Table of Contents
Chapter 1 From Yearning to Learning, Mo Scéal Féin 1
Chapter 2 Buried Alive 13
Chapter 3 Anyone Can Learn Irish 30
Chapter 4 Essentials for the Language Cupboard 41
Chapter 5 Fever 56
Chapter 6 Staying the Course 72
Chapter 7 Why We Didn't Learn Irish at School 86
Chapter 8 'There's a fecker on the phone looking for services in Irish' 102
Chapter 9 Gaeltacht Reflections 117
Chapter 10 Inside the Gaeltacht - 'Do you do this on purpose?' 134
Chapter 11 A Fitzcarraldo in West Belfast 150
Chapter 12 From Jailtacht to Gaelictown 161
Chapter 13 East Belfast Mission - the Final Frontier 173
Chapter 14 The Secret of Carn Tóchair 189
Chapter 15 The View from Cúil Aodha 199
Chapter 16 Let's Get Serious 214
Chapter 17 Fairytale of Ayapaneco 226
Chapter 18 Ceol and Soul 230
Chapter 19 Cúpla Focal - Cold Comfort or Cool Brand? 239
Afterword From Learning to Yearning, the Never-ending Scéal 246
Sources 258
A Brief Glossary 261
