I have just joined a new group on Yahoo that focuses on Cork Irish. It is at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Muskerry/, but it has just started so I think it will be a few weeks before it really gets started. I'm helping out in a project to create a community-based verb spreadsheet of regular and irregular verbs in Standard and Cork Irish. Join the group if you're interested in Munster and let's discuss which resources to use. I plan to write many documents and spreadsheets for the Files section as a resource for people studying Cork Irish.

i thought it was called tyimunster?

Here's a link that describes a little bit about the (West) Muskerry, Irish-speaking area of Munster:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munster_Irish

http://www.musgrai.com/

and with sound!

http://www.musgrai.com/fuaim

Click on the titles

This seems to be the week for new study groups. Besides Kieran's Muskerry group and Mac Léinn's TYI(standard) group, we just heard of three more today via the Cois Fhairrge group:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/caintrosmuc
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/galwaylit
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/munsterlit

Something for every taste, it seems. Ulster lit, anyone?

Can I join Kieran? :)

The answer Posders is that the group I have joined is open to members, and so you can join. There is an essential difficulty in all studies of Munster Irish in that good textbooks are unavailable. I have heard of a book i bPoláinnis that is apparently a much better text for Munster Irish, but concentrates on Kerry Irish, and is, as I said in Polish. Then there is TYI by Dillons, and a number of resources (Teanga Bheo this and that etc). For one month the group is open to joiners and general discussion - my attention will be focused on drawing up CO-Munster-Connaught verb tables. Then when a large order of items including the Polish book arrives, I will take a look and decide if it is an appropriate text. If appropriate, I will assume the responsibility for making it easy for people to learn this variety of Irish, and will set a schedule, type up vocab sheets, grammar summaries, exercises, post answers etc - similar to the broad array of services that the Cois Fhairrge group learning Connaught Irish provides to their members (incl me). If I decide to use that text, I will provide sufficient resources that those who don't have the text will still be able to follow along. Otherwise we can use other texts, supplemented by my own research and notes. I will set the pace for the group and make sure people learn. The tone of the group will be studious. 10 people have joined so far.

Where is that book in Polish? I'd still give it a go!

Munster verbs are like, sooooo fashionable nowadays

Lughaidh, are you listening?

An Ghaeilge: Podręcznik języka irlandzkiego
By Aidan Doyle & Edmund Gussmann
http://www.poczytaj.pl/26244

Can anyone summarize briefly for an ignorant Munsterman how Ros Muc is different from Cois Fhairrge?

I know about "athair" pronounced [a:r`] in CF, but [ahir`] in RM. Anything else?

Scríobh Kieran:

For one month the group is open to joiners and general discussion - my attention will be focused on drawing up CO-Munster-Connaught verb tables. Then when a large order of items including the Polish book arrives, I will take a look and decide if it is an appropriate text. If appropriate, I will assume the responsibility for making it easy for people to learn this variety of Irish, and will set a schedule, type up vocab sheets, grammar summaries, exercises, post answers etc - similar to the broad array of services that the Cois Fhairrge group learning Connaught Irish provides to their members (incl me). If I decide to use that text, I will provide sufficient resources that those who don't have the text will still be able to follow along. Otherwise we can use other texts, supplemented by my own research and notes. I will set the pace for the group and make sure people learn.

You're a handy fellow to have around, a Kieran, doing all that work! The group's owner must be pleased to have you aboard.

If you ever decide to give up the Muskerry Irish, a Kieran, the Cois Fhairrge group could use your energy.

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If you ever decide to give up the Muskerry Irish, a Kieran, the Cois Fhairrge group could use your energy.

Ná bí id' ghadaí dosna daoinibh is fearr na Gaelainne na Mumhan, a Chionaoidh!

Do scríobh Róman:

Ná bí id' ghadaí dosna daoinibh is fearr na Gaelainne na Mumhan, a Chionaoidh!

Do chailleamair (sa ghrúpa CFh) fear mar ár gcara thuas anois díreach, aisteach go leor. Is ait an domhain é, nach ea?

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Do chailleamair (sa ghrúpa CFh) fear mar ár gcara thuas anois díreach

Cailleann éinne, mar sin aimsíonn éinne eile, an ea? nó Gaelainn na Mumhan abú!!!