Lenmcharristar 9,922 Posted February 10, 2020 Report Share Posted February 10, 2020 On 10/02/2020 at 22:00, jetro said: I agree with you, But not so close to running the country, and so publicly Atb j Expand They only interested in 2 things, United ireland and Irish language act Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lenmcharristar 9,922 Posted February 10, 2020 Report Share Posted February 10, 2020 On 10/02/2020 at 22:01, dogmandont said: That’s the way to do it len no half measures. Expand It’s only a northern flag, doesn’t mean I hate the Irish nationalists either or the Republic of Ireland as I don’t, I see myself as northern Irish British 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jetro 5,349 Posted February 10, 2020 Report Share Posted February 10, 2020 On 10/02/2020 at 22:02, Lenmcharristar said: They only interested in 2 things, United ireland and Irish language act Expand I'm a fluent irish speaker. It's my first language, speak it every day with everyone I meet. But outside my aera where I'm from, it's useless, because no one else can speak it. They be better off working on something else more worth while. Atb j 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lenmcharristar 9,922 Posted February 10, 2020 Report Share Posted February 10, 2020 On 10/02/2020 at 22:05, jetro said: I'm a fluent irish speaker. It's my first language, speak it every day with everyone I meet. But outside my aera where I'm from, it's useless, because no one else can speak it. They be better off working on something else more worth while. Atb j Expand But nobody has ever said they can’t learn it, it’s not illegal to learn so it’s a waste of money in my mind too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MH1 1,888 Posted February 10, 2020 Report Share Posted February 10, 2020 On 10/02/2020 at 22:05, jetro said: I'm a fluent irish speaker. It's my first language, speak it every day with everyone I meet. But outside my aera where I'm from, it's useless, because no one else can speak it. They be better off working on something else more worth while. Atb j Expand Is it not taught in schools like Welsh? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 47,963 Posted February 10, 2020 Report Share Posted February 10, 2020 On 10/02/2020 at 22:08, Lenmcharristar said: But nobody has ever said they can’t learn it, it’s not illegal to learn so it’s a waste of money in my mind too. Expand See, that I don’t agree with mate. My boy is obviously useless other than a few words but his teacher is pretty relaxed about him. However, I think it’s a fine and noble thing for a country to want to retain its culture and language and start with the youth......I only wish we did it in Britain. 3 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jetro 5,349 Posted February 10, 2020 Report Share Posted February 10, 2020 On 10/02/2020 at 22:12, MH1 said: Is it not taught in schools like Welsh? Expand Yes it is, Gale scoíls. All the schools around here, every thing is in irish, everyone here speaks irish. I'm not talking for the whole country, just where i am. But irish is taught, but there talk of striking it off the books. Atb j 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jetro 5,349 Posted February 10, 2020 Report Share Posted February 10, 2020 On 10/02/2020 at 22:12, WILF said: See, that I don’t agree with mate. My boy is obviously useless other than a few words but his teacher is pretty relaxed about him. However, I think it’s a fine and noble thing for a country to want to retain its culture and language and start with the youth......I only wish we did it in Britain. Expand Did you know that the Germans if it easier to learn irish than English. Thsts what a few Germans told me anyway. Any j Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lenmcharristar 9,922 Posted February 10, 2020 Report Share Posted February 10, 2020 On 10/02/2020 at 22:12, WILF said: See, that I don’t agree with mate. My boy is obviously useless other than a few words but his teacher is pretty relaxed about him. However, I think it’s a fine and noble thing for a country to want to retain its culture and language and start with the youth......I only wish we did it in Britain. Expand Wilf up here in Belfast we were taught french and the only use I’ve had for it was helping the younger pass her GCSEs thats it, I know what you mean by keeping the countries past alive but Irish galic is spoken nowhere other that Ireland, it’s not gona be any use in business internationally other that selling pocheen 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 47,963 Posted February 10, 2020 Report Share Posted February 10, 2020 On 10/02/2020 at 22:15, jetro said: Yes it is, Gale scoíls. All the schools around here, every thing is in irish, everyone here speaks irish. I'm not talking for the whole country, just where i am. But irish is taught, but there talk of striking it off the books. Atb j Expand I hope they don’t mate, one thing Ireland could certainly teach the UK is how to embrace and cherish its culture. Flags flying outside the schools, history of its nation and its language. No greater thing for a people to learn 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lenmcharristar 9,922 Posted February 10, 2020 Report Share Posted February 10, 2020 On 10/02/2020 at 22:18, WILF said: I hope they don’t mate, one thing Ireland could certainly teach the UK is how to embrace and cherish its culture. Flags flying outside the schools, history of its nation and its language. No greater thing for a people to learn Expand I’d rather my kids be taught Irish than the language of poofy lgbtrsturbo freaks 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 47,963 Posted February 10, 2020 Report Share Posted February 10, 2020 On 10/02/2020 at 22:17, Lenmcharristar said: Wilf up here in Belfast we were taught french and the only use I’ve had for it was helping the younger pass her GCSEs thats it, I know what you mean by keeping the countries past alive but Irish galic is spoken nowhere other that Ireland, it’s not gona be any use in business internationally other that selling pocheen Expand Somethings have a value mate, your roots are one matter imho......bollocks to what anyone else is doing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jetro 5,349 Posted February 10, 2020 Report Share Posted February 10, 2020 I have to agree with wilf. Once you loose your culture and tradition, you have lost your identity. Our language is over a millennia old, in one forum or another, it would be a shame to loose it. Atb j 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chid 6,619 Posted February 10, 2020 Report Share Posted February 10, 2020 On 10/02/2020 at 21:20, dogmandont said: Your one or the other wilf in my opinion, either you’re Irish or British fcuk that sitting on the fence malarkey and nail your colours to the mast. Expand I get called a bigot for doing that Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dogmandont 9,963 Posted February 10, 2020 Report Share Posted February 10, 2020 On 10/02/2020 at 22:17, Lenmcharristar said: Wilf up here in Belfast we were taught french and the only use I’ve had for it was helping the younger pass her GCSEs thats it, I know what you mean by keeping the countries past alive but Irish galic is spoken nowhere other that Ireland, it’s not gona be any use in business internationally other that selling pocheen Expand I’ve a few friends fluent in Irish and my brother being another can’t see a problem with it myself len, it’s or heritage and culture. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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