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Oideas Gael

An Siopa Gaeilge

Week-Long and Weekend Irish Language Courses

Are you learning Irish for the first time or do you already speak Irish? Oideas Gael language courses are specially designed to cater for the needs of adults at all learning stages, including those who are more advanced but in need of practice. Each course contains three or more levels: beginner, intermediate and advanced, and is usually of one week’s duration.

Course calendar

Title Location Price
Weekend Irish Course Gleann Cholm Cille Gleann Cholm Cille €120 Book now »
Irish Language Course Gleann Cholm Cille Gleann Cholm Cille €240 Book now »
Weekend Irish Course Gleann Cholm Cille Gleann Cholm Cille €120 Book now »
Irish Language Course Gleann Cholm Cille Gleann Cholm Cille €240 Book now »
Irish Language Course (Tory Island) Toraigh Toraigh €240 Book now »
Irish Language Course Gleann Cholm Cille Gleann Cholm Cille €240 Book now »
Irish Language Course Gleann Cholm Cille Gleann Cholm Cille €240 Book now »
Irish Language Course Gleann Cholm Cille Gleann Cholm Cille €240 Book now »
Irish Language Course Gleann Cholm Cille Gleann Cholm Cille €240 Book now »
Irish Language Course Gleann Cholm Cille Gleann Cholm Cille €240 Book now »
Irish Language Course (Gleann Fhinne) Gleann Fhinne Gleann Fhinne €240 Book now »
Irish Language Course (Gleann Fhinne) Gleann Fhinne Gleann Fhinne €240 Book now »
Irish Language Course Gleann Cholm Cille Gleann Cholm Cille €240 Book now »
Irish Language Course Gleann Cholm Cille Gleann Cholm Cille €240 Book now »
Irish Language Course Gleann Cholm Cille Gleann Cholm Cille €240 Book now »
Weekend Irish Course Gleann Cholm Cille Gleann Cholm Cille €120 Book now »

Learn Irish in the Gaeltacht with our specialist teachers who use graded courses, supported by modern audiovisual resources, as well as other proven methods of language teaching. The daily schedule consists of intensive morning and afternoon tutorials with attention directed towards spoken Irish (except for some units at the highest level), aiming at correct pronunciation, proper idiom and development of vocabulary, particularly as regards contemporary life. Our aim is to foster conversational ability and fluency, with some 35 language contact hours per course. Recreational activities such as dancing, poetry, or guest lectures take place each evening, after which participants are free to practise their Irish with people from all other levels while enjoying the craic in the local pubs.

The social format of the courses ensures that people attending on their own quickly feel comfortable and at ease within the group. It has been the experience of the Directors that beginners who complete a two-week programme succeed in achieving a marked improvement in fluency.

Courses are officially recognised by the Department of Education and Skills.

All language courses are held in our main centre in Gleann Cholm Cille except our courses on Toraigh (Tory Island) 13–20 June and in An Coimín, Gleann Fhinne, 25 July–1 August and 1–8 August. These courses are marked in our calendar.

Participant from Ireland, Finland and the USA talking and laughing during an Oideas Gael course
An Irish language class takes place outdoors
Tea break at Oideas Gael!
Chatting outside during the coffee break
An Irish language class group in Scoil an Choimín, Gleann Fhinne