I’m back from a fantastic trip to the Pittsburgh Irish Fest. Took a carload of books to sell, met some wonderful people, and had a great time in Pittsburgh, the steel capital of the world! I'll be posting details soon. Hint: I love industrial design, gritty city life, and Andy Warhol!

Who needs a jetpack when you can time travel? Irish joy through music.
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Join me at the Rust Library, 380 Old Waterford Rd NW, Leesburg, VA on August 2, 2025 at 2 pm for a talk about my book In Search of Giants: the Quest to Find the Genetic Giants of Northern Ireland. I hope to see you there!

Thosaigh mé rang nua ar líne le Cultúrlann Uí Chanáin i nDoire. Is bréa liom é a bheith i rang ardleibhéal den chéad uair riamh. Déanta na fírinne, tá mé giota beag neirbhíseach ach is maith liom an dúshlán. Cuidíonn sé mé a fás!

After three years of learning Irish online, I finally stepped into the real world of spoken Irish at an immersion weekend in Philadelphia. open.substack.com/pub/colleens...

After 3 years of learning Irish online, I finally went to my first in-person immersion day. Satharn na nGael in Philadelphia pushed me out of my comfort zone in the best way. I gave book talk and stumbled through some Irish in a room of kind Irish lovers. #gaeilgeoiriphiladelphia #taytos

3 yrs of learning Irish online. What was once 2-D on Zoom became 3-D and in full color on the Delaware River in Philadelphia with Molly. Grateful for this connection and the language that connects us across time and space. Next post- immersion day with #GaeilgeoiríPhiladelphia and Daltaí na Gaeilge

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Lá 21-26 #100daysofgaeilge Cé nach bhfuil postáil déanta agam le cúpla lá, leanaim orm ag déanamh mo chuid Gaeilge gach lá. Tháinig mo gharmhac nua abhaile Déardaoin i ndiaidh cúig seachtaine san ospidéal. Tá áthas orainn. Go háirithe deirfiúr mhor! ♥️🎉👶

Lá 19/20 #100daysofgaeilge Thosaigh mé súil siar gramadach inné. Tá mé úsáid Buntús na Gaeilge, Textbook for Celtic 132, Harvard 2007. Fuair mé ar líne. Tá sé rudaí go leor saor in aisce le Gaeilge a foghlaim. Bhí sé ag cur sneachta i Virginia inniu. Go hálainn!

Lá 17/18 #100daysofgaeilge Léigh mé ghearrscéal inniu agus inné. Tá sé faoi conas a fuair Fionn Mac Cumhaill a madra darb ainm Bran. Bhain mé sult as é agus bhí mé ábalta an scéal a éisteacht ar líne. Ar fheabhas! Bhain mé sult as ciorcal comhrá inniu le @mouke.bsky.social fosta. Lá maith cinnte!

Lá 12 #100daysofgaeilge Bhí mo ghariníon agus mise ag spraoi sa sneachta ag a theach. D'éist mé an t-albam de Imlé leis an teideal Fáilte Isteach nuair a bhí mé ag tiomáint ann. Fuair mé ar YouTube Music agus d'íoslódáil mé é.

Lá 11 #100daysofgaeilge Fuair mé dhá leabhar inniu sa phost ó CnaG Craobh Chumar an Dá Uisce, New York. Tá leabhar go leor acu le free shipping go Meiriceá. Úsáidfidh Céimeanna Comhrá i mo rang le Cultúrlann i nDoire. Tá áthas orm é a bheith agam! www.ceimaraghaidh.ie nasc Céim ar Aghaidh.

Lá 10 #100daysofgaeilge Chaith mé mo t-léine nua inniu ó Bealtaine Studios, Béal Feirste. Badb Catha=battle crow war goddess. Throid sí lena Tuatha Dé Danann agus lena dheirfiúr Morrígan agus Macha in aghaidh na Fir Bolg.

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Lá 5 #100daysofgaeilge Thug mé aire as mo ghariníon inniu. Tá sí dhá bhliain d'aois. Bhain muid sult as leabhair faoi Mhamó. Is bean atá sásta rudaí nua a thriail í. Ba mhaith liom a bheith cosúil le Mamó!