Irish Language

Fáilte – this means Welcome in Irish and during your stay in Dublin, Ireland you will find this word everywhere as we are a very warm and welcoming nation of people.

English is the main language always spoken in Ireland, however we do have our very own Gaelic language and as a nation we like to use it as well as English in at least some signage throughout our country.

Fáilte (welcome) you will find written at the entrance to many public buildings, restraunts and shops, maybe on a sign, door or perhaps on the floor as you enter, but the most important message is that in Ireland we welcome you.

On toilet doors you may find the words; Fir which means Men and Mná which means Women, but often they have both English and Irish language or male/female symbols.

It is very un-likely that anyone will speak to you in the street or a shop in Gaelic, everyone uses English. Only about 10,000 people use it as their first spoken language and they are predominantly in smaller rural communities on the west coast of Ireland.

You will also find that large worldwide company brands use Gaelic in their signs around Ireland. Companies such as McDonalds use the Irish welcome Fáilte as they integrate thie retraunts within our culture. You may find the same use of two languages in your country too.

During your stay with us we will teach you some of the basic words of Irish just for fun, we do this as many past students have told us that they enjoyed this too.

We have found that our students have chosen English courses in Ireland because they are interested in our culture, and we certainly are pleased to teach them more about it.  We arrange trips to various cultural places of interest including the Dáil Éireann (The Irish Parliament building) and other historic buildings and places.

You can find many positive references to our Irish language and cultural education from past students who have visited and learnt on our English courses in Ireland within our testimonials pages.

When you choose The Bristow School in Ireland to learn English, be prepared to enjoy your course, be prepared to have fun learning, and be prepared to go home at the end with a good understanding of English and a few words from the Irish language too.

Contact us now to learn more and book your English Course in Ireland.

We look forward to saying Fáilte when you arrive!