's Words

coguasach adj
- velar
as in...
Fuaimnítear consan coguasach i gcúl an bhéil.
One pronounces a velar consonant in the back of the mouth.

Members furious as language board is scrapped

(Oct 30, 2007)
http://www.independent.ie/national-news/members-furious-as-language-board-is-scrapped-1207685.html
"News that the functions of the Irish Language Books Board (Bord na Leabhar Gaeilge) are to be transferred to Foras na Gaeilge was contained in a press release issued by the minister's office on Friday afternoon....But there had been no prior consultation with board members about the move and several of them only heard of it later on Friday in Irish language media reports."

Cognitive dissonance

Seen in Dinkytown, near the U of M:

Foras na Gaeilge Announces Second Annual ‘GLEO’ Schools Scheme

(Oct 24, 2007)
http://www.waterford-today.ie/content/view/1362/1/
"Foras na Gaeilge called on schools across County Waterford to prove their ‘Grá don Gaeilge’. With the announcement of the second annual ‘Gleo’ schools scheme, Foras na Gaeilge reminds schools that Irish is not just for the classroom!"

Westport set for Oireachtas hurling tournament

(Oct 24, 2007)
http://www.westernpeople.com/news/story.asp?j=38546&cat=sport
"Westport GAA Club is all set to host one of the GAA's national hurling tournaments as part of the Oireachtas na Samhna Festival. Six GAA clubs from all over the country will be travelling to the town for the event which will be played out at St Patrick’s GAA Park on the Newport Road."

Accommodation scarce as Oireachtas countdown begins

(Oct 23, 2007)
http://www.mayonews.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2648&Itemid=38
"The organisers of the biggest cultural festival of the year, Oireachtas na Samhna, have appealed for all accommodation providers in the Westport area to contact them if they have any spare rooms."
"Founded by Conradh na Gaeilge in 1897, An tOireachtas is Ireland’s longest running annual festival and is a celebration of Irish language and culture. The festival presents a mixture of song, music, dance, literature and story-telling, and there are also events and competitions for people of all ages and abilities to indulge themselves. This will be the first ever time the national event has been held in Westport."

Gaelgeoir group to start new Gaeltacht near city

(Oct 22, 2007)
http://www.independent.ie/national-news/gaelgeoir-group-to-start-new-gaeltacht-near-city-1200894.html
"A group of gaelgeoiri plan to develop an Irish-speaking community within commuting distance of Dublin."

New Irish-speaking areas to be formed?

And related to the previous post....
(Oct 19, 2007)
http://www.derryjournal.com/journal-letters/Irishspeaking-area-in-Derry.3393740.jp
...directing interested readers to visit http://www.bailegaelach.com/

€1m fund for Irish filmmakers launched

(Oct 22, 2007)
http://breakingnews.iol.ie/entertainment/story.asp?j=235257556&p=z35z58z6z
"The film board said today: 'The new short film schemes will aim to invest in new talent by providing opportunities for filmmakers to develop skills in live action filmmaking, documentary, animation and digital technology.
"'All schemes are open to the films in the Irish language and hope to stimulate new original ideas and build on the success of Irish language filmmaking to date.'"

Human Rights Commission enters Irish language row

(Oct 18, 2007)
http://u.tv/newsroom/indepth.asp?id=85457&pt=n
"The Human Rights Commission was tonight drawn into the Assembly row over the Irish language."

Irish language decline is continuing in Mayo

(Oct 17, 2007)
http://www.westernpeople.ie/news/story.asp?j=38473
"The number of Irish speakers in Mayo continues to decline, according to the latest information from the Central Statistics Office."

The Irish Question

(Oct 19, 2007)
http://www.independent.ie/education/the-irish-question-1199565.html
"On paper, it reads like every schoolgirl's nightmare -- being cooped up in a remote boarding school where boys aren't allowed and everybody is compelled to speak Irish.
"Yet Colaiste Ide in Dingle, Ireland's only all-Irish, all-girl, seven-day boarding school, is practically turning pupils away. The Co Kerry school has only a handful of places left for its forthcoming academic year -- having been booked out for the past four years."

Feelgood factor at a high as new Irish language school opens

(Oct 9, 2007)
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/education/article3041613.ece
"Children attending a Naiscoil in Glengormley can now continue their education in the Irish medium sector with the opening of St Enda's Gaelscoil."