Anyone spent their own money promoting the Irish language?

kurtainsider · 06-02-2020 10:20PM #1

Hello All
Can anyone state an instance where an individual or a company spent their own money promoting the Irish language? Are all promoters of Irish spending other peoples money on promoting it?

Honest question (but I have a hunch)

Allinall · 06-02-2020 10:25PM

kurtainsider wrote: »

Hello All
Can anyone state an instance where an individual or a company spent their own money promoting the Irish language? Are all promoters of Irish spending other peoples money on promoting it?

Honest question (but I have a hunch)

I’ve had a few pints in Club Chonradh na Gaeilge In Harcourt St. All paid with my own money.

Does that count?

kurtainsider · 06-02-2020 10:27PM

Allinall wrote: »

I’ve had a few pints in Club Chonradh na Gaeilge In Harcourt St. All paid with my own money.

Does that count?

It does if you drank them As Gailge

byhookorbycrook · 06-02-2020 10:49PM

I regularly buy Irish resources out of my own pocket , as do most primary teachers .

fattymuatty · 06-02-2020 11:26PM

I pay a not inconsiderable sum in voluntary contributions yearly and give to fund raising events that my childrens gaelscoil hold every second week or at least it feels that way. Parents raised 80,000e for the school when it was getting a new school building. On top of that one generous parent donated 25,000e towards it.

I just did a rough calculation there and we must have given in the region of 4000e to the school since my children started there.

I'm not sure it counts as 'promoting' the irish language but certainly paying towards our childrens and other childrens irish education helps keep another generations knowledge of the language alive.

antodeco · 06-02-2020 11:27PM

Same as above. Kids in Gaelscoil. Do fund raising etc for them.

marieholmfan · 06-02-2020 11:28PM

kurtainsider wrote: »

Hello All
Can anyone state an instance where an individual or a company spent their own money promoting the Irish language? Are all promoters of Irish spending other peoples money on promoting it?

Honest question (but I have a hunch)

Bought monopoly Glor na Gael and Donal Dana.

biko · 06-02-2020 11:30PM

Allinall wrote: »

I’ve had a few pints in Club Chonradh na Gaeilge In Harcourt St. All paid with my own money.

Does that count?

Had a fair few jars in Áras na nGael in Dominick Street Lower.
Back in the day they wouldn't let you order in English.

Roadtoad · 06-02-2020 11:34PM

fattymuatty wrote: »

I pay a not inconsiderable sum in voluntary contributions yearly and give to fund raising events that my childrens gaelscoil hold every second week or at least it feels that way. Parents raised 80,000e for the school when it was getting a new school building. On top of that one generous parent donated 25,000e towards it.

I just did a rough calculation there and we must have given in the region of 4000e to the school since my children started there.

I'm not sure it counts as 'promoting' the irish language but certainly paying towards our childrens and other childrens irish education helps keep another generations knowledge of the language alive.

Mise agus Tusa, a Bheairín !

KaneToad · 06-02-2020 11:35PM

I spent my own money to go and see this show:

https://www.todayfm.com/podcasts/mario-39-s-sunday-roast/manchan-magan-talks-new-show-aran-agus-im-building-home

Not sure if that qualifies?

Bio Mech · 06-02-2020 11:44PM

I paid for a cupla focals one time.

ahnowbrowncow · 06-02-2020 11:53PM

byhookorbycrook wrote: »

I regularly buy Irish resources out of my own pocket , as do most primary teachers .

Doesn't count, flat rate expenses.

Upforthematch · 06-02-2020 11:58PM

Yeah, to me promoting the irish language means supporting businesses who provide goods and services as gaeilge.

Over the years I've bought plenty of irish books, cds, christmas cards, calendars, little things in lidl or dunnes with the cupla focal on them.

An siopa leabhar on Harcourt St. is a real gem, pop in for a browse sometime even if you've no irish, you'll get a warm welcome and see something interesting.

I'm not a teacher by the way so it's not for my job.

sasta le · 06-02-2020 11:59PM

Oh no that for us taxpayers to fund a hobby

Rufeo · 07-02-2020 12:14AM

Nope. But i would if it would actually make a difference.

No one's going to speak Irish unless they have to use it. I mean if the government said, right, look, all forms, all civil servants can only do their government business as Gaeilge, people would have to start to get it.

greencap · 07-02-2020 12:24AM

Nil spendigh me mo airgead ar an gaelige.
An bhfuil tu mentalacht.

Ta enough real bills agam.

Upforthematch · 07-02-2020 12:28AM

Rufeo wrote: »

No one's going to speak Irish unless they have to use it. I mean if the government said, right, look, all forms, all civil servants can only do their government business as Gaeilge, people would have to start to get it.

I like Irish but the notion that the government should do that just seems a bit mad to me. We're 99% native English speakers here!!

There are lots of bilingual people though, I don't think the progress made in this area in the last 30 years is appreciated.

whisky_galore · 07-02-2020 12:40AM

Rufeo wrote: »

Nope. But i would if it would actually make a difference.

No one's going to speak Irish unless they have to use it. I mean if the government said, right, look, all forms, all civil servants can only do their government business as Gaeilge, people would have to start to get it.

