Stephen Fry learning Irish to star in Ros Na Run

danniemcq

was gonna put it in Teach na nGealt but don't know enough Irish to even do the title!

Stephen Fry learns Irish – to play a part in Ros na Rún

November 16, 2010 - 7:36am
British actor shooting new series on minority languages


By Bernie Ní Fhlatharta
The quintessential British actor, Stephen Fry, is learning Irish – so he can take a part in the Irish language soap, Ros na Rún.
The actor and broadcaster will be coming to Galway early next month with a BBC film crew to shoot a new series on minority languages.
Mr Fry has a special interest in Irish literature and is a scholar on James Joyce and Oscar Wilde. His new series takes him all over the world to document how minority languages are faring in the modern world.
He has recently presented Stephen Fry’s America and is the regular host of Qi, has a huge interest in language and especially minority languages.
It is believed that Mr Fry was completely taken with the idea of an Irish language soap and was thrilled when he was not only invited onto the set, located in Spiddal village, but to take a part as ‘a special extra’.
Scripwriters have written a small speaking part for the Englishman and from this week, Mr Fry will be learning his Irish script though he will be touching up on his accent when he actually gets to Galway.
The filming of the programme will take place on December 6 and possibly December 7 and will involve a game of golf – in Irish of course – at the Connemara Islands golf club in Eanach Mheain, a visit to Ros a’ Mhíl harbour where he gets a boat to Spiddal Pier before heading to the Ros na Rún set.
TG4 broadcaster, Páidí Ó Lionaird, who is the contact in Galway for the visit, said: “They wanted to film something different and it is important that they see us banking, shopping, eating and drinking as Gaeilge and going onto a set of an Irish language soap was very appealing to Stephen Fry.”

link here

http://www.galwaynews.ie/16077-stephen-fry-learns-irish-–-play-part-ros-na-rún

thebigbiffo

only gay in the village type storyline?

Sanjuro

I can only hope it's a 'Melchett visits Ireland' storyline.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDQ1ljlnSjU

sensibleken

Is breá loim Stephen Fry. Bualadh bos

Duggy747

Turn on TG4 and there's Stephen Fry speaking Irish on Ros Na Run.......




















Welcome to Bizzaro World where left is up and right is black.

starbelgrade

As long as he doesn't do a Des Bishop (learn Irish, rub it in everyone's face), I don't mind.

Donkey Oaty

I do hope they call him Stiofán O'Stuifín.

De Dannan

sensibleken wrote: »

Is breá loim Stephen Fry. Bualadh bos

maybe you could help teach Stephen a bit of Irish, im sure you would both get on really well

po0k

Fizman

Is maith le Stephen Fry ispíní.

mike65

Can we look forward to Hugh Lawrie who visits the old sod to discover his forebears the O'Houses?

bonerm

Well as long as it isn't as bad as Terry Kinney's attempt at Irish in Oz.

K-9

He really is a legend!

It'll piss off a few haters in various guises too, added bonus.

Donkey Oaty

mike65 wrote: »

Can we look forward to Hugh Lawrie who visits the old sod to discover his forebears the O'Houses?

They'd be ghosts at this stage. Teach horror!

bonerm

mike65 wrote: »

Can we look forward to Hugh Lawrie who visits the old sod to discover his forebears the O'Houses?

I think you're thinking of the Teacht family? The O'Houses were a family of Chinese immigrants who made up a name in order to fit in with locals.

Cú Giobach

An aerach amháin sa bhaile.
Maith an fear a Stephen.

topper75

K-9 wrote: »

It'll piss off a few haters

Haters?

Taitníonn Stephen Fry le gach duine, nach dtaitníonn?

FatherLen

cuinis bothair cailin baine

Any Galway boardsie's up for a daytrip out to there to try and meet him?

DublinWriter

I heard that he's partial to a bit of Gaelic.

LowOdour

Deleted User wrote: »

Any Galway boardsie's up for a daytrip out to there to try and meet him?

I have a few mates that work down there, this was never mentioned. think they might have to sneak me in on the day!

ascanbe

Deleted User wrote: »

Any Galway boardsie's up for a daytrip out to there to try and meet him?

Shout 'I don't believe it!' at him; he'll love that.

Gunsfortoys

ascanbe wrote: »

Shout 'I don't believe it!' at him; he'll love that.

:eek:

Pherekydes

rf;nl

Pupito

Perhaps he'll play a visiting doctor trying to persuade local hussies Catriona and Berni that women don't actually enjoy the aul' gnéas.

phasers

Je n'aime pas Stephen Fry, il est un pretentious wanker

liah

Why is it when people genuinely enjoy things like language or culture they're seen as pretentious?

I doubt he does it to look good in front of the masses. I think he just genuinely loves it. The hell's so bad about that?

phasers

Nothing to do with languages, fair play to him if he wants to learn Irish.

