COUNTY Derry’s An Carn in Carn Tóchair near Maghera are organising an on-line crash course in Irish this weekend.
The Zoom course for adults streams this Friday (9th July) between 7.30pm and 9.30pm and on Saturday morning between 9.30am and 11.30am with five levels catered for - Beginners, Intermediate (upper and lower), Advanced as well as a cúrsa cruinnis.
Also coming up, on Monday 12 July, is Rith an Chairn, a 5km mountain run which attracts lots of people every year.
Registration for the run must be completed before 11th July at 12pm. NO registrations will be taken on the day of the race.
This year we have introduced chip timing with ChampionChip Ireland for all participants.
The event is followed by a family fun day with live Music
Bouncy Castles and a Climbing Wall.
For more information go to the An Carn Facebook page.
:: Fermanagh and Omagh District Council are offering a four-day course in Irish language and culture for Primary School teachers from Monday 16 August until Thursday 19 August in Strule Arts Centre, Omagh.
This course will teach participants basic Irish words and phrases and each teacher will be a given a book and CD to assist their learning.
The course will cost £30. This will include refreshments and a light lunch. Places on the course can be booked at bit.ly/StruleArtsIrishLanguage.
:: As mentioned before, a 3-day course for secondary school students will take place in the Strule Arts Centre, Omagh from this Wednesday 7th to Friday 9th.
For the second year in a row, Irish language courses will not be held in Gaeltacht summer colleges due to Covid 19 restrictions so FODC is providing this course to give local students a chance to improve their language skills at home.
In addition to attending classes each morning, students will have the opportunity to experience other aspects of Irish culture.
They will receive these at the workshops that will be available in storytelling, singing and dancing each afternoon.
The course will cost £20.
For more information contact Irish Language Officer, Kevin Goodwin at kevin.goodwin@fermanaghomagh.com.
