James McDonald

Film-maker, archivist, Gaeilgeoir.

[James McDonald @LordJamesMc]

@ImeldaOfficial @CnaG_LDN and @PopUpGLDN will hopefully be organising some pop up Gaeltacht picnics in London again soon.

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@GaelicVoices choir's next zoom rehearsal this Thursday night.

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@GaryDunne So sad to hear this news. What a unique character. ní bheidh a leithéid arís ann.

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Nuachtlitir: Gaelscoil Shathairn - https://t.co/xCxqAHXI0E

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@jackcantillon @LDNIrishCentre @GaryDunne @irishchaplaincy @NoraMulready is on the case with this too jack - through the @IrishElderlyAdv Worth connecting.

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@ella_hassett @CnaG_LDN GRMA a chara agus GRMMA as do chabhair féin le gach rud!

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This is an ideal event for anyone in London wanting to find out a little bit more about the Irish language. A perfect introduction to what’s going on with the language for children and adults both in Ireland and in the diaspora.

[Conradh na Gaeilge i Londain @CnaG_LDN]

Faigh do thicéad anois! Get your ticket now @AineGallagher3 #london #irish #comedy #StPatricksDay #gaeilge #GaeilgeLDN #SeachtainNaGaeilge #GaeltachtChoisTamaise
https://t.co/uNoUpcEDLf

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Nuachtlitir: Gaelscoil Shathairn - https://t.co/hfqXXcjTtG

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Nuachtlitir: Gaelscoil Shathairn - https://t.co/czwhj5nfC1

[Gaelic Voices @GaelicVoices]

Our choir's spring term starts this Thursday at the @LDNIrishCentre with a taster session for new singers. Come sing with us as #Gaeilge #GaeilgeLDN

https://t.co/j05x69Rcmk

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@Jonnyjamd I’ll swap you both for an ability to play the pipes.

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@MickNevin63 Beidh lá eile ar an bPaorach!

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The Gaelic Voices Choir starts a new term in a couple of weeks at the London Irish Centre in Camden.

This was one of the most beautiful things I was privileged to be part of last year so if you’re... https://t.co/GKJYF2uU46

[Conradh na Gaeilge ⭕️ @CnaG]

Comhghairdeas le #CultúrClub @CnaG_LDN #Londain, @CnaGAingil #LA & @JerseyIrishSoc #JerseyCI as ranganna #Gaeilge do pháistí an #diaspóra! 🎼☘️🎄🎅🏽

Living abroad & interested in free resources to help teach your children #Irish? See https://t.co/pTGA2M9EtA

@DeptAHG @GlobalIrish

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@KennysBookshop @futafata An Garbhán!

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@banagusdubh @Motherfocloir @hiberno_english Aontaím go hiomlán! A handful of us recently started a Saturday school and it’s already off to a flying start and growing. Let me know if you would like to get involved. We need lots more people and ideas to keep expanding. Tuilleadh eolais anseo: https://t.co/sjIsqsqLqA

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@Motherfocloir I’m raising my 3yo bilingually with Irish in London. Your posts got me thinking what an interesting @hiberno_english experiment this is, as he hardly ever hears it, but he often comes out with his own HE creations. Here are some examples I jotted down recently.

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@_EdwardJoseph Ah, of course! Never occurred to me.

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7 PS: Coincidentally ‘Béarla’ only started to mean English in the late 16th century (or Gall-Bhéarla as they called it at the time). Otherwise it just means speech eg. béarla na n-éan (the chatter of birds)

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6 And last but not least, for some bizarre reason he has always referred to English as ‘language’ even though he only hears it being called ‘English’ or ‘Béarla’.
Eg. “Does she speak Gaeilge and Language?”, “Is this the Irish version or the Language version”.