Best Gaeltacht Course

d1234 wrote: »

Hi there,

I attended Coláiste na bhFiann in Rath Cairn 2 years ago. I would highly recommend it for your son as he will he immersed in Irish for the entire 3 weeks. It is an intense course but at the same time it is very enjoyable and I made so many new friends.

A typical day would be: 4 classes from 9:30 to 1pm. Lunch for an hour and then activities for an hour at two - usually there are music groups, art groups, sport groups etc. etc. Then following this there is an hour of sport comprising of various sports - usually four or five types. A group activity would usually be at the end before getting an evening meal. The students then change and come back to the college for evening activities including themed ceilis etc. Don't worry too much about the ceilis - you don't have to be Michael Flatley!

I thoroughly enjoyed my time there and both the accommodation and native people are lovely. I learned so much Irish and although it was a little expensive, it was definitely worth it compared paying half the price for noting more than a holiday!

Good luck and feel free to pm me any questions!

Hi everyone,

I've a 16y old son in TY who had a stroke as a baby which blew out his speech and language centres. He'd love to be able to have the same kind of life experiences that I did; Colaiste Laichtin, loved it. Does anyone know a kind, SEN friendly Gaeltacht that we could try? No ASD but his language skills are a struggle even with Bearla and he's exempt from Gaelige in School so misses out on the whole background and fun. If there's somewhere with a few activities who might consider him it'd be great. I asked this question too in Gaelige thread but if anyone thinks I should add it to a different thread all advice welcome

Tx