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I am sending this greeting from my native U.S. to an Irish second cousin in County Kilkenney. We discovered the relationship this year via 23 and Me. Thank you for making this site so easily accessible.
Nollaig Shona, a Chip!
Lovely ! I want to impress on my Irish friend who lives here in Sweden.
This is going to be so festive!
God Jul as we say here!
(Good Yule!)
Best wishes for the season, Linda in Sweden.❤️🇸🇪 ❤️ 🇮🇪❤️
Glad you enjoyed it post, Linda! Thanks for sharing.
Emma
I believe Ballydaly is in Co Cork https://www.townlands.ie/cork/west-muskerry/drishane/caherbarnagh/ballydaly/
Hello,
My great grand mum was from Bally Dally, I’m not sure if that in in county Kerry or Cork. I have always been facinated by Gaelic since I was little and heard my Grand mum and great grand mum have their conversations. It’s too bad I never got the chance to learn from her, because she was a wonderful person.
Anyway, she did teach me one thing to always say, and that is Sláinte.
Nollaig shona dhaoibh!
Sláinte,
Christine
Nollaig shona dhuit, a Christine!
Nollaig shona dhuit! to Marry Moira.
🙂
from Turkiye.
Thank you.
How often do you get lessons through each week? Is it once a week or daily?
Hi James,
Thank you for your comment.
In any of the Bitesize Irish Gaelic memberships available at http://bitesize.irish/signup, you receive access to all of the lessons on your plan (156 lessons on Text Only and Foundations, 176 on Conversational) all at once but the course is organised into four lessons per week.
New video lessons are published weekly on Youtube and on our blog.
Le meas,
Siobhán
Thank you for this. I received the answer to my question very quickly. I haven’t gotten the opportunity to look over all of the info you have yet. I basically stumbled upon your website after learning about my clan, castle and Title. My lineage is more Scottish on my Fraternal Grandmother’s side. However, my husbands lineage is mostly Irish. He knows nothing about it. Nor is his interest like mine. But, we have two children with the last name ‘Bailey’. I can offer them a Title of a Duchess and an Earl. I’m very curious to see combined, with or Title’s how or what their future will hold. I want them to always have some places they can get too that is safe and away. I’m curious about a lot of things bc our great- grandparents were the immigrants.
Hi Krystal,
Thank you for commenting.
You have an interesting heritage.
If you have any questions, feel free to send us an email at any time.
Le meas,
Ana.
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Hi Tristan,
Thank you for commenting and for your kind words.
Le meas,
Ana.
Hello, I am first American of my family. My Mum was from Belfast , born in 1914. Her Mum was a Simmons and her father was a Johnston. A very rough childhood for Mum , her family eventually migrated to Canada. Her father was a military officer as many of the Johnston clan were. I would love to know more of my family history as I feel the Irish blood in my veins. My father was from Birmingham England so unfortunately my Mum was disowned when she married(English)and I never got to meet my grand parents. I did meet one of eight of her brothers , Patrick . Occasionally Mum would start a bit of Gaelic and I could not understand her. Heck , if she were with her Irish friends and they got to talking I couldn’t keep up with her English! Harry Spittle
Hi, do you know the correct reply to “nollaig na mban shona daoibh”?
I send this greeting to you anyway,
Happy 2023, Rita
This is a good reply to have to return any good wishes to someone – https://www.focloir.ie/en/dictionary/ei/gurb+amhlaidh+duit