Irish Language Week 2021

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Seachtain na Gaeilge 2021
Fáilte!
Déantar ceiliúradh ar
Sheachtain na Gaeilge gach
bliain ó 1ú – 17ú Márta.
Bunaíodh an fhéile don chéad
uair in 1902 agus tá sí anois
ar an fhéile idirnáisiúnta is mó
a dhéanann ceiliúradh ar an
Ghaeilge. Déantar ceiliúradh
ar Sheachtain na Gaeilge ag
pobail fud fad an domhain
anois.
Cruthaíonn Seachtain na Gaeilge
deiseanna do dhaoine an Ghaeilge
a úsáid agus sult a bhaint aisti agus i
mbliana, tá muid ag obair i bpáirtíocht
le rannpháirtithe i bpobal na Gaeilge
fud fad na cathrach agus an cheantair
le clár imeachtaí uathúil ar líne a
chruthú a dhéanann ceiliúradh ar
an Ghaeilge mar chuid d’oidhreacht
roinnte an cheantair.
Tá eolas faoi imeachtaí san
Iarthuaisceart sa chlár i mbliana,
imeachtaí atá á reáchtáil ag ár
gcomhpháirtí, Comhairle Chontae
Dhún na Gall san áireamh agus sonraí
faoi imeachtaí atá á reáchtáil ag an
phobal áitiúil. Cionas go bhfuil na
himeachtaí ar fad ar líne i mbliana, tá
deiseanna iomadúla ann do dhaoine
an teanga a fhoghlaim agus a úsáid.
Tá rannpháirtíocht ag croí Sheachtain
na Gaeilge, mar sin logáil isteach,
bí páirteach agus bain sult as clár
imeachtaí ina bhfuil rud ann go gach
uile duine!
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Comhairle Chathair Dhoire agus Cheantar an tSratha Báin
Derry City and Strabane District Council
Tuilleadh eolais | Further information:
gaeilge@derrystrabane.com
Irish Language Week 2021
Welcome!
Irish Language Week is
celebrated each year from 1st
– 17th March. First established
in 1902 the festival has grown
to become the largest annual
international celebration of
the Irish language and is now
celebrated by communities
across the globe.
Irish Language Week aims to create
opportunities for people to use and
enjoy the Irish language, and this year
we’ve been working with partners in
the Irish language community across
the city and district, to create a unique
programme of online events which
celebrate the Irish language as part of
the shared heritage of the region.
This year’s programme also contains
information about events in the wider
North West region, including events
being run by our partner organisation
Donegal County Council and details
about events which are being run by
the local community. And as all of
this year’s events are online there are
countless opportunities for people
to learn, engage with and use the
language.
Irish Language Week is all about
participation, so log on, join in and
enjoy a programme of events which
has something for everyone!
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Fís-sheoladh
Sheachtain na Gaeilge
4 Luan 1 Márta 2021
4 1pm, Facebook
Fís-Sheoladh Sheachtain na Gaeilge
An Ghaeilge san Iarthuaisceart:
Seolfar Seachtain na Gaeilge 2021
le blasfhíseán speisialta a táirgeadh
i gcomhar lenár gcomhpháirtithe i
gComhairle Chontae Dhún na nGall.
Blaiseadh beag d’imeachtaí an chláir
mar aon le focail spreagtha ó phobal
na Gaeilge maidir le tábhacht na
féile do chur chun cinn na teanga sa
cheantar.
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foramphobalnagaeilge
Irish Language Week
Video Launch
4 Monday 1 March 2021
4 1pm, Facebook
Irish Language Week Video Launch
The Irish language in the North West:
A short video taster of what’s planned
across the North West to celebrate
Irish Language Week featuring
information about events and words
of encouragement from the Irish
language community about the
importance of Irish Language Week for
the promotion of the language in the
region.
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foramphobalnagaeilge
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Lúcháir Leabhar:
Lá Domhanda na Leabhar
4 Déardaoin 4 Márta 2021
4 Na Cailleacha (Roald Dahl)
4 12pm: Na 10 rud is fearr liom faoi leabhair
Lúcháir Leabhar:
World Book Day 2021
4 Thursday 4 March 2021
4 10am: The Witches (Roald Dahl)
4 12pm: 10 Things I Love About Books
Tá Lá Domhanda na Leabhar ainmnithe
ag UNESCO mar lá ceiliúrtha domhanda
ar leabhair agus ar an léitheoireacht.
