Season 3, Episode 6: The ‘Youth Engagement in European Language Preservation’ Project and the Irish-Language Summer Colleges featuring Máire McCafferty

Celtic Students Podcast

San eipeasóid seo, labhraíonn Alexandra Philbin le Máire McCafferty, scoláire dochtúireachta i Scoil na Gaeilge, an Léinn Cheiltigh agus an Bhéaloidis, an Coláiste Ollscoile, Baile Átha Cliath. Is cuid den tionscadal ‘Rannpháirtíocht na nÓg i gCaomhnú Teangacha Eorpacha’ é taighde Mháire agus díríonn sí ar stair na gcoláistí samhraidh Gaeilge in Éirinn. Sa chéad chuid den agallamh (i mBéarla), déanann Máire cur síos ar an obair atá ar siúl sa tionscadal i gcoitinne, a bhaineann leis an nGaeilge, an mBreatnais agus an gCatalóinis. Sa dara cuid den agallamh (i nGaeilge), pléann Máire a cuid taighde ar na coláistí samhraidh agus a taithí mar scoláire dochtúireachta.

In this episode, Alexandra Philbin speaks to Máire McCafferty, a PhD student at the School of Irish, Celtic Studies and Folklore, University College Dublin. Máire’s research is part of the project ‘Youth Engagement in European Language Preservation’ and focuses on the history of the Irish-language colleges in Ireland. In the first part of the interview (in English), Máire describes the work going on as part of the overall project relating to Irish, Welsh and Catalan. In the second part (in Irish), Máire discusses her research on Irish-language colleges and her experiences as a PhD student.

This episode was recorded in May 2022.

Host: Alexandra Philbin

Guest: Máire McCafferty

Languages: Irish and English

Music: “Kesh Jig, Leitrim Fancy” by Sláinte, CC BY-SA 3.0 US (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/us/), available from freemusicarchive.org.

Links to initiatives, organisations and people mentioned in the episode:

Scoil na Gaeilge, an Léinn Cheiltigh agus an Bhéaloidis, an Coláiste Ollscoile, Baile Átha Cliath | School of Irish, Celtic Studies and Folklore, University College Dublin

Rannpháirtíocht na nÓg i gCaomhnú Teangacha Eorpacha | Youth Engagement in European Language Preservation

An fhoireann taighde | The research team

Comhdháil ar Rannpháirtíocht na nDéagóirí i Mionteangacha agus i dTeangacha Réigiúnacha (Márta 11-12, 2022) | Conference on Youth Engagement in Minority and Regional Languages (March 11-12, 2022)

S4C

An Claidheamh Soluis

Coiste na bPáistí

Scoil na Leanaí, Coláiste na Rinne

Twitter an tionscadail | The project's Twitter - @LanguagesYouth