Hi all! Noobie big time here, I have a driving desire to learn Gaelic but trip over it alot, and it hard to self teach. But, Im mainly of Irish/Scot/British descent and I love all things Irish and Celtic (is it ok to use the K- Keltic thing here?) and Im tryin' to teach myself Gaelic, and Ogham, as I am also into the Druidic thing also.

I am also writing a book, a fiction, LOTR style, in which my 'Ennish' elves are based on the Celts and they speak Gaelic as their language. I dont use Gaelic words proper, but rather an attempt at a phonic pronounciation key. I use this for my translations alot

http://www.abair.tcd.ie/?page=synthesis&lang=eng

But Im not sure how accurate it is. I have written one book, it has not gone to the publisher yet but I dont have long and I wont be able to make any changes to the limited Gaelic/Ennish I have in it now. Im working on the second book now, and will prolly ask for some pretty strange translations.

Im a wife and mother of two beautiful children, I live in the states. I had a Warmblood named 'Anamchara' (we all called her 'Chara') but she was hit by a car, I trained her in Gaelic and would speak to her in my limited Gaelic. I am looking for another horse now, and I want to train her as well, tho I may ask if I am pronouncing a few things properly first, as my original Gaelic teacher went to Dublin and we lost contact.



I want to thank all of you ahead of time for your patience, your knowledge, and your time in helping me!

Fearadh na fáilte isteach romhat a chara. Bain sult is greann as an chuideachta sa ghrúpa iontach seo !
The warmest welcome to you friend. Get enjoyment and humor from the company of this wonderful group here!

I am a learner for about 2 years AND just as importantly, I too drive horses. My main driver is an Irish Sport named "Bugs".
I drive single marathon and double marathon carriages around my ranch when I'm not studying Irish or working on a project.
I'm not as advanced as most of the people here, but there are some very professional translators here who have a thorough
command of the language. I like to bounce questions off of them frequently.

You will find it's a great place to give your Gaeilge (Irish) or Gáidhlig (Scottish Gaelic) a try,
Féabar Mac

Thank you! Bugs sounds fun! They had 'ring jousting' around here I wanted to get into, but I dont have a horse for it at the moment.

Fáilte romhat isteach, DarkChylde. I've seen you over at IGTF. Welcome to ILF.

I too love horses though I don't own one myself. If I did, I'd lean towards getting a Clydie myself. I'll have to get rich like Faber first.

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Múinteoir Gaeilge - Irish Teacher
My "specialty" is Connemara Irish, particularly Cois Fhairrge dialect, but I can also speak Ulster and Munster Irish with native-level pronunciation.
Is fearr Gaeilge ḃriste ná Béarla cliste, cinnte, aċ i ḃfad níos fearr aríst í Gaeilge ḃinn ḃeo na nGaeltaċtaí.
Gaeilge Chonnacht (GC), go háraid Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge (GCF), Gaeilic Uladh (GU), Gaelainn na Mumhan (GM), agus Gaeilge an Chaighdeáin Oifigiúil (CO).

It will be nice to see another writer here getting strange translations.

Do you have a literary agent or are you dealing with a publisher directly?

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I'm very much a beginner learner. Don't hesitate to correct me, as long as you explain why. This is how I learn best!

Dia duit, a DarkChylde. I've seen you over at IGTF. Fáilte to ILF. You'll see some familiar faces here.

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I am only a beginner. Please get confirmation before using any of my suggestions.

Thanks, Pennyrat! I love using what I have learned so far, and I enjoy the other things I have learned as well, perusing old posts.

I appreciate all there, and here!