Déanann Comhairle Chathair Dhoire
agus Cheantar an tSratha Báin ceiliúradh
ar an lá le himeacht uathúil Gaeilge –
Lúcháir Leabhar (The Joy of Books) – a
dheánann ceiliúradh ar leabhair agus
léitheoireacht as Gaeilge i measc
daltaí gaelscoile.
World Book Day is designated by
UNESCO as a worldwide celebration of
books and reading. Each year Derry City
and Strabane District Council marks the
day with a unique Irish language event
- Lúcháir Leabhar (The Joy of Books) -
which celebrates books and reading in
the Irish language among primaryschool
audiences.
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I mbliana, sa chlár ar líne, beidh dhá fhíseán
de sheisiún scéalaíochta lán le spraoi ón
taibhealaíontóir agus scéalaí Gaeilge Cara
Ní Mhaonaigh aka Cara Park. Is féidir leis
na páistí gléasadh suas mar charachtair ón
leabhar is fearr leo mar a dhéanfadh siad dá
mbeadh siad ar scoil de ghnáth agus sult a
bhaint as na himeachtaí scéalaíochta a bheas
ar ár gcaineál Youtube ar a 10 am
agus 12 pm.
Beidh feachtas ar na meáin shóisialta againn
chomh maith le feasacht a ardú maidir le
luach leabhair agus léitheoireacht i saol na
bpáistí; beidh muid ag tabhairt cuireadh do
theaghlaigh grianghraif agus/nó físeán a
chur isteach ag léamh nó ag caint faoi na
leabhair Gaeilge is fearr leo agus ag úsáid na
haischlibeanna #anleabharisfearrliom agus
#roinndosceal.
https://tinyurl.com/gaeilge2021
Tuilleadh eolais:
gaeilge@derrystrabane.com
This year’s online programme features two
fun-filled Irish language video storytelling
sessions featuring the performance artist and
Irish language storyteller Cara Ní Mhaonaigh
aka Cara Park. Children can dress up for
the day as their favourite character as they
would normally do at school and enjoy the
storytelling events which premiere on our
YouTube channel at 10am and 12pm.
We will also be running a social media
campaign to raise awareness of the value
of books and reading in children’s lives; we
will be inviting families to submit photos and
videos of them reading and talking about
their favourite Irish language books using the
hashtags #anleabharisfearrliom (my favourite
book) and #roinndosceal (shareyourstory).
https://tinyurl.com/gaeilge2021
Further information:
gaeilge@derrystrabane.com
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Lá na bPobal Nua
4 Déardaoin 4 Márta 20214 11am – 1pm - Zoom
Tá pobal na Gaeilge fíoréagsúil agus ar Lá
na bPobal Nua, tá deis againn an teanga a
roinnt le pobail nua eile. Tá an t-imeacht
seo eagraithe i gcomhpháirtíocht ag
Comhairle Chathair Dhoire agus Cheantar
an tSratha Báin agus Comhairle Chontae
Dhún na nGall. Tabharfaidh an t-imeacht
seo cuireadh do réimse pobail ó chúlraí
chultúrtha éagsúla fud fad an Iarthuaiscirt
teacht chuig Blaschúrsa Gaeilge ar líne ,
áit a bhfoghlaimeoidh siad níos mó faoin
Ghaeilge agus deis tugtha dóibh bheith
páirteach i malartú chultúrtha fíorúil ag
roinnt focail, frásaí agus eolais faoina
dteangacha agus cúlraí chultúrtha féin.
I gcomhpháirtíocht le Comhairle Chontae
Dhún na nGall.
Tá an t-imeacht seo oscailte dár bpobail
nua agus dár bpobail mhionteangacha ó
fud fad an Iarthuaiscirt.
Ní mór clárú don imeacht.
gaeilge@derrystrabane.com
Day of New Communities
4 Thursday 4 March 20214 11am – 1pm, via Zoom
The Irish language community is diverse
and on Lá na bPobal Nua, we have
an opportunity to share the language
with other communities and with new
communities. This event, jointly organised
by Derry City and Strabane District Council
and Donegal County Council, will invite a
range of communities from a diverse range
of cultural backgrounds across the North
West to an online Irish language taster event
where they can learn more about the Irish
language and engage in a virtual cultural
exchange by sharing words, phrases and
information about their own languages and
cultural backgrounds.
In partnership with
Donegal County Council.
This event is open to our new communities
and to our minority language communities
across the North West.
