Best Gaeltacht Course

caoi8

fionagotbored wrote: »

Anyone going/ever been to Chorca Dhuibhne in Dingle?

goin there this summer, cursa b!

haro124

FunTimess wrote: »

Oh, does anyone know if/how much cinnire's get paid? I know it varies from colaiste to colaiste but if anyone has any details let me know

Coláiste na bhFiann = £0 :mad:

Gaelogirl2013

does anyone know anything about Colaiste Chorca Dhuibhne in Kerry? if so, can you tell me if its good and what the housing arrangements are if you want to be placed in the same house as you friend? thanks!!

fionagotbored

Gaelogirl2013 wrote: »

does anyone know anything about Colaiste Chorca Dhuibhne in Kerry? if so, can you tell me if its good and what the housing arrangements are if you want to be placed in the same house as you friend? thanks!!

I was there during Summer I really enjoyed it, but there's soo much walking involved, (my house was 40 minutes from the centre and you only get a bus at night or if it rains, so we often did it 4-5 times a day) and if it rains, and this is Ireland, there's a lack of things to do. For 5th and 6th years, when I was there they had extra classes 3 times a week instead of sports, and they were fairly intense but were extremely beneficial I have to admit. They weren't too strict with the talking in Irish really, once you made a fairly good effort, and on the walks to and from the house, you could talk away in English. I went with 2 friends and we were all put in the same room, with 3 others. I met some really great people and I really enjoyed it, so I would recommend it

im stuck! cnt tink of gud name

Has anybody been to colaiste Connacht and is it any good for learning Irish (5th year cursa b )

YesImCrazy

Tulach is a very good gaeltacht to go to located in conemara

Neddieog

Coláiste Gael Linn, Bun An Inbhir, Co. Donegal!

football girl

Bru na pairce in Killarney is fantastic from a learning Irish point of view, but really really really strict. Pretty much nine to nine days. Can have up to four hours homework but totally worth it if you are determined and want to do the work. There will be tears though, when she's trying to learn off different declensions and the Tuiseal Ginideach at 1 in the morning..! The woman who runs it is very scary but cares about people doing well. :O

d1234

I found that Coláiste na bhFiann was excellent. I have been on 3 courses, 2 of which were A courses (Really strict and generally for Leaving Cert students) whereas B are more geared towards Junior Cert. Looking back now, I literally had a very poor level of spoken Irish before attending the courses - I was always able to write well which was great but I really wanted to expand my spoken skills. I have to admit that I was thoroughly surprised with how well the courses actually are. They have a very old 'tried and tested' format. Their system especially leadership training is unbelievable. The really interesting point is that I never actually heard anyone have a conversation in English - everyone was almost disgusted if a person even said a word in English. Plus I met a huge amount of celebrities kids on the courses!

ceoltis

I been sending my children to Coláiste Naomh Eoin in Dublin but they have Gaeltacht courses all over lenister. My children went to colaiste lurgan 2 years ago, it cost me a bomb and they said it was good but colaiste naomh eoin was better. They went back to colaiste naomh eoin this year and had amazing time, there Irish has improved so much. They run a great show, kids are even thinking in Irish, you get the gaeltacht feel for a lot less than the cost of other gaeltachts. I been very very pleased with them. My kids are doing their Halloween course

Jijsaw

d1234 wrote: »

I found that Coláiste na bhFiann was excellent. I have been on 3 courses, 2 of which were A courses (Really strict and generally for Leaving Cert students) whereas B are more geared towards Junior Cert. Looking back now, I literally had a very poor level of spoken Irish before attending the courses - I was always able to write well which was great but I really wanted to expand my spoken skills. I have to admit that I was thoroughly surprised with how well the courses actually are. They have a very old 'tried and tested' format. Their system especially leadership training is unbelievable. The really interesting point is that I never actually heard anyone have a conversation in English - everyone was almost disgusted if a person even said a word in English. Plus I met a huge amount of celebrities kids on the courses!

Enda Kenny's kids? They always go to the Spleodar courses, (which I will be a future ceannaire at...hopefully). Spleodar and Cólaiste na bhFiann are sister colleges but they are the best! Quite expensive but they are worth it if you are aiming for an A in the JC or an A1 in the LC. I have been going there since I was 10 (have 6 courses done now) and I got an A in my JC this year while everybody else in my class got C's or D's!

randylonghorn

d1234 wrote: »

Plus I met a huge amount of celebrities kids on the courses!

Um, just curious really, but why does that matter?

d1234

Personally, I think that if they consider that the courses are what's best out there - that alone says something. I'm not talking about about movie stars or high profile media people - just famous business people, TDs (even Ministers and Taoiseach!) and other people who would be well known in society. The majority of these would be well educated and make educated decisions (there's always exemptions!). I know it doesn't really matter at the end of the day but it must say something about the standards of the course.

spurious

d1234 wrote: »

Personally, I think that if they consider that the courses are what's best out there - that alone says something. I'm not talking about about movie stars or high profile media people - just famous business people, TDs (even Ministers and Taoiseach!) and other people who would be well known in society. The majority of these would be well educated and make educated decisions (there's always exemptions!). I know it doesn't really matter at the end of the day but it must say something about the standards of the course.

It says to me that it's priced to suit the sort of money those people will pay.
Something being expensive doesn't mean it's better than a cheaper version.

In fairness, Gaeltacht courses won't last very long if they are no good as it's a word of mouth business.

inquisitive gals

Can somebody please reply asap and tell me is colaiste na noilean any good??? and how strict is it?

inquisitive gals

please please can somone reply i really need to know weather it is strict enough or not??????

spurious

inquisitive gals wrote: »

please please can somone reply i really need to know weather it is strict enough or not??????

Usually the best ones are strict (or have a reputation of being strict), so people speak Irish and get more out of the Gaeltacht experience.

Acciaccatura

My brother went there and had a ball, but he said it was fairly strict at the same time, with detentions in more extreme cases and a Leabhar Béarla. To me sounds like it struck a good balance between fun and discipline to learn Irish.

Fooster King

Hi
My son is in 5th Year and looking for a Gaelteacht next year that is strict (last Gaelteacht before the Leaving Cert) but is good fun also, plays guitar, likes sports, socialising, etc. Went to Colaiste a Noilean this Summer - had a great time but didn't feel the course was strict enough for Leaving Cert.

Colaiste na Bhfiann in Rath Cairn seem to have a good Leaving Cert type course (Cursa A). Anyone been there? or any recommendations?

Ta

d1234

Fooster King wrote: »

Hi
My son is in 5th Year and looking for a Gaelteacht next year that is strict (last Gaelteacht before the Leaving Cert) but is good fun also, plays guitar, likes sports, socialising, etc. Went to Colaiste a Noilean this Summer - had a great time but didn't feel the course was strict enough for Leaving Cert.

Colaiste na Bhfiann in Rath Cairn seem to have a good Leaving Cert type course (Cursa A). Anyone been there? or any recommendations?

Ta

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!

Fooster King

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!

Great summary - sounds exactly like what he's looking for. Thanks a mill

coolshoes47

My kids went to a gaelscoil, and have decent Irish, but I don't want them to lose it. One of them is at the Gaeltacht at the moment and is bored rigid - speaking Irish isn't been enforced, and she hasn't learned anything (apart from smugairle róin!) Any suggestions for where to send them next year?

hopefulnow3

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

Fishy1

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122063646#Comment_122063646

I have no personal experience of it, but perhaps Coláiste Uisce might be worth contacting? The emphasis is on learning Irish through water-based activities.