The Hedge School - An Scoil Chois Claí: April 2008

Saturday, April 5, 2008

Irish Language Day - March 29th in IONA College, New Rochelle, NY.

A Chairde,
What a great day! Everything went well, even lunch was better this year. Wonderful teachers and lecturers, great booksales and raffle.
Thanks so much to all who helped make it work. Siobhán Shea, Naomi McCooe, Seán Feeney, Bernadette Broderick, Donncha Ó Cuinn, Maire and Colie O'Leary, Joan O'Connell, Una McGillicuddy, Brenda Ní Shuilleabháin, Mairéad McKendry, Elaine Ní Bhraonáin, Eibhín Zurell.

About An Scoil Chois Claí

An Scoil Chois Claí came about some years ago when a group of people who wanted to learn Irish and a couple of teachers who wanted to teach Irish came together, but we were homeless, hence the name. First meetings were in a diner but shortly thereafter the group was rescued from homelessness by Muiris Bric and The Kerry Association and given a roof in their lovely headquarters in Yonkers NY. A year later Brother Charles Quinn of Iona Collage, New Rochelle NY helped arrange shelter for the group on the Iona college campus which is where we have been located ever since, offering continuing education classes in four levels of Irish, in the La Penta building. We also have a celebration of the Irish Language every Spring in our Lá na Gaeilge, Irish Language Day, whichis usually held in April.
Brother Quinn sadly passed away in February, 2007, but we will always appreciate his assistance and his lifelong dedication to the Irish Language.

Múinteoirí - Current Teachers

Caoimhe Ní Bhaoill has over twenty years experience teaching Irish in the Irish School System and at Summer Colleges in Ireland. Her expertise includes modern and old Irish. She has been teaching Irish in New York for over 7 years.
Eibhlín Zurell has a long standing involvement with Daltaí na Gaeilge, in running the Irish Language immersion weekends and an annual immersion week. She has also been teaching Irish for over seventeen years in the tri-state area, and has been an invited teacher and speaker at Irish Language Events throughout the country.
Hilary Sweeney (de Bhál, bean Mhic Suibhne) has been teaching Irish in the NY area with Irish cultural organizations and with Daltaí na Gaeilge since 1999. She currently teaches Irish in the Irish Studies Program at New York University. She is frequently an invited teacher at Irish Language Events throughout the country. She writes the Irish Language Blog Hilary NY

The Hedge School - An Scoil Chois Claí

Saturday, April 5, 2008

Irish Language Day - March 29th in IONA College, New Rochelle, NY.

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