Registration essential
gaeilge@derrystrabane.com
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Scéim an Fháinne
4 Céadaoin 10 Márta 2021
4 10:30am – 1:00pm
Tá Comhairle Chathair Dhoire agus
Cheantar an tSratha Báin tiomanta i
dtreo seirbhísí agus eolas i nGaeilge a
fhorbairt agus tá clár oiliúna Gaeilge
d’fhostaithe na Comhairle i bhfeidhm
anois le breis agus 10 mbliana
anuas. Tugtar deis d’fhostaithe na
Comhairle na scileanna teanga cuí
a fhoghlaim agus a fhorbairt ionas
gur féidir leo seirbhísí a chur ar fáil
trí mheán na Gaeilge. Tugann Scéim
an Fháinne deis don fhoireann dul
faoi scrúdú béil lena líofacht a mheas
i rith Sheachtain na Gaeilge agus is
spreagadh iontach é dóibh siúd atá ag
iarraidh monatóireacht a dhéanamh ar
a ndul chun cinn foghlama i dtreo na
líofachta.
Tá seo oscailte d’fhoireann
Comhairle Chathair Dhoire agus
Cheantar an tSratha Báin.
Tuilleadh eolais:
gaeilge@derrystrabane.com
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Scéim an Fháinne
4 Wednesday 10 March 2021
4 10:30am – 1:00pm
As part of its commitment to
improving access to services and
information in the Irish language, Derry
City and Strabane District Council has,
for more than 10 years, been running
an in-house Irish language learning
programme for staff which aims to
equip employees with the necessary
language skills to deliver services in the
medium of Irish. The Fáinne Scheme
allows staff the opportunity to undergo
an oral examination to assess their
fluency during Irish Language Week
and serves as a powerful motivator
to those who are keen to chart their
learning progress on their journey
towards fluency.
Open to staff at Derry City and Strabane
District Council.
Further information:
gaeilge@derrystrabane.com
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Lá Idirnáisiúnta na mBan
‘Ag Déanamh Ceiliúradh ar Mhná agus an Ghaeilge:
Dúshláin agus Deiseanna’
4 Luan 8 Márta 2021 4 I rith an lae ar YouTube agus Facebook
4 www.tinyrurl.com/gaeilge2021
4 www.facebook.com/foramphobalnagaeilge
Le ceiliúradh a dhéanamh ar Lá
Idirnáisiúnta na mBan agus Sheachtain
na Gaeilge 2021, cuirfidh Comhairle
Chathair Dhoire agus Cheantar an
tSratha Báin físbhlaganna i láthair ó mná
ó chúlraí éagsúla ag déanamh tagairt
do réimse leathan ábhair, cosúil leis
an fhéiniúlacht, cine agus ionadaíocht
agus ag amharc ar an téama do LIMB21
#ChooseToChallenge. Taispeánfaidh an
t-imeacht seo an éagsúlacht luachmhar
atá ar fáil i bpobal na Gaeilge agus beidh
deich gcainteoirí ann mar chuid den
imeacht ag caint ar a dtáithí féin maidir
le saol na mban, an Ghaeilge, cad é a
thugann inspioráid dóibh, cad iad na
dúshláin atá rompu, cad é atá foghlamtha
agus sáraithe acu agus cén chomhairle nó
táithí a roinnfeadh siad le mná nó daoine
eile go ginearálta. Beidh feachtas ar na
meáin shóisialta ag baint leis an imeacht
seo chomh maith a chuirfidh guthanna
éagsúla fud fad phobal na Gaeilge i láthair
agus ag tabhairt cuireadh dóibh siúd atá
páirteach san imeacht ar líne le taispéaint
an dóigh gur féidir le dúshlán a thiontú ina
deis. #dushlainagusdeiseanna.
I gcomhpháirtíocht le Comhairle Chontae
Dhún na nGall.
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International Women’s Day
‘Celebrating Women and the Irish Language:
Challenges and Opportunities’
4 Monday 8 March 2021 4 Throughout the day on YouTube and Facebook
4 www.tinyrurl.com/gaeilge2021
4 www.facebook.com/foramphobalnagaeilge
To jointly mark International Women’s
Day and Irish Language Week 2021, Derry
City and Strabane District Council will
showcase a range of vlogs video-shorts
in the Irish language featuring women
from a range of backgrounds reflecting
on a diverse range of subjects including
identity, race and representation,
and exploring the IWD21 theme
#ChooseToChallenge. This event will
showcase the rich diversity which exists
within the Irish language community and
will feature ten speakers each reflecting
on their experience of womanhood,
the Irish language, what inspires them,
what challenges they face, what they
have learnt and overcome, and what
advice, wisdom or experience can they
share with other women, and people in
general. The event will be accompanied
by a social media campaign which
showcases a range of different voices
within the Irish language community and
which invites those participating in the
event online to reflect on how challenge
can be transformed into opportunity
#dushlainagusdeiseanna. In
partnership with Donegal
County Council.
