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Stephen Fry learning Irish to star in Ros Na Run

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  • #32
    chughes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,740 ✭✭✭chughes


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


  • #33
    Kimono-Girl
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,160 ✭✭✭Kimono-Girl


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


  • #34
    Rabble Rabble
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,367 ✭✭✭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...


  • #35
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 26,920 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


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

    I think you've gotten your people mixed up?


  • #36
    mike65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88,968 ✭✭✭✭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.


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  • #37
    tolosenc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,889 ✭✭✭tolosenc


    FatherLen wrote: »
    why french?

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


  • #38
    Pherekydes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 16,339 ✭✭✭✭Pherekydes


    FatherLen wrote: »
    why french?

    She's being pretentious.


  • #39
    Cú Giobach
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,772 ✭✭✭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.


  • #40
    sensibleken
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,650 ✭✭✭sensibleken


    phasers wrote: »
    Je n'aime pas Stephen Fry, il est un pretentious wanker

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


  • #41
    orourkeda
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,916 ✭✭✭✭orourkeda


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


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  • #42
    JerryHandbag
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,543 ✭✭✭JerryHandbag


    Will probably be something like this :D

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


    Without the american accent obviously


  • #43
    goose2005
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,798 ✭✭✭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.


  • #44
    charlemont
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,725 ✭✭✭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, :)


  • #45
    Holybejaysus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 415 ✭✭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....


  • #46
    4zn76tysfajdxp
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    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.


  • #47
    ascanbe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,089 ✭✭✭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.


  • #48
    topper75
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,942 ✭✭✭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.


  • #49
    cornbb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,790 ✭✭✭cornbb


    Fair play Stiofan.

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


  • #50
    FatherLen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,808 ✭✭✭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:


  • #51
    Hail 2 Da Thief
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,615 ✭✭✭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!


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  • #52
    DublinWriter
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    FatherLen wrote: »
    hector does not promote the irish language, he just makes it annoying :mad:

    Yes, considering Peig Sawyers was doing such a bang-up job.


  • #53
    DublinWriter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,599 ✭✭✭DublinWriter


    Hail 2 Da Thief wrote: »
    Not surprised by this. Fry loves a bit of craic :pac:
    Not as much as he loves a bit of Gaelic.

    Geddit? Shall I smack you over the head with it again?...


  • #54
    FouxDaFaFa
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,850 ✭✭✭FouxDaFaFa


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Any Galway boardsie's up for a daytrip out to there to try and meet him?
    I have a friend who works where they'll be filming. I may suddenly decide to pay her a surprise visit!


  • #55
    Cú Giobach
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,772 ✭✭✭Cú Giobach


    topper75 wrote: »
    Níl tuaraim dá laghad agam cad atá scríofa agat, ach tá cuma iontach ar aon nós.

    Go raibh maith agat, agus tá sé:

    "Sílim gur féidir níos mó daoine ábalta Polainnis a labhairt", as Polainnis.

    Ach, tá fhios agam níl sé sin fíor ;)


  • #56
    Holybejaysus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 415 ✭✭Holybejaysus


    Any idea when Shtevo will be on the telly box?


  • #57
    Cathaoirleach
    Closed Accounts Posts: 701 ✭✭✭Cathaoirleach


    Skip to 3:30

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUNYzfG0q7A


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