Maybe somebody from the East Coast can confirm this, but I have heard there are still some Gaelic speakers in Nova Scotia and the maritimes of Canada.
That is correct. See post #18.
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After a trip to Dublin a couple of years ago, I took an interest in learning something about Irish Gaelic. Found a computer program package called "Teach Me Irish" from a place called www.Linguashop.com that offered a CD ROM, and Audio CD and some other hints.
I didn't get too far into it because we moved. I did like one feature which allowed you to speak a word, and it showed visually how close your pronunciation was to the sample. You need a microphone with your computer, but I already had this from something else.
I'm sure this is not the best way to learn, but I've picked up some Italian, French and Dutch over here and studied German formally. So I wanted to learn a few words and phrases in Irish.
Perhaps some others have made efforts to learn Gaelic and can give recommendations on how to go about it?
When we were in Dingle, Ireland the signage is all in Gaelic and English (if you are lucky) and the residents of the near by towns still speak Gaelic as their primary language.
Originally Posted by Colin
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