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Feasacht Teanga
d’Fhostaithe na Comhairle
4 Máirt 9 Márta 20214 11:00am, WebEx
Mar chuid de chlár imeachtaí leanúnach le
feasacht na foirne a ardú maidir le cúrsaí
teanga, tá Comhairle Chathair Dhoire agus
Cheantar an tSratha Báin ag cur Cúrsa
Feasachta Teanga ar líne ar fáil d’fhostaithe
na Comhairle, a chlúdóidh gnéithe cosúil le
bunús ár dteangacha dúchais – An Ghaeilge
agus an Ultais, crainn teaghlaigh teangacha,
ainmneacha teaghlaigh, gnásanna ainmnithe,
logainmneacha, an tionchar atá ag an
Ghaeilge ar Bhéarla na hÉireann agus an
comhthéacs reachtaíochta agus polasaithe
a thugann frámaíocht do Chomhairlí bheith
ag plé le pobail theangacha reigiúnacha agus
mionlacha.
Clárú riachtanach.
Tuilleadh eolais:
gaeilge@derrystrabane.com
Language Awareness
for Council Staff
4 Tuesday 9 March 20214 11:00am, WebEx
As part of an ongoing programme of events
to raise staff awareness of language matters,
Derry City and Strabane District Council
will offer an online Language Awareness
Course to Council employees which
covers areas as diverse as the origins of our
indigenous languages – Irish and Ulster-
Scots, language family trees, family names,
naming conventions, placenames, the
influence of the Irish language on Hiberno-
English and the legislative and policy context
which provides a framework for Councils to
engage with regional and minority language
communities.
Registration essential.
Further information:
gaeilge@derrystrabane.com
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Blaschúrsa
Ghaeilge
4 Déardaoin 11 Márta 2021
4 1pm
Intreoir soláimhsithe don Ghaeilge, ag
clúdach eochairfhocail agus frásaí le ligint
duit bunchomhrá a bheith agat as Gaeilge.
Treoraithe ag Oifigeach Gaeilge Comhairle
Chathair Dhoire agus Cheantar an tSratha
Báin – Erin Hamilton. Tá seo oscailte
d’fhostaithe Comhairle Chathair Dhoire agus
Cheantar an tSratha Báin.
Clárú riachtanach.
Tuilleadh eolais:
gaeilge@derrystrabane.com
Ní gá clárú
https://tinyurl.com/gaeilge2021
Irish Language
Taster Course
4 Thursday 11 March 2021
4 1pm
A bitesize introduction to the Irish language,
covering key words and phrases to allow
you to conduct a basic conversation in the
Irish language led by Derry City and Strabane
District Council’s Irish Language Officer –
Erin Hamilton. Open to staff at Derry City and
Strabane District Council.
Registration essential.
Further information:
gaeilge@derrystrabane.com
No registration required
https://tinyurl.com/gaeilge2021
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Lá na Meáin Shóisialta
4 Céadaoin 10 Márta 2021
Le ceiliúradh a dhéanamh ar Lá na Meáin Shóisialta
2021 spreagtar daoine fud fad an domhain an Ghaeilge
a úsáid ar gcuntais meáin shóisialta ag úsáis an aischlib
#LNMS21. Mar sin, is Cuma má tá tú ar Twitter,
Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat nó gach rud thuasluaite,
bain úsáid as cumhacht na cumarsáide ar an toirt leis an
Ghaeilge a roinnt fud fad an domhai
Social Media Day
4 Wednesday 10 March 2021
To mark Social Media Day 2021 people
across the globe are encouraged to
use the Irish language on their social
media accounts using the hashtag
#LNMS21. So whether you’re on
Twitter, Facebook, Instagram,
Snapchat or all of the above,
use the power of instant
communication to share
the Irish language
across the globe.
