Irish is a Goidelic-Celtic member of the Indo-European language family spoken by approximately 260,000 people living in Ireland, Isle of Mann, Scotland and a handful of countries outside the British Isles.
Irish is also known as Erse, Irish Gaelic and Gaeilge.
Text of The Soldier's Song or Amhrán na bhFiann, the national hymn which replaced God Save Ireland shortly after the Easter Rising of 1916. In English and Irish. www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/2667/anthem.html
Some words and phrases from Irish, as well as some Indo-European etymologies of the same. The site also offers links to some resources and articles on the Irish language. www.lincolnu.edu/~focal
Organization based in Tír an Fhia, Leitir Móir, County Galway, Ireland. It is dedicated to the survival of the Irish language with particular attention to the Gaeltacht, or areas of Ireland where Irish is still spoken widely. Details on the teaching of www.muintearas.com
A tax exempt, non-profit corporation based in Elberon, NJ, US, dedicated to the promotion and teaching of the Irish language. The site includes some grammatical information, bulletin boards and a mailing list. www.daltai.com/home.htm
General information about the current status of the Irish language, from the University of Wales. Trilingual site (English, French, Welsh). www.aber.ac.uk/~merwww/english/lang/irish.htm
Grammatically oriented site devoted to the phonology, grammar and dialects of Irish, by Antony Green, a US linguist based in Berlin, Germany. Some of the site is in German and Irish. Useful table of spelling-pronunciation correspondances. Many links. www.ling.uni-potsdam.de/~green/gaeilge/gaeilge.htm
Irish language society with news, events, local area guidebook and details of clubs and classes. Based in Downpatrick, Northern Ireland. www.leathchathail.org
Irish language teaching and reference materials, flashcards, books, and lessons, from a teacher based in Portland, Oregon. www.karott.com/gaelic/default.asp
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