Irish readers
Irish (sometimes also called Gaelic) is a Celtic language from Ireland. It is the national and first official language of the Republic of Ireland and is officially recognised in Northern Ireland.
Irish was the principal language of most Irish people until the late 18th century. Today it is still used as a primary language in rural and remote areas of western Ireland and it is taught in all public schools of the Republic. According to the Irish census of 2016 about 1.76 million people (39.8%) claim to be able to speak Irish and about 73,800 speak the language every day.
In Australia, 2.39 million people claim Irish ancestry, but only 1,946 indicate that they speak Irish at home (2016 census).
The readers come in Gaelic typeface (Bunchlo Arsa GC) and in Roman typeface (Arial Unicode MS). They were translated by Lonán Ó Lorgnáin who also recorded the sound files available from the table below.
Level 1
Title | Language | Gaelic typeface | Roman typeface | Sound files |
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After school (I nDiaiḋ an Lae Scoile) | Irish | Gaelic (330kb pdf) | Roman (320kb pdf) | |
Irish and English | Gaelic (330kb pdf) | Roman (320kb pdf) | ||
All kinds of tails (An t-ilċineál eireabaill) | Irish | Gaelic (260kb pdf) | Roman (260kb pdf) | |
Irish and English | Gaelic (260kb pdf) | Roman (260kb pdf) | ||
Come and see (Ċugam Leat go ḃFeice Tú) | Irish | Gaelic (310kb pdf) | Roman (330kb pdf) | |
Irish and English | Gaelic (310kb pdf) | Roman (330kb pdf) | ||
Dog (Cú) | Irish | Gaelic (250kb pdf) | Roman (240kb pdf) | |
Irish and English | Gaelic (250kb pdf) | Roman (240kb pdf) | ||
Fruit and vegetables (Torṫaí agus glasraí) | Irish | Gaelic (260kb pdf) | Roman (250kb pdf) | |
Irish and English | Gaelic (260kb pdf) | Roman (250kb pdf) | ||
How many animals? (Cé ṁéad míolta atá ann?) | Irish | Gaelic (190kb pdf) | Roman (200kb pdf) | |
Irish and English | Gaelic (200kb pdf) | Roman (200kb pdf) | ||
I can (Is Féidir Liom) | Irish | Gaelic (230kb pdf) | Roman (220kb pdf) | |
Irish and English | Gaelic (230kb pdf) | Roman (220kb pdf) | ||
I like animals (Is maiṫ liom na míolta) | Irish | Gaelic (290kb pdf) | Roman (280kb pdf) | |
Irish and English | Gaelic (290kb pdf) | Roman (280kb pdf) | ||
Jobs (Slite Beaṫa) | Irish | Gaelic (330kb pdf) | Roman (330kb pdf) | |
Irish and English | Gaelic (340kb pdf) | Roman (330kb pdf) | ||
Look at me (Féaċ orm...) | Irish | Gaelic (310kb pdf) | Roman (300kb pdf) | |
Irish and English | Gaelic (310kb pdf) | Roman (300kb pdf) | ||
On the move (Ag Gluaiseaċt Linn) | Irish | Gaelic (290kb pdf) | Roman (310kb pdf) | |
Irish and English | Gaelic (290kb pdf) | Roman (310kb pdf) | ||
This is a house (Is teaċ é seo) | Irish | Gaelic (350kb pdf) | Roman (340kb pdf) | |
Irish and English | Gaelic (380kb pdf) | Roman (340kb pdf) | ||
Very big! (An-ṁór!) | Irish | Gaelic (220kb pdf) | Roman (220kb pdf) | |
Irish and English | Gaelic (230kb pdf) | Roman (220kb pdf) | ||
What is hiding? (Cad atá i ḃfolaċ?) | Irish | Gaelic (340kb pdf) | Roman (360kb pdf) | |
Irish and English | Gaelic (340kb pdf) | Roman (360kb pdf) | ||
What is Starfish doing? (Cad atá ar bun ag Méarán Mara?) | Irish | Gaelic (100kb pdf) | Roman (110kb pdf) | |
Irish and English | Gaelic (120kb pdf) | Roman (90kb pdf) | ||
Where do we go? (Cá a ḃíonnsmuid?) | Irish | Gaelic (370kb pdf) | Roman (360kb pdf) | |
Irish and English | Gaelic (370kb pdf) | Roman (320kb pdf) |