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Essays and explainers on the Irish language.
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Aibítir na Gaeilge: The Irish Alphabet, Letter by Letter
Eighteen letters, five long vowels — and how each one sounds.
Read the story → Part 1 of 3Common Irish Words You Must Learn
The words that keep coming back — and a sensible order to learn them in.
Read the story → Part 2 of 3Understanding Irish: Sentence Structure
Three steps that unlock almost any simple Irish sentence.
Read the story → Part 3 of 3Essential Grammar Patterns
The ten patterns you will meet in your first weeks of Irish.
Read the story → OpinionWhy ChatGPT Won't Teach You Irish
What general AI assistants get right, where they get Irish wrong, and what to use instead.
Read the story →Irish Dialect Differences: Munster, Ulster, and Connacht
Understanding the nuances of the three main dialects.
Read the story →The "Fill-um" Factor: Why Irish Words Have That Extra Syllable
Learn about the epenthetic vowel.
Read the story →The Story Behind TREORAí
Why I Built an AI Tutor to Fix a Broken System.
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