http://talkirish.com/forums/32.aspxPlace to discuss what you've bought, where you bought it and what you think of it.enCommunityServer 2008 SP1 (Build: 30619.63)http://talkirish.com/forums/thread/16715.aspxThu, 30 Nov 2017 03:53:07 GMT0644754f-ff87-49dd-b5e3-0e104f790f4a:16715LauraHuntORI0http://talkirish.com/forums/thread/16715.aspxhttp://talkirish.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=32&PostID=16715<p>Try Desmond Maguire&#39;s Dual Language P&aacute;draic Pearse Short Stories.&nbsp;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>http://talkirish.com/forums/thread/9574.aspxThu, 21 Nov 2013 16:51:16 GMT0644754f-ff87-49dd-b5e3-0e104f790f4a:9574Dale D0http://talkirish.com/forums/thread/9574.aspxhttp://talkirish.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=32&PostID=9574<p>Well...I can&#39;t recommend anything in original Irish suitable for a beginner, although I&#39;ve seen a number of possibilities.&nbsp; I just haven&#39;t purchased anything!&nbsp; I do recommend <em>An Prionsa Beag</em>, which I have purchased, and it is a lot of fun to read.&nbsp; In general it follows the English translation fairly closely, but the Irish idioms are faithfully executed.</p> <p>As to other possibilities, might I recommend that you look around on <a href="http://www.leabhar.com">www.leabhar.com</a> as they feature a number of books for different levels of Irish learners.&nbsp; They also include some comic books!&nbsp; One that looks intriguing is called <em>An T&oacute;ra&iacute;ocht</em> which is a comic-book retelling of <em>T&oacute;ra&iacute;ocht Diarmad agus Grainne</em>.&nbsp; I have a published version of the story that a friend gave me when I was in Ireland in the &#39;70s, and it is a challenge to read.&nbsp; The comic version, based on the panels they show on their website, looks much simplified as a lot of the actions are visualized so you&#39;re mostly reading just dialog.&nbsp; Anyway, when you go to their <em>Siopa</em>/Shop link, they break down all their available offerings into categories, such as Children and Beginners, Teens and Adults, Comics, etc.&nbsp; I suspect you can probably find something of interest that would be useful.</p> <p><strong>Disclaimer:</strong>&nbsp; I am not in any way affiliated with <a href="http://www.leabhar.com">www.leabhar.com</a> or <em>Cl&oacute; Mhaigh Eo</em> so I cannot vouch for them, and on the other hand I&#39;m not remunerated in any way either.&nbsp; It does appear to me to be a good resource for getting Irish literature in appropriate levels.</p> <p>Dale D</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>http://talkirish.com/forums/thread/9573.aspxThu, 21 Nov 2013 14:42:31 GMT0644754f-ff87-49dd-b5e3-0e104f790f4a:9573toggobogay0http://talkirish.com/forums/thread/9573.aspxhttp://talkirish.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=32&PostID=9573<p>i&#39;m trying to learn irish on my own and would like to start reading a simple irish book. are there any recommendations?<br /><br />i would prefer text that was originally written in irish rather than something translated from another language. the little prince would be a fall-back option.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>