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Books used by Conradh na Gaeilge Shasana Nua


Commonly Used Course Books

Progress in Irish

by Máiréad Ní Ghráda
A thorough, workbook-style course of 72 lessons. This books takes the student from the very basics of Irish straight through to some fairly advanced material. Lacks an answer key to the exercises, but these are available as hand-outs in the New England classes of CnaG.

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 First Steps in Irish

by the Christian Brothers
A basic course in Irish comprised of 28 lessons, suitable for a beginner course. Lacks an answer key to the exercises, but these are available as hand-outs in the New England classes of CnaG.

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 Buntús Cainte

by Tomás Ó Domhnalláin
A conversational course in Irish for beginners, which attempts to be dialect-neutral. The content of the course has been carefully selected on the basis of normal daily conversational requirements. Well-suited to supplemental studies or for use in student-led comhrá groups.
Book I: 60 lessons. Book II: 70 lessons Book 3: 65 lessons
Cassette tapes are available for this course, but are not generally carried in stock by Conradh na Gaeilge Shasana Nua.

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Reference materials:

New Irish Grammar

by the Christian Brothers
A compact and very easy-to-use reference grammar for beginners, advanced students, and teachers.

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 Oxford Pocket English-Irish, Irish-English Dictionary

Breandan Ó Croinín (Editor)
The best low-cost choice for a small-format dictionary suitable for beginners.

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Foclóir Scoile English-Irish, Irish-English Dictionary

by An Gúm
A reasonably priced larger-print dictionary.

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Other resources:

Glance Card

This handy, colorful chart lists pronouns, prepositions, prepositional pronouns, tenses of the most common verbs, proper format for questions, and displays a table for irregular verbs. Very handy!

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Most of these titles are available for purchase at the first two class meetings at each location, and by special arrangement thereafter.
You may also purchase them at a retail shop or online at such places as:
ReadIreland.com, Amazon.com, Barnes and Noble, Irish Books and Media and Schoenhofs.