Irish Language Courses

Dátaí an Chúrsa 2025 – 2026:

• 26/10/2025 – 02/11/2025
• 04/01/2026 – 18/01/2026
• 29/03/2026 – 12/04/2026
• 03/05/2026 – 17/05/2026
• 17/05/2026 – 31/05/2026
• 28/06/2026 – 12/07/2026
• 09/08/2026 – 23/08/2026

Please note dates can be changed to suit groups and extra courses will be organised subject to demand.

Bíonn na cúrsaí ar siúl i gColáiste Chroí Mhuire, an mheánscoil áitiúil i mbaile an Spidéil agus ar champas Choláiste Chonnacht atá suite míle soir an bóthar ó shráidbhaile an Spidéil.
Courses run by Coláiste Naomh Éanna are held in  Coláiste Chroí Mhuire, the local secondary school and on the Coláiste Chonnacht campus which is located just a mile east of Spiddal Village.

Classes

Morning:

• Formal classes with emphasis on spoken Irish, grammar, culture and preparation for oral exam.

Afternoon events:

• Díospóireacht Topics will be on current affairs e.g. Oideachas, Oideachas Dara leibhéal, An Mhúinteoireacht, An Ghaeltacht, Daltaí le Riachtanais Speisialta,  Tábhacht an Spóirt sna scoileanna, tábhacht na timpeallachta, An Ghaeilge, An Teastas Sóisearach, An Ardteistiméireacht.

The aim of this task is to enhance vocabulary, phrases, sentence structure and the ability to discuss topics of interest relating to courses for student teachers.

• Cluichí Boird agus Cluichí Clóis.
• Cluichí faoi dhíon.

Creating a teaching aid using technology e.g. digital story (2nd / 3rd year students)

• Spóirt
• Sean-nós dancing and singing workshop
• Céilí dancing workshop

Evening:

• Quiz
• Céilí
• Song singing
• Drama

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Dátaí an Chúrsa 2025 – 2026:

• 26/10/2025 – 02/11/2025
• 15/02/2026 – 22/02/2026
• 29/03/2026 – 05/04/2026
• 28/06/2026 – 05/07/2026
• 05/07/2026 – 12/07/2026
• 09/08/2026 – 16/08/2026
• 16/08/2026 – 23/08/2026
• 25/10/2026 – 01/11/2026

All the course will cover SCG and OCG Syllabus.

Emphasis will be on the following:

• Spoken Irish, preparing and practicing for the Oral exam.
• Grammar, aural, translation and comprehension will be covered.
• There will be a session on preparation for the practical in the school – yearly scheme, weekly schemes and lesson plans. Samples will be given.
• Session on ‘An Tionscadal’ SCG. Sample projects given.
• Sample essays (SCG) and sample letters (OCG) will be given.
• All participants in the course will receive a link to a dropbox with a folder for each day of the course.
• All participants will also receive a folder with past papers with answers explained in English. All participants may call, text or email Máire right up to the time of the exam with questions and for support.
• All participants may send their schemes and lesson plans to Máire for correction and advice.
• There are recordings going with the Aural Past papers, the comprehensions, the translations and grammar.

Cost: The cost is €625 per week. This price includes all classes, full board accommodation with Bean an Tí, notes, answers to past papers, access to notes, past papers, sample schemes and lesson plans in a dropbox. All subjects covered during the course will be available in a dropbox until after the exam in April 2026.

• Recordings with most folders in dropbox.
• Access to the three courses done since July this year.
• All this enables candidates to study and learn independently.
• All recordings are done by Máire, working with SCG/OCG candidates since 2008. Also a primary school teacher/principal with a Masters degree in Teaching Methodologies of Languages.
• Please Note: All deposits are strictly non-refundable.
• You may do one, two or 3 weeks together.

B.Ed. and PME Primary School Student Teacher Courses are recognised for the SCG/OCG Gaeltacht courses. Please see dates.

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Dátaí an Chúrsa 2025 – 2026:

• 27/10/2025 – 31/11/2025
• 16/02/2026 – 20/02/2026
• 30/03/2026 – 03/04/2026
• 06/04/2026 – 10/04/2026
• 29/06/2026 – 03/07/2026
• 06/07/2026 – 10/07/2026
• 10/08/2026 – 14/08/2026
• 17/08/2026 – 21/08/2026
• 26/10/2026 – 30/10/2026

Price for course: €400 per week.
This fee covers classes only. Accommodation and tour extra. Courses will be provided subject to demand.