Just civil servants? The most intransigent shower in the country.
Have fun with their unions then.

byhookorbycrook · 07-02-2020 12:41AM

ahnowbrowncow wrote: »

Doesn't count, flat rate expenses.

It certainly does count , I spend far more than the flat rate expenses .

Nigel Fairservice · 07-02-2020 12:50AM

I spent about €1000 repeating Leaving Cert Irish when I was 30. I was interested in primary school teaching but only did pass Irish when I originally did my Leaving Cert. I was accepted to Hibernia but got a full time job before the course started and went with the job. I wish I went teaching now instead. I don't regret repeating Irish. It was very enjoyable. I went to a few conversational Irish courses in UCC as well. They were great too. It was a good environment for improving your Irish.

Palmaranel · 03-03-2020 10:10AM

I paid for a couple of blocks of classes at Conradh, probably €200 each? No particular reason, just wanted to see if I could like Irish after having disliked it at school level.

Turns out I liked it quite a lot! Flash forward a few years, €1500 spent resitting my Leaving Cert and interview for Primary Teaching masters this Thursday.

Like other posters I have bought bits and bobs from Siopa Leabhar - mainly birthday cards.

Lonesomerhodes · 03-03-2020 10:20AM

kurtainsider wrote: »

Hello All
Can anyone state an instance where an individual or a company spent their own money promoting the Irish language? Are all promoters of Irish spending other peoples money on promoting it?

Honest question (but I have a hunch)

Did a intermediate course on the Irish language few year ago. Japanese girl and French guy on it!.

I honestly believe you are more 'Irish' knowing the language than not knowing it.

All culture is originally rooted in language from poetry, to songs to ways of expressing ourselves etc.

It's also a beautiful ancient language. Far older and more beautiful than patched together languages like crappy English

I couldn't imagine not knowing it.

There is 2/3 people when they ring or text me insist on using Irish, all the time.

Insect Overlord · 03-03-2020 10:27AM

I once helped set up a website dedicated to the language. Similar structure to Boards.ie. Even got interviewed by the Limerick Leader to give it some extra publicity down here.

I paid for hosting for it for a while, but it couldn't compete with 'Gaeilge Amháin' and the 'Irish Language Learners Forum' Facebook, or, indeed, Twitter.

Woke Hogan · 03-03-2020 10:39AM

kurtainsider wrote: »

Hello All
Can anyone state an instance where an individual or a company spent their own money promoting the Irish language? Are all promoters of Irish spending other peoples money on promoting it?

Honest question (but I have a hunch)

It’s clearly not an honest question, you obviously have some sort of bone to pick with the government trying to promote the Irish language. You’re not fooling anyone, pal.

topper75 · 03-03-2020 11:04AM

Bíonn ár dteanga álainn á labhairt agam féin chomh minic agus is féidir.

Gach focal ó mo bhéal: saor in aisce €0.00

bladespin · 03-03-2020 11:13AM

Woke Hogan wrote: »

It’s clearly not an honest question, you obviously have some sort of bone to pick with the government trying to promote the Irish language. You’re not fooling anyone, pal.

I disagree (in a way), I've heard some battering on about the Irish language but know in my heart they wouldn't entertain the notion of actually investing in it's promotion, it's a question worth asking, fair play to those who have put their own monies in to something they believe in.

Greyfox · 03-03-2020 11:21AM

Lonesomerhodes wrote: »

I honestly believe you are more 'Irish' knowing the language than not knowing it.

All culture is originally rooted in language from poetry, to songs to ways of expressing ourselves etc.

It's also a beautiful ancient language. Far older and more beautiful than patched together languages like crappy English

Nonsense, it just makes you more Cultural but not more Irish. The Irish language is beautiful but I will always prefer the English language.

kurtainsider · 09-03-2020 02:33PM

Woke Hogan wrote: »

It’s clearly not an honest question, you obviously have some sort of bone to pick with the government trying to promote the Irish language. You’re not fooling anyone, pal.

OK - I'll ignore your peevish response to my honest question. Tell us how deep you dipped into your own pocket to promote the language then?

Woke Hogan · 09-03-2020 06:23PM

kurtainsider wrote: »

OK - I'll ignore your peevish response to my honest question. Tell us how deep you dipped into your own pocket to promote the language then?

To what end, exactly, would I answer that question?

Spanish Eyes · 09-03-2020 06:38PM

I speak it ok, but don't very often, there are not that many possibilities to do so unless you are with like minded people. And no I haven't paid anything apart through my taxes to the office of An Coimisineir Teanga.

Learning and speaking Gaeilge and having Gaelscoileanna is all very good.

When kids leave the Gael school, do they spread the word and speak it all the time? They do in my hat.

There will always be a whiff of Republicanism and all that entails around the Irish language. Outside of the Gael Schools I mean.

Sad but that's the view of many I know, plus the exclusion of many into Gael schools too who feel unable to participate.

Back of the bus or elitism or Republicanism. Take your pick. I say this as a lover of the Irish language.

Welsh model is good. Follow that.

kurtainsider · 09-03-2020 11:17PM

Woke Hogan wrote: »

To what end, exactly, would I answer that question?[/

Can't be doing with the petulance.

Anyone spent their own money promoting the Irish language?

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