Ceantar na n-Oileán: Summer Colleges

Coláiste Gharumna

Located in Halla Thír an Fhia, Coláiste Gharumna offers teachers who have trained abroad preparation for the Irish exam needed to obtain the Irish qualifiation.

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The primary aim of these courses is to help the students pass the S.C.G. Scrúdú Cáilíochta sa Ghaelige. All parts of the exam are covered. Courses range in length from one week to three weeks. As the students are staying with local families they get to experience using Irish as part of everyday life. Activities and outings are organised to ensure a memorable and rewarding stay.

Special courses are available for the O.C.G Oiriúnú le hAghaidh Cáilíochta sa Ghaelige, if there is a demand for it.

Directions

Take the R336 coast road from Galway, passing through Spiddal and on to Costello (Casla). Here you should pass Walsh's Service station (Texaco) on your right, take the next right. Sign will read Leitir Moír (Lettermore) 10km and Tir an Fhia (Tiernee) 13km. RTE Radio na Gaeltachta is on your right hand side as you follow the R374 to Lettermore. Continue on this road.

When you get to Lettermore, pass the shop's and the church, then continue on over the bridge. Pass the football pitch on your right, 200m beyond the pitch you will see a Business Industrial Estate on your left, turn in here. Follow the road round to the right, then turn right at the stop sign. There is a car park at the top of this road, turn right to enter into it. You are now at Halla Tir an Fhia where Colaiste Gharumna is based. The entrance is to the front of the building facing the Industrial Estate accross the road.

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Coláiste na nOileán

The centre is located in the village of Leitir Móir, 30 miles West of Galway City. Leitir Móir is on one of the Gaeltacht islands of Ceantar na nOileán in the heart of the Connemara Gaeltacht. Separated by the sea, but accessible by bridge, it is one of the last regions in Ireland where the Irish Language is still spoken as part of the daily life. The students will experience, therefore, the Irish language as a vibrant and living Community Language.

summer colleges

The primary aim of these courses is to help the students achieve an adequate fluency in the Irish language and a better understanding of life in the Gaeltacht. To ensure that parents and students get full value for money we shall insist on strict observance of our guidelines regarding the speaking of Irish throughout the course. Special help and encouragement will be given to students with little or no fluency in the language but a sincere effort can work wonders! Students who do not co-operate in this regard will be sent home without a refund of the fee as they deprive other students the opportunity of benefitting fully from the course.

Coláiste Spleodar

The aim of Spleodar is to develop an appreciation of Irish in teenagers and educate them in co-operation and leadership skills.

Spleodar Samhraidh teaches Irish through residential courses in the Connemara Gaeltacht, develops an appreciation of Irish, and educates teenagers in co-operation and leadership skills. There are both Junior and Senior Courses.

colaiste samhradh

		Summer Colleges
As Gaeilge		Coláiste Gharumna Located in Halla Thír an Fhia, Coláiste Gharumna offers teachers who have trained abroad preparation for the Irish exam needed to obtain the Irish qualifiation. The primary aim of these courses is to help the students pass the S.C.G. Scrúdú Cáilíochta sa Ghaelige. All parts of the exam are covered. Courses range in length from one week to three weeks. As the students are staying with local families they get to experience using Irish as part of everyday life. Activities and outings are organised to ensure a memorable and rewarding stay. Special courses are available for the O.C.G Oiriúnú le hAghaidh Cáilíochta sa Ghaelige, if there is a demand for it. Directions Take the R336 coast road from Galway, passing through Spiddal and on to Costello (Casla). Here you should pass Walsh's Service station (Texaco) on your right, take the next right. Sign will read Leitir Moír (Lettermore) 10km and Tir an Fhia (Tiernee) 13km. RTE Radio na Gaeltachta is on your right hand side as you follow the R374 to Lettermore. Continue on this road. When you get to Lettermore, pass the shop's and the church, then continue on over the bridge. Pass the football pitch on your right, 200m beyond the pitch you will see a Business Industrial Estate on your left, turn in here. Follow the road round to the right, then turn right at the stop sign. There is a car park at the top of this road, turn right to enter into it. You are now at Halla Tir an Fhia where Colaiste Gharumna is based. The entrance is to the front of the building facing the Industrial Estate accross the road. View Google Map Coláiste na nOileán The centre is located in the village of Leitir Móir, 30 miles West of Galway City. Leitir Móir is on one of the Gaeltacht islands of Ceantar na nOileán in the heart of the Connemara Gaeltacht. Separated by the sea, but accessible by bridge, it is one of the last regions in Ireland where the Irish Language is still spoken as part of the daily life. The students will experience, therefore, the Irish language as a vibrant and living Community Language. The primary aim of these courses is to help the students achieve an adequate fluency in the Irish language and a better understanding of life in the Gaeltacht. To ensure that parents and students get full value for money we shall insist on strict observance of our guidelines regarding the speaking of Irish throughout the course. Special help and encouragement will be given to students with little or no fluency in the language but a sincere effort can work wonders! Students who do not co-operate in this regard will be sent home without a refund of the fee as they deprive other students the opportunity of benefitting fully from the course. Coláiste Spleodar The aim of Spleodar is to develop an appreciation of Irish in teenagers and educate them in co-operation and leadership skills. Spleodar Samhraidh teaches Irish through residential courses in the Connemara Gaeltacht, develops an appreciation of Irish, and educates teenagers in co-operation and leadership skills. There are both Junior and Senior Courses.