2005 Press Releases
One Day Conference on the Celtic Languages in the 21st Century, 1 November
As part of the major annual Irish language festival, Oireachtas na
Gaeilge, a one day conference will be held in University College Cork
(UCC) on Tuesday, 1 November. Titled "The Celtic Languages
in the 21st Century", the conference will be officially opened by
Minister of State, Batt O'Keeffe TD, Department of Local Government,
Heritage and Environment. Organised under the auspices of Ionad na
Gaeilge Labhartha, Bord na Gaeilge, Faculty of Celtic Studies, UCC, the
conference is expected to attract a large audience.
The Celtic languages under discussion at the Conference include:
Welsh, Cornish, Breton, Gaeilge, Manx, and Scots Gaelic.
An expert panel comprising the following 6 speakers has been
assembled: Éamon Ó Ciosáin, Maynooth University (Breton), Gearóid Mac
Eoin, Galway University (Gaeilge), Michelle NicLeòid, Aberdeen
University (Scots Gaelic), Dewi Evans, University College Dublin
(Welsh), Tadhg Ó hIfearnáin , University of Limerick (Manx), Nicholas
Williams, University College Dublin
(Cornish).
The Conference takes place on Tuesday, 1 November in Devere Hall, Áras
na Mac Léinn commencing with registration at 9am. Proceedings
close at 6pm. A number of book launches will be held during the
conference as well as a project launch. Further information including a
registration form is available on the conference website at the
following address:
http://www.ucc.ie/comhdhailcheilteach/ Alternatively, one can
contact Ionad na Gaeilge Labhartha, O'Rahilly Building, UCC 021-4902314
e-mail: G.Labh@ucc.ie
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Comhdháil Lae ar na Teangacha Ceilteacha san 21ú Aois
Mar chuid d'imeachtaí Oireachtas na Gaeilge 2005 tionólfar comhdháil
lae ar na Teangacha Ceilteacha i Halla Devere, Áras na Mac Léinn,
Coláiste na hOllscoile Corcaigh ar 1 Samhain. Osclóidh An tAire
Stáit Batt O'Keeffe TD, An Roinn Comhshaoil, Oidhreachta agus
Rialtais Áitiúil, an chomhdháil go hoifigiúil. Cuirfidh an tUas.
Liam P. Ó Murchú (Léachtóir Sinsearach, Roinn na Nua-Ghaeilge, COC) an
tAire Stáit i láthair an phobail. Tá an chomhdháil dírithe
go príomhtha ar an ngnáthphobal agus táthar ag súil le freastal ard ar
imeachtaí speisialta an lae.
Reachtálfar an chomhdháil faoi choimirice Ionad na Gaeilge Labhartha,
Bord na Gaeilge, Dámh an Léinn Cheiltigh, Coláiste na hOllscoile
Corcaigh (COC).
Is iad na teangacha ceilteacha a bheidh idir chamáin ar 1 Samhain ná
Breatnais, Coirnis, Briotáinis, Gaeilge, Gaeilge Mhanann, agus Gàidhlig
na hAlban.
Tá liosta de 6 sain-aoichainteoirí socraithe agus is iad sin
Éamon Ó Cíosáin, Ollscoil na hÉireann Maigh Nuad (Briotáinis), Gearóid
Mac Eoin , Ollscoil na hÉireann Gaillimh (Gaeilge), Michelle NicLeòid,
Ollscoil Obar Dheathain (Gàidhlig), Dewi Evans , Coláiste na hOllscoile
BÁC (Breatnais), Tadhg Ó hIfearnáin, Ollscoil Luimnigh (Gaeilge
Mhanann), agus Nicholas Williams, Coláiste na hOllscoile BÁC
(Coirnis).
Cuirfear tús le himeachtaí an lae ar 9.00 nuair a bheidh an clárú
ann. Beidh roinnt seoltaí leabhar agus seoladh tionscadail i
gcaitheamh na comhdhála. Cuirfear clabhsúr leis an lá ar 18.00.
Tá a thuilleadh eolais agus foirm chláraithe ar fáil ar shuíomh idirlín na comhdhála ag:
http://www.ucc.ie/comhdhailcheilteach/
Is féidir teangmháil a dhéanamh le hIonad na Gaeilge Labhartha, Áras Uí Rathaille, COC 021-4902314 r-phost: G.Labh@ucc.ie
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