Course Content:

• Oral
• Translation
• Basic Grammar
• Comprehension

In addition to the classes:
Class material will be sent the day before arriving to the Gaeltacht.
Participants in the course will have access to a drop box with the following learning material:

• Sample questions and answers plus recording for the oral.
• Aistriúchán
• Gramadach / Grammar: All parts of grammar will be covered. (Everything explained in English).
• Léamhthuiscint / Comprehension
• Participants in the course may call, text or email any time with questions.
• Coláiste Naomh Éanna have based their course content for Beginners Level on the A1 and A2 TEG Syllabus

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Dátaí an Chúrsa 2025 – 2026:

• 27/10/2025 – 31/11/2025
• 16/02/2026 – 20/02/2026
• 30/03/2026 – 03/04/2026
• 06/04/2026 – 10/04/2026
• 29/06/2026 – 03/07/2026
• 06/07/2026 – 10/07/2026
• 10/08/2026 – 14/08/2026
• 17/08/2026 – 21/08/2026
• 26/10/2026 – 30/10/2026

Price for course: €400 per week. This fee covers classes only. Accommodation and tour extra. Courses will be provided subject to demand.

Course Content:

• Oral
• Practice for oral exam
• Translation
• Grammar
• All parts of grammar will be covered.
• Comprehension:
• Aiste / Essay
• Sample essays will be given

In addition to the classes: Class material will be sent the day before the course.
Participants in the course will have access to a drop box with the following learning material:

• Sample questions and answers plus recordings for the oral exam.
• Aistriúchán
• Gramadach / Grammar: All parts of grammar will be covered. (Everything explained in English).
• Léamhthuiscint / Comprehension
• Aiste / Essay: Sample essays (Explained in English).
• Participants in the course may call, text or email any time with questions.
• Coláiste Naomh Éanna have based their course content for Beginners Level on the A1 and A2 TEG Syllabus

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Price: €500
Price includes 20 online classes via ZOOM, access to a repository with study and learning material.
Covering Oral, aural, grammar, comprehension. Notes given for prose and poetry. Sample Essays given.

Course Content:

• Sample questions and answers for oral exam including pictures.
• Plenty of practice in reading and answering comprehensions from past leaving cert papers.
• Study of grammar with emphasis on recognizing the grammar parts that come up in the comprehension e.g. Briathar Saor; Aidiacht Bhriathra; Ainm Briathra; Tuiseal Ginideach Uatha; Tuiseal Ginideach Iolra.
• Plenty of practice in Aural Comprehension (Past papers).
• Link to a drop box with Sample essays; Sample answers to Prose and Poetry questions and answers to past leaving cert comprehension questions.
• Support and advise up to time of exam by phone, email or text.

N.B. Please note that there will be an English explanation with everything.

€500 will be the cost for the 20 online classes and the full fee of €500 must be paid on or before commencement of classes.

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Topaicí:

1. Mé Féin
2. M’Áit Dhúchais
3. Do Chuid Oideachais Bunscoile agus Meánscoile.
4. Múinteoirí a bhí agat.
5. Do chúrsa Céime: An chúis gur roghnaigh tú an cúrsa sin agus mar a chabhróidh sé leat don chúrsa máistreachta sa Mhúinteoireacht Bunscoile / Meánscoile.
6. An fáth nach ndearna tú an B.Ed. nó an B.A.
7. Aon taithí múinteoireachta atá agat.
8. Obair Dheonach
9. An fáth go bhfuil tú ag iarraidh a bheith i do mhúinteoir bunscoile nó meánscoile.
10. Tréithe riachtanacha i gcomhair múinteoireacht.
11. Aon obair dheonach a rinne tú nó a dhéanann tú.
12. Am Saor / Caitheamh Aimsire/ Spóirt / Siopadóireacht etc.
13. Léitheoireacht.
14. An Teilifís.
15. An Phictiúrlann.
16. Taisteal/Laethanta Saoire.
17. An Aimsir
18. An Ghaeilge agus An Ghaeltacht
19. An Cóibhid 19 Paindéim.
20. An Choláiste is rogha leat agus an fáth
21. Na Meáin Shóisialta.
22. Ceisteanna.
23. Pictiúir agus Rólphlé

(Please contact us about the availability of the course.)

Cost: €300

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• Preparation for interviews for principal and other teaching jobs
• Preparation for interview for admission to postgraduate teaching courses

Please contact us about the availability of the course.