MacDara Ó Conaola of An Chláir as Gaeilge brings you this week’s Macalla an Chláir column.

Dia dhaoibh a Chairde!

Tá súil agam that you are all go maith agus ag súil le Lá Fhéile Vailitín. One of the ceisteanna I get asked most is, ”How do you say ‘I love you’ in Irish?”. Well, as Gaeilge is one of most rómánsúil languages in the world we have a few different ways. ”Tá gean agam ort”, ”tá grá agam dhuit”, ”tá cion agam ort”, ‘tá mé i ngrá leat”. And I’m sure other dialects have their own ways of saying it too, my own native accent being of the Connacht variety.

An Clár as Gaeilge will resume Irish classes for adults in Cois na hAbhna this coming Dé Luain, an 13ú Feabhra. An 8-week programme at beginners/entry level, intermediate level, and improvers level. Beidh fáilte romhaibh!

To reserve a place and register, please contact us at:

Fón: 065-6864474

e-mail/r-phost: anclarasgaeilge@gmail.com

Lean ar na meáin-shóisialta muid ag @ClárAsGaeilge, Twitter, Facebook agus Instagram. Gaeilge is for all of us to enjoy!

Until next week / Go dtí an tseachtain seo chugainn, tógaigí go réidh é!

Imeachtaí/Events:

  • Cúl-chaint le Domhnall Ó Loingsigh chuile Dé Sathairn, ag 9am ar Clare FM
  • Ciorcal Comhrá san XPO, i gCill Iníne Baoith, chuile Dé Céadaoin ag 7.30pm
  • Rith le Ruairí, chuile Dé Máirt ag 7.30pm, ag Local Motion, Inis
  • Caint agus Comhrá, chuile Dé Luain ag 11am sa gCopper Jug, Dé Céadaoin ag 11am in Insomnia (Tesco), oíche Déardaoin sa Temple Gate (8pm), agus Dé Sathairn i nGlór, Inis, 11am-12pm
  • Scéalta agus Rannta le Chéile, chuile Dé Céadaoin i Leabharlann Shráid na Cathrach ó 10.30 – 11am, Saor in aisce / Free of charge

Gluais/Glossary (Irish/Gaeilge – English/Béarla):

ag súil le Lá Fhéile Vailitín – looking forward to St. Valentine’s Day

rómánsúil – romantic

tógaigí go réidh é – take it easy (you plural)

Related News

pexels-ingo-543605
Four deaths on Clare roads in 2025
Tom Micks Photography
Nollaig na mBan dinner adds to €14k Samaritans donation
pexels-cameramanic-35007721
Tommy Tiernan helps object to now withdrawed €1.4bn off-shore windfarm
ballyea church 1
Utter heartbreak as family lays 16-year old Clare student to rest
Latest News
cratloe v st josephs doora barefield 16-08-25 donagh vaughan 3
Donagh back for fifth season with beaten finalists Doora/Barefield
1 DSC_6461
Narrow defeat for Clare against All-Ireland champs Kerry
inagh kilnamona v cratloe 17-10-21 15 eugene cullinan
Cullinan making comeback as Inagh/Kilnamona manager
pexels-cameramanic-35007721
Tommy Tiernan helps object to now withdrawed €1.4bn off-shore windfarm
ballyea church 1
Utter heartbreak as family lays 16-year old Clare student to rest
Premium
Utter heartbreak as family lays 16-year old Clare student to rest
Madden’s men off to winning start in McGrath Cup
Clare make a winning start to 2026 season
Lynch adds Sixmilebridge Clare SHC winner to his Clooney/Quin management
Irish Open at Doonbeg 'really important' to set international tone as West Clare awaits funding package

Subscribe for just €3 per month

If you’re here, you care about County Clare. So do we. Did you rely on us for Covid-19 updates, follow our election coverage, or visit The Clare Echo every week for breaking news and sport? The Clare Echo invests in local journalism and we want to safeguard its future in our county. By becoming a subscriber you are supporting what we do, will receive access to all our premium articles and a better experience, while helping us improve our offering to you. Subscribe to clareecho.ie and get the first six months for just €3 a month (less than 75c per week), and thereafter €8 per month. Cancel anytime, limited time offer. T&Cs Apply. www.clareecho.ie.