An Gaeltacht

ketchup_please

hi everyone, first post here :cool: - i hope i put this thread in the right
place. oh well!


post here your Gaeltacht experiences and the one you went to

i went to coláista columba last year in coursa a 'twas deadly but i learned
no irish at all!

the highlight would have to be sneaking out on d last night and goin down
to d beach for a drink with the lads at around 2:00am!

the bean an tí was so sound she let us speak irish the whole time!it was
her first year being bean an tí so she knew nothing.

i'm goin again next year and i cant wait!

Apple Gal

I went to cholaiste cholumba last year but course c!!We didn't sneak out on the last night though because the head person found out about everyones plans because of some little rat!
I learnt loads of irish and I'm going back this year!

xzanti

I went to Colaiste Na Rossan In Anaigre in Donnegal 4 Summers in a row and I loved it... Great craic altogether... very strict on the language side of it though.. good few people were sent home for speaking English... I loved the ceili dancing

ketchup_please

who was your príomhoide,cinnre,and what muinteoir did you have

i had Rónán as my muinteoir and this mad one called Ursela was the príomhoide. this young guy in his 20's was my cinnre. he was from galway and was totally mad. his name was Gearoid but for some reason everyone called him "Grd". on the last day we soaked him with loads of water and this other cinnre with red hair too (i cant remember her name).maybe you remember him.i was in Teach Eileen. it was sooo far away we had to walk like 2 miles to the coláiste every day like 6 times!we wer all beggin Grd for a lift every day in his Gold coloured Volkswagen Golf.

did they play that real weird song every night which had a set dance to it? it was like "ooooh- heeee - oooo- hhhh". BTW i hated the ceilí's after a while! they wer so annoying... every night for 3 weeks (except fridays i think - that was "An Diosco")

xzanti

ketchup_please wrote:

who was your príomhoide,cinnre,and what muinteoir did you have

i had Rónán as my muinteoir and this mad one called Ursela was the príomhoide. this young guy in his 20's was my cinnre. he was from galway and was totally mad. his name was Gearoid but for some reason everyone called him "Grd". on the last day we soaked him with loads of water and this other cinnre with red hair too (i cant remember her name).maybe you remember him.i was in Teach Eileen. it was sooo far away we had to walk like 2 miles to the coláiste every day like 6 times!we wer all beggin Grd for a lift every day in his Gold coloured Volkswagen Golf.

did they play that real weird song every night which had a set dance to it? it was like "ooooh- heeee - oooo- hhhh". BTW i hated the ceilí's after a while! they wer so annoying... every night for 3 weeks (except fridays i think - that was "An Diosco")

Are you talking about Colaiste Na Rossan? I was in Teach Fionualla for the 4 summers.. she was sound, I wouldnt stay anywhere else.. My mother used to request her house for me.. I remember Ronan.. Fair thinning hair? He was nice enough and the principal Joe?? He was a bit of head case... Ah I have many a fond memory of the place overall...

ketchup_please

xzanti wrote:

Are you talking about Colaiste Na Rossan? I was in Teach Fionualla for the 4 summers.. she was sound, I wouldnt stay anywhere else.. My mother used to request her house for me.. I remember Ronan.. Fair thinning hair? He was nice enough and the principal Joe?? He was a bit of head case... Ah I have many a fond memory of the place overall...

lol i was talking about Coláiste Cholumba sorry...

xzanti

ketchup_please wrote:

lol i was talking about Coláiste Cholumba sorry...

Lol.. Yeah I was wondering.. Just you mentioned the teacher Ronan so I thought it was the same one I was thinking of :rolleyes:

Apple Gal

I had Ursela and Garoid he was a legend he cried on the train when we left and he used to stay in our house every night for hours talking to us about all the lads who were staying in his house and then when he went home we rang the lads and when he caught them he used to start talking to us untill anout 2 at night,this was all in english and we used to be so tired in the mornings. I was in Brid Ea Earaigh's house that was one of the last houses.

passive

Ah good old columba... It was such a sham ^_^. I was there the summer before you 2.. Course A or B, i don't really remember. It was fun anyway... cept for the disorganised and learning free nature. SIGH DA REIR A TIGHE LE BHUR DELL! (meh..somewhat phonetic..but i could never figure out how that command worked)

marissa

did any of you guys go to rannafast gaeltacht in dun na ngall or any gaeltacht if so what u think of it or the whole experience in general??

ketchup_please

columba was not a sham!
'twas a great laugh but i hated it at first...

and no.... i havnt been to the donegal gaeltachts only columba

p.s. we wer the lads that gerd was talkin about!
what stories did he tell you's about us