Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann O'Neill-Malcom Branch |
The web site for the O'Neill-Malcom Branch of
Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann (CCE)
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| AN BHFUIL GAEILGE AGAT? | A 10-week intermediate-level course in Irish conversation offered at a central location in Falls Church, VA., with Dr. Cóilín Owens as instructor. The fee-based course is for persons who may have learned the language at home or in school/other classes and would like to refresh or improve upon their ability to speak it. It is not a basic course nor an introduction. Food and drink may be purchased at the location. Lots of fun. Please contact via email Griffin Crump or phone at 703-360-2569 for details. |
| Daltai na Gaeilge (Students of the Irish Language) |
Group sponsors Irish language immersion events in northeast USA, and have a helpful site for learners. (www.daltai.com) Special treats for St. Patrick's Day on this web site. |
| Irish Immersion Weekend | Details TBA |
| Microsoft Search in Irish Language |
Irish speakers will now be able to work more easily in their chosen language following the unveiling today of an Irish edition of the Microsoft search portal. MSN Search allows users search the Internet in Irish and follows the Microsoft move to make Windows XP and Office 2003 available in Irish this summer.
Microsoft also announced the introduction of Community Glossary, a key foundational reference for the work, today. The Community Glossary initiative allowed the Irish-speaking community the opportunity to make comments or contributions on the use of technical terminology. A key feature of the language pack is an Irish spell checker. Microsoft and Foras na Gaeilge undertook the full localisation, development and translation of over 600,000 terms across both products. Microsoft employees initially volunteered their time and expertise to do the localisation work that would enable versions of the product to be available in Irish. However, Microsoft subsequently used employee time from a number of different operations, in Ireland and Seattle, on developing the "Language Interface Packs". By Éanna Ó Caollaí Irish Times |