A chairde -
For those of you who own a copy of Teach Yourself Irish by Myles Dillon & Donncha Ó Cróinín, there's an opportunity coming up whereby you might study along with others around the world, lesson-by-lesson, every two weeks.
To get in on the fun, join the following Yahoo group:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TYIMunster Here's a quote from the group's welcome message:
"Welcome to TYIMunster. This group is for those wanting to learn Munster Irish and uses the old Teach Yourself Irish book by Donncha Ó Croinín and Myles Dillon. The book is based on Irish as spoken in West Cork and, with a few minor differences, in Kerry. This is a slightly different form of Irish to that taught in the new TYI by Ó Sé and Shiels, which is standard Irish. It is also a different form of Irish to that taught by Ó Siadhail's book Learning Irish which teaches Cois Fhairrge, Co. Galway, Irish, or Now You're Talking/Irish On your Own which teaches Donegal Irish. This is not a place to argue which is the best form of Irish.
The plan is to go through the book completing one chapter roughly every 2 weeks. For some chapters that will be more than enough time, for others we may have to agree on a longer time to complete the chapter. We are able to vary the speed according to the needs of the group. I hope you will enjoy learning Irish."
