Irish on Your Own
Last updated: 17.12.19
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Printed: 1998 Author: Eamon O'Donaill
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies ISBN: 084422619X
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A Self-Guided Course in the Irish Language
Audio Cassette: 264 pages, usually ships within 24 hours.
Amazon Review
Reviewer: Sheila Shigley from Madison, WI United States
This is an excellent course, and the one that finally broke me through to a higher plane of fluency in Irish. It is refreshingly modern, lively, and easier to listen to than many other Irish courses I've tried.
Don't be scared off by Irish spelling--it's actually very regular, once you get used to all the "h"s!
It is very, very important to spend a good deal of time listening to (and speaking) the material for each lesson BEFORE reading and writing it. Fortunately, this course is put together in a way that makes this possible--the English translations are given on the tape right along with the Irish, so there's no need to have your nose in the book all the time.
Listening and speaking the lesson FIRST will steer you around the eyes-glued-to-the-page pitfall that sabotages so many language learners. Learning without looking at the book might be unnerving at first, but it is well worth the effort. As your ears and brain do what they do best, your comprehension and conversational confidence will soar; learning by ear first is actually the most important step you can take towards becoming a strong reader and writer of Irish.
Ádh mór--good luck, and many thanks to Éamonn and Deirbhile for this wonderful course!