Irish Class, May 11, 2009
Rang Gaeilge, 11ú lá Mí na Bealtaine
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Irish Class, May 4, 2009
Irish Class, May 4, 2009
Rang Gaeilge, 4ú lá Mí na Bealtaine
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There were four students present. All of us had been in the same section of
Saturday’s workshop. So the class was
devoted to a review of some of the topics presented there, linking them to what we had previously
discussed.
Administrivia
- No class 5/25
- Last Spring class at Central 6/1
- Winona 7/17-19
- First Fall class at Central 9/14
Verbal nouns
| Cloisim é | I hear it. | it/him |
| Chuala mé é | I heard it. | |
| Tá mé á chloisteáil. | I am hearing it. | |
| Tá sí cloiste agam. | I have heard it. | it/her |
| Tá sé le cloisteáil. | It is to be heard. |
See Basic
Irish, chapters 19 and 20, for more on the subject.
Bhí muid ag ól as píobán dóiteáin
Irish workshop
About to start Gaeltacht Minnesota‘s Spring workshop. My section will be taught by DG, who has taught my section at the Winona workshops the last two years. This should be good.
Got stuff done
I have done the first four of the items on Tuesday’s list of things to do after last weekend with colgaffneyis. Derusting the tools was not hard. Steel wool and oil sufficed for everything except the drawknife. A wire brush in an electric drill took care of that. Finishing the froe club was easy when I could hold it in the leg vise on my work bench and use one of the big drawknives I have here.
I still have to finish the Gaelic notes. Since Sunday I have found out something more about colgaffneyis war cry, “faugh a ballagh“, which to include. It solves a small mystery.
Irish Class, April 27, 2009
Getting back to normal
colgaffneyis stuff is out of our garage, and we have managed to get our stuff out of it as well. So we are able to put both cars in it. Still to do:
- Put away all the wool plaids that have been drying in the basement.
- Clean the rust off some of my tools that were caught in the rain at Mankato.
- Clear my workbench (At least far enough that I can use it).
- Finish the froe club that I made at Mankato. It is actually usable now, but the handle could use some more work.
- Revise the notes on Scottish and Irish Gaelic from my talk at Mankato. I was quite gratified by the interest shown by my fellow members. I will submit the notes to colgaffneyis newsletter and put them up on my website.
How long can you tread water?
We had a good night’s sleep. For me it was one of the best night’s sleep ever at a colgaffneyis event. We were woken by the breakfast bell at 8AM, followed immediately by loud thunderclaps. It has been raining hard ever since.
Fortunately, our site (Jack McGowan’s farm) has a lodge house which we are able to use. We have retreated there until the rain stops, or we have to pack and go home anyway. We have some indoor activities to keep us busy. E.g., I gave a brief talk on the Gaelic languages which was well received.
Irish Class, April 20, 2009
Irish Class, April 20, 2009
Rang Gaeilge, 20ú lá mí Aibreáin
Administration
- Winona Workshop: July 17-19
- Summer Classes:
- June 15, 29
- July 13, 27
- August 10, 24
Listening exercise
A lot done today
- A good day at work.
- A long walk at lunch hour.
- colgaffneyis dance group this evening.
- A little time on a woodworking project.
- Edited and posted my notes from last night’s Irish class. Sometimes I don’t get those up until Thursday or even Friday.
