The Irish language in American universities has been given a boost with a hefty increase in funding from the Irish government, and opportunities for Irish language learning in Ireland. Irish language ...

Every Thursday, I give God. I agonized over writing that sentence, the first in the college essay about studying Irish that I was convinced would determine my future. I was applying early decision to ...

Jim Flanagan, right, a native of Ballyvourney in the West Cork Gaeltacht, Ireland, leads an Irish language workshop in a classroom at Butte Central High School Friday morning during the An Ri Ra ...

Claire Nance does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

My mother achieved real competence in Irish, and then gradually lost it. Her exertions were motivated by unrequited love, her ambitions, and even her politics. After she died, I found all these great ...