Nuachtlitir Ghlór Uachtar Tíre Aibreán/ Bealtaine 2017

An GlórGlór Uachtar Tíre’s Newsletter April/May 2017

Ióga

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Beidh Josephine Dunbar/ Giuseppina

Siriu i mbun cúrsa 6 seachtaine de ióga trí

mheán na Gaeilge. Beidh an cúrsa

lonnaithe ag an bhialann i mBunscoil

Bheanna Boirche, Caisleán Uidhlín gach

Luan 9.30-11.00rn ag tósú ar an 8ú

Bealtaine. Beidh praghas £35 an chúrsa

ann. Beidh an cúrsa seo fóirsteanach fa

choinne daoine nach bhfuil táthaí ar bith

acu ar ióga nó Gaeilge roimhe.

Ióga

Through Irish

Josephine Dunbarr/ Giuseppina Siriu will

co-ordinate a Six week yoga course

through Irish in the canteen of Bunscoil

Bheanna Boirche, Castlewellan each

Monday 9.30am-11am commencing 8th

May. The course costs £35 for full 6

weeks. Novices to both yoga and Irish are

most welcome.

around the Murlough area in May, they will

be meeting up again at 11.00am outside

Dundrum’s Orange Hall on the Newcastle

Road. Everyone is most welcome. This is a

free event.

Grúpa Siúlóide

Beidh an Grúpa Siúlóide ag bualadh le chéile gach

Satharn i rith mí na Bealtaine (6ú, 13ú, 20ú agus

27ú), taobh amuigh de Mario’s Café, Caisleán

Uidhlín ag 10.45rn mar is gnáth go seachtainiúl.

Agus os rud é go mbeidh siúlóidí mí Bealtaine ar

fad thart faoi cheantair Dhún Droma, beidh siad ag

buaileadh le chéile arís ag 11.00rn taobh amuigh

den Halla Oráisteach Dhún Droma ar an Bhóthar

Chaisleán Nua. Beidh fáilte roimh chuile duine.

Seo imeacht saor in aisce.

Irish Language Easy Walking Group

The Walking Group will met each Saturday

throughout the month of May (6th, 13th, 20th and

27th) outside Mario’s Cafe, Castlewellan at

10.45am, as always. As the group will be walking

Thuas: Daoine a bhí páirteach i siúlóid i mí Iúil 2016

Above: People participating in a walk in July 2016

Picnic na Bealtaine/ May PicnicBeidh Picnic na Bealtaine atá urraithe ag Glor na nGael

ar siúl ar an Aoine, an 26ú Bealtaine idir 10.00rn-

11.30rn sa clós ag Bunscoil Bheanna Boirche. Ní

bheidh an Grúpa Tuismitheoirí agus Tachráin ar siúl in

Halla Áth Bhriain ar an lá seo. Táille: £2 isteach, beidh

fáilte roimh chuile duine.

The May Picnic sponsored by Glór na nGael will take

place on Friday, 26th May between 10.00am-11.30am

in Bunscoil Bheanna Boirche’s Play area. The Irish

language parent and toddler group in Bryansford will not

run that day. Cost: £2. Everyone welcome.

Dianchúrsa Fuaimniú GaeilgeSeo dianchúrsa ar leith; beidh sé fóirsteanch fa

choinne daoine le caighdeán éagsúlta; ó dhaoine líofa

go bun-fhoghlaimeoirí. Tá Gaeilge pléite sa chúrsa seo

ar dóigh úr i staidéar na Gaeilge de. Beidh na mic-

léinn in ann Gaeilge a léamh agus a fhuaimniú go

muníneach. Is conradh fíot-mhaith ar an airgead an

cúrsa seo; ta lón agus naíolann san áireamh sa

phraghas £10. caithfear d’áit a chur san áirithe.

Irish Pronunciation & Sounds CourseIrish Pronunciation and Sounds is an intensive course

with a difference; it caters for all abilities of Irish,

including those with advanced levels of Irish and

absolute beginners. The course introduces Irish in a

way that is not traditionally done here in Ireland where

we tend to commence with simple conversation. This

course will enable the students to read and pronounce

Irish with confidence. The course is excellent value as

lunch and crèche facilities are included in the £10 fee.

Booking essential.

Beidh Aclaí Abú, an cúrsa aclíochta is dulra

taobh amuigh fa choinne páistí

bunscoileanna a bhfuil Gaeilge ar a dtoil acu

ar siúl ar an tráthnóna den 9ú Meitheamh go dtí

De Domhnaigh an 11ú Meitheamh. Beidh paistí

ó Rang 4-Rang 7 in ann á fhreastail. Cuir sa

dialann é ach beidh tuilleadh eolas scaipfear

thart faoin na Bunscoileann gan mhoill.

Aclaí Abú, the outdoor pursuits course for primary

school age children with Irish will run between the

evening off 9th June and Sunday 11th June. Children

between P4-P7 will be able to attend this course.

Details are still being confirmed but please put it in

your diary. Information will be circulated around the

Gaelscoileanna presently.

