Personally I think it is very important, but what do most people feel for the language? Is it getting stronger now, or are people not interested. I worked with a woman before who 'couldn't tolerate it', that pissed me off! But she was just one, what is the dominant feeling regards it do ye think? By alma77
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I did Irish in school for 14 years and was good at it. I've finished school 4 years now, and it would be hard for me to string a sentence together now in Irish. Because Im not hearing it any more, I've forgotten it all. I think more people would be interested in the language if it was in more signs papers etc.The Evening Herald is printing a little section of the paper in Polish because there is 100,000 polish people living in Ireland. There's 2-3 million Irish people living here, yet there isn't one word of our own language. I'd like to hear or see it more. it's part of our identity. Other Answer
I like the accent.
I'm Irish, and most here in Ireland don't think about it too much. the language itself is mostly used in the rural west and has not really lost or gained interest in the last 30 years as far as i understand it.
It's a beautiful version of the English language!
I love the Irish accent.
Accent is cool!
'aoi'-ee as in 'sEE'
's'-sh as in 'SHort'
'á'-aw as in 'sAW'
'é'-ay as in'sAY
I agree I think it is important that the Irish language should be use, I mean if you went to France they speak French there why can't our language be used in our country too. The English forced the Irish people to stop using the Irish language and that is a disgrace. I wish more people in Ireland would use it.
I dont think Irish is taught properly in schools.
When people go into secondary school they are taught French or German for just a few years and become very good at it, but still they can't speak a language they have been taught since they were 4.
Pesonally i like the language but i hate the way it is taught.I have been learning Irish for 14 years and to be honest i think i am better at German which i have been learning for only 6 years.I think this is because there is more emphasis on learning the grammer and being able to speak and write the language properly.With Irish you barely focus on grammer in primary school and by secondary school the damage is done.I think a overhaul of the whole system is needed.
Yeah, the current system of teaching it is certainly doing nothing to promote the language, if anything it's killing it. The oral and aural sections of the Leaving Cert. course are fine, but honestly, what's the point of the poetry and prose? When, in the course of my existence, will I ever need to know how to say 'pathetic fallacy' as Gaeilge, or discuss how I know that Cathal O Searcaigh prefers Donegal to Dublin? Change it, change it now...
tough to learn, but not bad. better than freaking welsh at least.