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Fáilte - Welcome!

Dia duit agus fáilte - Hello and welcome!

Apr 12 •

Briana Ní Loingsigh

In English

What It Takes to Learn Irish: Love, Loyalty, and Friendship

Somewhere in a dusty box in New Jersey is a fáinne - ring, so small that it won’t even fit on the tip of my pinky today.

Jun 11 •

Briana Ní Loingsigh

How to learn Irish when you’re not living in Ireland?

Irish Learner Support Group 1

Jun 4 •

Briana Ní Loingsigh

I Quit My Job and Discovered My Way of Life

A common thread through a lot of what I write is féiniúlacht - identity. The identity I got from my sinsir - ancestors, Polish and Irish.

May 28 •

Briana Ní Loingsigh

Learning to Pause - The Benefits of Breaks

I recently took a sos - break from Substack for a few weeks.

May 21 •

Briana Ní Loingsigh

As Gaeilge

Resources

What I learned from 1,800 days on Duolingo

Many people start their language journey with Duolingo.

Mar 22 •

Briana Ní Loingsigh

How to Actually Learn a Language in 2025

Many people view the new year as a fresh start.

Dec 28, 2024 •

Briana Ní Loingsigh

Irish Language Resource Masterlist

In my previous post, I made a tier list of some of the resources I’ve used to learn Irish.

Nov 30, 2024 •

Briana Ní Loingsigh

My Irish Language Resource Tier List

The best, the worst, and everything in between.

Nov 27, 2024 •

Briana Ní Loingsigh

How to Learn Irish

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