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Éirím Inniu
4 Céadaoin 17 Márta 2021
4 YouTube agus na Meáin Shóisialta
Le Lá Fhéile Pádraig 2021 agus deireadh Sheachtain na Gaeilge
2021 a mharcáil, tá Méara Chomhairle Chathair Dhoire agus
Cheantar an tSratha Báin, an Comhairleoir Brian Tierney
ag coimisiúniú píosa oibre úrnua a dhéanann ceiliúradh ar
Sheachtain na Gaeilge agus oidhreacht chruthaitheach Naomh
Pádraig do gach pobal anseo. Tabharfar cuireadh d’ealaíontóirí
trí fhógra oscailte le moltaí a chur isteach le píosa ealaíne
úrnua a fhorbairt bunaithe ar véarsa ó ‘Faeth Fiadh’, nó Lúireach
Phádraig a dhéanann tagairt don tsólás agus misneach atá le fáil
ón dúlra agus a gcruthaíonn teachtaireacht an dóchais in am an
dúshláin. Cuirfear an píosa ealaíne i láthair i rith Lá Fhéile Pádraig
agus ar ár gcaineál YouTube mar chuid de chlár na Comhairle
do Sheachtain na Gaeilge agus chlár La Fhéile Pádraig fud fad na
meáin shóisialta
I Arise Today
4 Wednesday 17 March 2021
4 YouTube and Social Media
To mark St Patrick’s Day 2021 and the culmination of Irish
Language Week 2021 the Mayor of Derry City and Strabane
District Council, Councillor Brian Tierney will commission an
original piece of work which celebrates Irish Language Week
and the creative legacy of St Patrick for all communities here.
Artists will be invited by open call to submit proposals to
develop a new and original artwork inspired by the ‘Cry of the
Deer’ verse, also known as St Patrick’s breastplate, which speaks
to theme of seeking solace and strength from the natural world,
and which evokes a message of hope in challenging times. The
completed artwork will be showcased throughout St Patrick’s
Day on our YouTube channel as part of the Council’s Irish
Language Week and St Patrick’s Day Spring Carnival Programme
and across our social media platforms
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Mo Cheol Thú
4 1-17 Márta 2021
4 YouTube agus na
Meáin Shóisialta
Is comórtas iontach agus úrnua é Mo Cheol
Thú a thugann cuireadh do Ghaeilgeoirí óga
sa cheantar Comhairle ar aois 18 mbliana
nó níos óige le hamhrán úrnua a scríobh
agus a chur isteach as Gaeilge le ceiliúradh a
dhéanamh ar an teanga i rith Sheachtain na
Gaeilge 2021. Roghnófar amhrán amháin mar
aintiún na féile agus déanfar é a roinnt fud fad na meáin shóisialta agus ar
YouTube i rith Sheachtain na Gaeilge. Cuirfidh muid na hamhráin is fearr
ó na daoine sa dara háit i láthair chomh maith. Le caoinmhaoiniú ó Ciste
21 – Ciste Tacaíochta do Sheachtain na Gaeilge riartha ag Conradh na
Gaeilge #mocheolthu# Tuilleadh eolais: gaeilge@derrystrabane.com
Mo Cheol Thú
4 1-17 March 2021 4 YouTube and Social Media
Mo Cheol Thú is an exciting new songwriting competition which invites
young Irish speakers in the Derry City and Strabane District Council
area aged 18 and under to write and submit an original song in Irish
to celebrate the Irish language within Irish Language Week 2021. One
winning song will be selected as a festival anthem and will be shared
across our social media platforms and on YouTube throughout Irish
Language Week. We will also feature the best songs by the
runners-up. Kindly supported by the Ciste21-Irish Language Week
Support Fund administered by Conradh na Gaeilge. #mocheolthu#
Further information: gaeilge@derrystrabane.com
www.facebook.com/foramphobalnagaeilge
https://tinyurl.com/gaeilge2021
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Imeachtaí an Phobail
Community Events
4Cultúrlann Uí Chanáin
Satharn 6 Márta | Saturday 6 March
12 pm – 2 pm - Zoom
Comhrá Pobail: An Ghaeilge i nDoire
Public Conversation: The Irish Language in Derry
Luan 8 Márta | Monday 8 March
1:15 pm - Zoom
‘The Gaeilge You Need to Know’ le Maeve Ní Dhuine
Satharn 13 Márta | Saturday 13 March
10 am – 3 pm - Zoom
Dianchúrsa an Chéid | Interactive one day Irish course
Satharn 13 Márta | Saturday 13 March
7 pm – 8pm – Facebook
Oíche Mhór SnaG 2021 le Emma Ní Fhíoruisce
agus Ciara Ní É
The Big Irish Language Week Night
with Emma Ní Fhíoruisce and Ciara Ní É
Tuilleadh eolais
Further Information:
www.culturlann.org
padraig@culturlann.org
www.facebook.com/culturlann
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