OIDEAS GAEL
The ever-increasing interest in Ireland’s language and culture both nationally and internationally, has made Gleann Cholm Cille and Gleann Fhinne in Donegal, the holiday destination of choice for adult Irish language learners and cultural holiday enthusiasts.
Over the year, the varied courses will attract people from over 30 different countries with participants from several different nationalities attending each week.
Courses are ideally suited to individuals, who have been out of touch with Irish but are keen to brush up on their conversational Gaeilge. Moreover, the courses are attracting growing numbers of absolute beginners from Ireland and from abroad.
The end of July summer school flagship programme offers up to eight levels of Irish classes each morning and afternoon workshops in set dancing, sean-nós dancing, Sean-nós singing, tin whistle, bodhrán, hill walking, Italian cooking (with Irish-speaking Sicilian Salvatore Fischera) and simple Irish songs.
Other holiday courses on offer over the summer include Hill-walking (including a hike on Sliabh Liag), Archaeology, Marine Painting, Landscape & Environment, Digital photography, Tapestry weaving, Harp, Flute and Bodhrán.
TORY ISLAND
Oideas Gael will this year, for the second time, present a course on the Language and cultural riches of Tory Island. The course, limited to thirty participants, will offer an opportunity of interacting with the local community and enjoying a unique Irish welcome.
According to Language Director, Liam Ó Cuinneagáin, the cosmopolitan mix of participants, will this year be given a boost due to Tourism Ireland’s promotion of the ‘Wild Atlantic Way’.
Níl rogha níos fearr dó do shaoire ná theacht go Dún na nGall ar cheann de chúrsaí saoire Oideas Gael. Tá rogha leathan de chúrsaí dóibh siúd atá líofa i nGaeilge nó atá ar bheagán go fóill. Bíonn éileamh ar leith ar an
Scoil Shamhraidh le ranganna ar maidin agus ceardlanna difrúla sa tráthnóna le ceol san oíche. Tá cúrsaí i gcruinneas na Gaeilge chomh maith leo siúd ar mhaith leo a bheith gníomhach i siúlóidí ar Shliabh Liag agus ar an Trá Bhán.
Don chéad uair ariamh, rachaidh an cúrsa ‘Saibhreas na Gaeilge’ chomh fada le hOileán Thoraigh. Níl áit níos speisialta in Éirinn le daoine flaithiúla i maos i nGaeilge shaibhir le traidisiúin atá ag gabhail siar na cianta.
074 973 0248 / 087 9173106
oideasgael@eircom.net
www.oideasgael.ie
