Best/most motivated gaelscoil in Dublin?

Dostoevsky

We are trying to find the best gaelscoil in Dublin and move beside it. If it is near the sea, that would be so much better for what we're looking for.

The kids are being brought up at home through Irish and both of us are committed to giving them all this advantage in life and we have had to work hard ourselves to feel confident in passing it on.

But now we don't want it to be wasted by their being surrounded by kids whose parents haven't got the same commitment as we do and who accordingly break into English asap in the school yard.

Where in Dublin would there be a school where the parents of the kids attending it are putting as much effort into their own Irish as we are putting into ours?

Thank you.

byhookorbycrook

I find the question a bit odd. Most children in Gaelscoileanna don't speak Irish at home so I don't know how they could live up to what you seek.

Dostoevsky

byhookorbycrook wrote: »

I find he question a bit odd. Most children in Gaelscoileanna don't speak Irish at home so I don't know how they could live up to what you seek.

You're correct that most don't, but there are places, such as Blackrock in Dublin, where there would be a greater proportion of Irish-speaking parents or parents who are continuously improving their own Irish. There are gaelscoileanna where parents organise many extracurricular events in the language and make more effort in this regard. I'm trying to find schools where there is this level of motivation among parents and a culture of commitment and innovation in language teaching within the school. I don't find that 'a bit odd' to be honest.

ShamoBuc

Dostoevsky wrote: »

You're correct that most don't, but there are places, such as Blackrock in Dublin, where there would be a greater proportion of Irish-speaking parents or parents who are continuously improving their own Irish. There are gaelscoileanna where parents organise many extracurricular events in the language and make more effort in this regard. I'm trying to find schools where there is this level of motivation among parents and a culture of commitment and innovation in language teaching within the school. I don't find that 'a bit odd' to be honest.

Why not Blackrock so?

ene

i went to scoil bride in ranelagh, it was the first gaelscoil in dublin as far as i know. its a great school and most people who went there went on to irish secondary schools.

literally next door to it is lips na n-og, this only opened when i was in school but apparently its also a great school

Lola92

Dostoevsky wrote: »

You're correct that most don't, but there are places, such as Blackrock in Dublin, where there would be a greater proportion of Irish-speaking parents or parents who are continuously improving their own Irish. There are gaelscoileanna where parents organise many extracurricular events in the language and make more effort in this regard. I'm trying to find schools where there is this level of motivation among parents and a culture of commitment and innovation in language teaching within the school. I don't find that 'a bit odd' to be honest.

Scoil Lorcain would probably be the place for you then. Right beside Seapoint in Blackrock should fit your wishlist!

aisher

I think you answered your own question since you seem to think the parents in Blackrock to be the most motivated - curious as to how you know this?

hungrypig

is there even a gaelscoil in blackrock

hungrypig

sorry there is, just wondering how you know they are more committed to the irish language in blackrock than other areas

Moonbeam

You might be too late.
We bought a house near the local Gaelscoil put my daughters name down and she is so far down the list that there is very little chance of a place.(there are 4 primary school in the town)
They let siblings in 1st and that takes 40 places then there are 20 left,it doesn't matter that she is 3 and has good irish or that her parents speak irish to her.