XPost: soc.culture.irish, ie.general, soc.culture.scottish   
   From: micheil@shaw.ca   
      
   On 7 Jan 2007 18:53:02 -0800, "DJ Spider"    
   wrote:   
      
   >As an English man in Ireland, I find the gaelic language very   
   >interesting. I have even listened to the gaelic TV and radio stations.   
   >It sounds a very tricky language to learn as to me there seems to be no   
   >logic in the words. Whenever me and the G/F are in the car I am always   
   >guessing the places on the reg plates!   
   >   
   >Her grasp of gaelic is pretty negliable as she never paid attention in   
   >class. What I do find is some places sound simular in irish as they do   
   >in english, but what's with places like wicklow? the gaelic for that is   
   >totally different!   
   >   
   >But seriously I think it is good to keep the old languages alive, I   
   >used to live close to wales in the UK and I once went fishing and it   
   >was wonderful to go past a school and hear all the kids speaking welsh.   
   >   
   >But I think welsh is more widely spoken than other languages like   
   >gaelic or scots gaelic. I notice some of the words and saying in   
   >ireland are 'borrowed' from the scots or even the english, (heaven   
   >forbid!) But all in all I like the idea of a country having it's own   
   >language and expected to hear it more here. I have yet to hear someone   
   >speaking it at all yet, and I have been over to the outskirts of Mayo!   
   >   
   >Lets keep the traditions alive, I am slowing picking up irish words and   
   >sayings, like locked, banne, wouldn't mind you, your bold, press, etc   
   >and my G/F is picking up my english words! I was born in essex, but   
   >grew up in cheltenham, (home of the gold cup races) also I was adopted   
   >at the age of 6 weeks, but was told my natural mother was from galway   
   >and my father was from berlin. I always warned kids who picked on me my   
   >parents were from the most fiesty countries in europe, do don't mess   
   >with me!   
   >   
   >Anyway thanks for reading my waffle, has anyone got any chocolate   
   >sauce?   
   >   
   >Take it sleazy!   
      
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