Ar Clé: Cuid

de na pastí a

fhreastail Aclaí

Abú ’16

Left: Some of

the children

who attended

Aclaí Abú ‘16

Glór Uachtar Tíre’s Summer Scheme ‘17: 17th-21st July

Scéim Samhraidh ‘17 Ghlór Uachtar Tíre: 17ú-21ú Iúil

Oíche Airneáil: 30ú Meitheamh

Beidh Glór Uachtar Tíre ag eagrú óiche airneáil

ag Títhe Toim n’Tóraí ar an 30ú Meitheamh. Seo

oiché neamhfhoirmiúil shóisialta a bheas saor in

aisce agus oscailte do chuile duine. Beidh deis

ag daoine scéal a insint, amhráin a channadh,

dán a rá, damhsa a dhéanamh, iarr ar chupán

tae trí mheán na Geailge; cibé rud arbh fhearr

libh. Déanfar iarracht Gaeilge a labhairt ach ní

caithfear í a labhairt. Is maith an deis é seo faoi

choinne foghlaimeoirí Gaeilge. Beidh fáilte roimh

cách ann.

Informal social night open to all. The night will provide people with a chance to tell a story, sing a song,

recite a poem, dance; ask for a cup of tea in Irish; whatever you prefer. While it is hoped that those

attending will make an effort to speak Irish, fluency is by no means required and the evening will be a great

opportunity for all learners. Everyone is welcome to join Glór Uachtar Tíre’s Oíche Airneáil. It’s a free event.

Informal Social Night: 30th June

Glór Uachtar Tíre is organising an ‘oíche airneáil’

at Tory Bush Cottages on April 28th. This is an

Beidh Glór Uachtar Tíre ag eagrú Scéim Samhraidh 2017 idir 17ú-21ú Iúil. Beidh táille £45 an pháiste ar an

Scéim agus beidh lacáiste £40 fa choinne na foirmeacha atá istigh roimh 31ú Bealtaine nó fa choinne clann

le níos mó ná páiste amháin cláraithe. Beidh foirmeacha na scéime ar fáil ar suíomh greasáin agus

leathanach Facebook Ghlór Uachtar Tíre agus caithfear na foirmeacha líonta a fhágail ag Dún Eigse, 1 Br.

Bhaile Átha Cliath, Caisleán Uidhlín, BT31 9AG.

Glór Uachtar Tíre is currently organising

its 2017 Summer Scheme which will run

between 17th-21st July this year. The

Scheme will cost £45 per child with a

reduced fee of £40 per child for those

who submit their applications and

payment before May 31st and for those

with more than one child in the family

registered for the Scheme. The

Scheme’s forms are available to down-

load and print up from Glór Uachtar

Tíre’s web-site and Facebook page and

completed forms must be returned to

Dún Éigse/The Lodge, 1 Dublin Rd,

Castlewellan, BT31 9AG

Thuas: Ag déanamh smores

ag an Scéim Samhraidh ‘16.

Above: Making smores at the

2016 Summer Scheme Right: Lá Spóirt ag Sceim Samhraidh ’16

Ar Dheis: Sport’s Day at the 2016 Summer Scheme

Glór Uachtar Tíre

Dún Eigse / The Lodge

1, Dublin Rd, Castlewellan

Co Down, BT31 9AG

gloruachtartire@hotmail.co.uk

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Scoil Samhraidh Shéamuis Uí Neill 2017Beidh an fhéile bhliantiúil seo ar siúl idir an 14ú-16ú Iúil. Beidh sé

curtha ar fáil I gcomhoibriú leis an Fhéile Soma.

Tá coiste Ghlór Uachtar Tíre go fóill ag obair ar an chlár ama ach is

féidir a bheith ag dúil le ar a laghad dianchúrsa ar an Sathairn, an

15ú Iúil agus ceolchoirm spleodrach trí mheán na Gaeilge i rith na

deireadh seachtaine. Tuilleadh eolais le teacht . . .

Séamus O’Neill Summer School 2017This annual festival will run this year between 14th-17th July. It will

be presented in co-operation with the Soma Festival.

Glór Uachtar Tíre’s committee are currently working on the

festival’s time table but we can certain that the festival will include,

amongst other events and projects, an Irish language intensive

course and a concert that will get Castlewellan dancing trí mheán

na Gaeilge! More information to follow . . .

Ar dheis: Micheál D. Ó hUiginn

ag tabhairt duais Ghlór Uachtar

Tíre do Fhrainc Mac Cionnaith

ag comórtas Ghlór na nGael.

Right: Micheal D. Higgins

awarding Frainc Mac Cionnaith

from Glór Uachtar Tíre the award

for the Glór na nGael

competition.

An Barr ar chlé: Scaifte ag oíche Abair Amhrán i rith Seachtaun na Gaeilge

Top left: Some of the people who attended the Abair Amhrán night during

Irish Language Week.

Lár barr: Baill Chlub Óige le h-ealaíontóir graifítí, Emic.

Middle Top: Members of Youth Club with graffiti artist, Emic

Barr ar dheis: Léireadh de leabhair Gaeilge a cuireadh ar siúl ag

Leabharlann Chaisleán Uidhlín i rith Seachtain na Gaeilge.

Top right:Display of Irish language books in Castlewellan Library during Irish

Language Week. Let’s use them! Thíos: Mic-léinn ó Bhunscoil Bheanna

Boirche a bhí páirteach sa Chomórtas

Scoil Dramaíochta 2017.

Below: Pupils from Bunscoil Bheanna

Boirche who participated in 2017 Irish

Language Schools Drama Competition.

Bun ar Chlé: Keith Wilson ag déanamh coiscéim damhsa ag Oíche Airneáil

Mí Aibreáin.

Bottom Left: Keith Wilson dancing at April’s Oíche Airneail.