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Why are Gaelscoils so popular with parents?(mod warning in op)

  • 11-05-2016 01:08AM
    #1
    bigpink
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,552 ✭✭✭


    Anyone else noticed this

    Mod-Like every other thread in AH about Irish and the language this has descended into a crapfest. Get it back on topic or it'll go the way of all the others.


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  • #2
    The Backwards Man
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,299 ✭✭✭✭The Backwards Man


    Ooooo wah, oooooo wah, ooooo wah, oooooo wah,
    ooooo wah, oooooo wah


  • #3
    Duckworth_Luas
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    Has it something to do with them having children?


  • #4
    greenflash
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 499 ✭✭greenflash


    At Gaelscoil Fiachra and Aoibheann won't have to mix with the potentially non white/Irish/Catholic children of immigrants.


  • #5
    legocrazy505
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    Probably for similar reasons Christians send kids to Christian schools.


  • #6
    Yurt2
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    Gotta imbue the childer with that requisite celtic soul.

    Really though, smaller class sizes, less *ahem* diverse clientele and has that air of upward mobility about it.


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  • #7
    emo72
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    greenflash wrote: »
    At Gaelscoil Fiachra and Aoibheann won't have to mix with with the potenrially non white/Irish/Catholic children of immigrants.

    i think thats it.


  • #8
    LightsStillOn
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    Back in my day we went to school in a hedge, and we were happier because of it!


  • #9
    Gatling
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    Better education ,smaller classes at least in our kids one .
    And kids love it
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  • #10
    Eugene Norman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,191 ✭✭✭Eugene Norman


    greenflash wrote: »
    At Gaelscoil Fiachra and Aoibheann won't have to mix with with the potenrially non white/Irish/Catholic children of immigrants.

    No reason anybody can't go to a gaelscoil of course.


  • #11
    Duckworth_Luas
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    Gatling wrote: »
    Better education ,smaller classes at least in our kids one .
    And kids love it
    Do you know the Hitlers?

    According to AH they send their kinder to a gaelscoil as well.


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  • #12
    greenflash
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    Eugene Norman wrote: »
    No reason anybody can't go to a gaelscoil of course.

    Apart from my unbaptised kids.


  • #13
    The Backwards Man
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    I dunno what it's like in the rest of the country, but the Protestant primary schools always produced the best Gaeilgeoirs in Donegal when I was young, probably still do.


    If you want to be a good Catholic, send your kid to a Protestant school.


  • #14
    Allyall
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    greenflash wrote: »
    At Gaelscoil Fiachra and Aoibheann won't have to mix with the potentially non white/Irish/Catholic children of immigrants.
    emo72 wrote: »
    i think thats it.


    More likely Jack and Diane.
    At least if they gave them Irish names they could pretend it's something they had always loved..


  • #15
    bigpink
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    Are they run private or fee based to have smaller class sizes?


  • #16
    MyPeopleDrankTheSoup
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    not that popular here in Ennis, just another average school. what part of the country OP?


  • #17
    Gatling
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    Allyall wrote: »
    More likely Jack and Diane.
    At least if they gave them Irish names they could pretend it's something they had always loved..

    He might be interested to read immigrant kids also attend gael scoils
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  • #18
    The Backwards Man
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    Allyall wrote: »
    More likely Jack and Diane.
    At least if they gave them Irish names they could pretend it's something they had always loved..
    Two American kids growing up in the heartland


  • #19
    bigpink
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    georgiecasey wrote: »
    not that popular here in Ennis, just another average school. what part of the country OP?

    Limerick just noticed after speaking with mainly mothers in a group im involved in


  • #20
    Eugene Norman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,191 ✭✭✭Eugene Norman


    greenflash wrote: »
    Apart from my unbaptised kids.

    Are you confusing gaelscoil with Catholic?


  • #21
    greenflash
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    Eugene Norman wrote: »
    Are you confusing gaelscoil with Catholic?

    Religion is the first question after name and address on the application form for the gaelscoil less than 100 metres from my house.


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  • #22
    Aint Eazy Being Cheezy
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    greenflash wrote: »
    At Gaelscoil Fiachra and Aoibheann won't have to mix with the potentially non white/Irish/Catholic children of immigrants.

    Nope.,There's a gaelscoil around the corner from me. I was greatly amused to see two little black kids out in the playground one day. Little Africans learning Irish...Deadly!


  • #23
    bigpink
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    Aint Eazy Being Cheezy wrote: »
    Nope.,There's a gaelscoil around the corner from me. I was greatly amused to see two little black kids out in the playground one day. Little Africans learning Irish...Deadly!

    Good to see


  • #24
    Eugene Norman
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    greenflash wrote: »
    Religion is the first question after name and address on the application form for the gaelscoil less than 100 metres from my house.

    Are you confusing a school 100M from your house with all gaelscoileanna?

    Maybe most are Catholic. Most English schools are Catholic, but it's not 100%.

    I'd get rid of religion from school though.


  • #25
    ballsymchugh
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    kids that can speak more than one language tend to pick up other languages easier later on in life.


  • #26
    greenflash
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    Eugene Norman wrote: »
    Are you confusing a school 100M from your house with all gaelscoileanna?

    No.


  • #27
    Eugene Norman
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    greenflash wrote: »
    No.

    Yes you were.


  • #28
    end of the road
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    greenflash wrote: »
    At Gaelscoil Fiachra and Aoibheann won't have to mix with the potentially non white/Irish/Catholic children of immigrants.

    and in a lot of cases both parents and children probably know nothing about catholicism. it's like those who are suddenly devout catholics when it comes to bashing immigrants
    "jay come in ta r country and tak awa ar catholicism"

    I'm very highly educated. I know words, i have the best words, nobody has better words then me.



  • #29
    mdwexford
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    Baffling how at this stage people would still send their kids to an Irish speaking school.


  • #30
    Tigger
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    mdwexford wrote: »
    Baffling how at this stage people would still send their kids to an Irish speaking school.

    Schools can't talk silly


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  • #31
    Skatedude
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    Dont know about gaelscoils, but i would have loved to learn irish in school years ago. We had many hours of irish classes, but were never taught irish. Seems such a shame .


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