Resources
Library Catalogue
(coming soon)
The Library working group is responsible for the care and registration of books for the Gaeltacht collection - a reference collection, with historic books and textbooks, agus a lending collection of other Irish-language books.
As well, the Archive celebrates the history and members of our Gaeltacht, collecting and preserving their stories. The Archive also maintains material relating to the Irish Language in North America.
Language Dictionaries
Resource site for Irish speakers. Includes terminology lists, a repository of texts, and other resources.
Foras na Gaeilge's free New English-Irish Dictionary, launched in 2013.
Foras na Gaeilge’s Dictionary and Language Library, developed in parallel with the New English-Irish Dictionary project.
Irish Organisations
Glór na Gael
In 2014 Glór na nGael, established in 1961, was unveiled as one of six national Lead Organisations for the Irish language.
Glór na nGael was given responsibility for promoting Language in the Family Setting; Language in Business and Enterprise; and Language in Community Development.
Conradh
na Gaeilge
Conradh na Gaeilge’s main aim is to promote the use of Irish as the standard language in Ireland.
It has over 200 branches and individual members around the world that work hard to promote the use of Irish in their own areas.
Údarás na Gaeltachta
Údarás na Gaeltachta’s objective is to ensure that Irish remains the main communal language of the Gaeltacht and is passed on to future generations.
The Údarás endeavours to achieve that objective by funding and fostering a wide range of enterprise development and job creation initiatives and by supporting strategic language, cultural and community-based activities.
An tOireachtas
Oireachtas na Gaeilge is now a leading organization dedicated to opportunities for the use of Irish and the establishment of a network for the use of Irish.
Foras na Gaeilge
Foras na Gaeilge has a role in advising administrations, North and South, as well as public bodies and other groups in the private and voluntary sectors in all matters relating to the Irish language.
Irish-Canadian Organisations
Ottawa Irish Arts
Ottawa Irish Arts is an Irish cultural group focusing on music, dance and Irish language.
They are the Ottawa branch of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann, an international organization dedicated to the preservation and enjoyment of traditional Irish music, dance, language and culture.
Harp of Tara
Harp of Tara is dedicated to the CCÉ goals of promoting traditional Irish Language,
Music, and Dance..
They are the Kingston branch of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann, an international organization dedicated to the preservation and enjoyment of traditional Irish music, dance, language and culture.