Irish Gaelic Courses

Irish Language Learning Materials

  • 46-120 ENOUGH IRISH TO GET BY; pocket phrase book (64 pp) and cassette; booklet guides the learner through the accompanying cassette, and provides English translations. The cassette contains 600 most common words and phrases in Irish, recorded by a native speaker. For the complete beginner, it couldn't be easier; for those with a little more proficiency, it will help increase fluency end confidence in speaking ........ Out of Stock

  • 46-121 TEACH YOURSELF IRISH by Diarmuid O Se and Joseph Shiels. A complete course in written and spoken Irish -- dialogues, grammar and exercises; pronunciation guide; extensive grammar summary and an Irish-English vocabulary list. Also available are two audio cassettes that provide invaluable help in pronunciation. Book (316 pp)., $14.95. Set of book and two CDs.........$27.95

  • 46-122 LEARNING IRISH by Michael O Siadhall. Complete self-teaching series uses the Connemara dialect heard among Irish speakers in Galway. The book presents 38 lessons accompanied by four audio cassettes. Book, 331 pp and four cassettes....Out of Stock

  • 46-124 NEW BUNTUS CAINTE (FIRST STEPS IN SPOKEN IRISH). Self-teaching series of 200 brief lessons, in three volumes, each with a CD (in lieu of cassette tapes) making it somewhat less demanding than Learning Irish. The grammar and syntax conform strictly to the official standard. Book and CD for Parts 1, 2 or 3 are $22.95 each.

  • 46-126 FIRST STEPS IN IRISH by the Christian Brothers. Basic straight- forward Intro to Irish language -- illustrated vocabularies, simple sentences, oral exercises in sentence structure, and written exercises from English-to-Irish and Irish-to-English. Paper, 66 pp, .....$16.95

  • 46-127 IRISH FOR BEGINNERS by Angela Wilkes. Uses cartoons and simple vocabulary and phases to teach Irish to the complete beginner. Companion tape follows the lessons and gives a sImple introduction to pronunciation. Paper, 48 pp ... Out of Print

  • 46-128 IRISH IS FUN by Aodan Mac Poilin. A "painless" Irish course, taught through cartoons. Paper, 94 pp., $11.95.

  • 46-129 IRISH IS FUN-TASTlC by Aodan Mac Poilin. The hilarity continues with further lessons and cartoons. Paper. 94 p.. $11.95.

  • 46-130 PROGRESS IN IRISH: A GRADED COURSE FOR BEGINNERS AND REVISION by Máiréad Ni Ghráda. Each lesson is one or two pages long, quickly increasing in intensity, offering a practical accompaniement to any course of study in Irish. Paper, 196 pp. .. $16.95

  • 46-131 GLANCE CARD. This handy, colorful chart lists tenses of the most common verbs, proper format for questions, and displays a table for irregular verbs with their first, second and third person forms. Paper;
    8" x 11 1/2", Out of Print.

  • 46-132 Irish Proverbs Over 200 sharp-witted proverbs in the great oral tradition of Ireland that have been passed on for generations. Altough rendered in English they recall the experiences of Irish men and women in the cities as well as the country and on the sea. Sligo native Fergus Lyons adds style and humor with 35 clever cartoons. Hard cover ....... $14.95
  • 46-133 Irish Humerous Poetry A bilingual feast of 24 comic poems culled from Irish tradition by Criostoir O' Flynn. To this book he brings all his gifts as a dramatist, poet, translator and teacher. Paper back cover....... $14.95

    Please add $1.75 for postage for the first title and $.50 for each additional title. Virginia residents please add 5 per cent for sales tax.

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