I just think he's annoying.

FatherLen

phasers wrote: »

Je n'aime pas Stephen Fry, il est un pretentious wanker

why french?

Rebelheart

starbelgrade wrote: »

As long as he doesn't do a Des Bishop (learn Irish, rub it in everyone's face), I don't mind.

Yeah, but it's fine to "rub" a language in "everyone's face" if it's an English-speaking public figure in Ireland speaking about English language things, right? Anything to do with an Irish person using his public role to talk about/in Irish is "rubbing it in everyone's face".:rolleyes:

Yes, keep those Irish speakers out of public view in Irish society, particularly if they demonstrate that even they can learn the language. Retarded bigoted shít. First rate.

Rebelheart

danniemcq wrote: »

was gonna put it in Teach na nGealt but don't know enough Irish to even do the title!


link here

http://www.galwaynews.ie/16077-stephen-fry-learns-irish-–-play-part-ros-na-rún

Fair play to Fry. He'd put a smile on the faces of his fellow English who became masters in the Irish in recent decades, Bláithín Gearóid Mac Niocaill, Nicholas Williams and Seoirse Mac Tomáis, among many others.

chughes

I can just imagine Stephen Fry playing a character something like Alan Stanford's George Manning in Glenroe. Similar accent also.

Kimono-Girl

in fairness ros na run has pulled in some big-ish irish actors before, this would be soooo cool though!:cool:

Rabble Rabble

phasers wrote: »

Nothing to do with languages, fair play to him if he wants to learn Irish.

I just think he's annoying.

haters gonna...

ascanbe

ascanbe wrote: »

Shout 'I don't believe it!' at him; he'll love that.

I think you've gotten your people mixed up?

mike65

chughes wrote: »

I can just imagine Stephen Fry playing a character something like Alan Stanford's George Manning in Glenroe. Similar accent also.

Get Standford in for a cameo, the screen will explode expand gently with well rounded vowel sounds.

tolosenc

FatherLen wrote: »

why french?

Parce que, en realite, c'est la langue etrangere qu'on sait le mieux ici.

Pherekydes

FatherLen wrote: »

why french?

She's being pretentious.

Cú Giobach

tolosenc wrote: »

Parce que, en realite, c'est la langue etrangere qu'on sait le mieux ici.

Myślę, że więcej ludzi może mówić polskim.

sensibleken

phasers wrote: »

Je n'aime pas Stephen Fry, il est un pretentious wanker

reminds me of that faulty towers joke. Pretentious? Moi?

orourkeda

What's "I still wont be watching people speaking irish" in irish.

JerryHandbag

Will probably be something like this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=He_dJM-cwrM

Without the american accent obviously

goose2005

mike65 wrote: »

Can we look forward to Hugh Lawrie who visits the old sod to discover his forebears the O'Houses?

And for the episode he replaces his cane with a shillelagh, and takes poteen for the leg pain instead of Vicodin.

charlemont

The English killed the language now they want to learn it:rolleyes: fair play to the man, i hope he speaks it better than me,

Holybejaysus

Well done Stephen Fry! I always said the only problem with Irish is that it isn't 'cool' at the moment. All it needs is a well known Irish celebrity to endorse it and low and behold, Irish would be 'trendy' again.

Why hasn't someone like Liam Neeson, Stephen Rea or Colin Farrell done their bit here to promote Irish by guest starring in Ros Na Run? Jesus Christ if Clint Eastwood can learn the bit of Gaeilge then anyone can....

4zn76tysfajdxp

orourkeda wrote: »

What's "I still wont be watching people speaking irish" in irish.

Ní bhéidh mise ag breathnú ar duine ar bith ag labhairt Gaeilge...












i nGaeilge.

ascanbe

Deleted User wrote: »

I think you've gotten your people mixed up?

I don't believe it! Nah. The proposed scenario just reminded me of that scene, so i went on a little flight of fancy.

topper75

tolosenc wrote: »

Parce que, en realite, c'est la langue etrangere qu'on sait le mieux ici.

Go raibh maith agat as labhairt ar mo shon, ach níl sé fíor - en realite

Cú Giobach wrote: »

Myślę, że więcej ludzi może mówić polskim.

Níl tuaraim dá laghad agam cad atá scríofa agat, ach tá cuma iontach ar aon nós.
I have no idea what you have written, but it looks wonderful anyway.

cornbb

Fair play Stiofan.

This single act will do more to promote the Irish language than school/the constitution/Udarás/Hector or anything else.

FatherLen

cornbb wrote: »

Fair play Stiofan.

This single act will do more to promote the Irish language than school/the constitution/Udarás/Hector or anything else.

hector does not promote the irish language, he just makes it annoying :mad:

Hail 2 Da Thief

Not surprised by this. Fry loves a bit of craic :pac:

Seriously though, I'll tune in. Should be an interesting show!