#38 An Maolchathach

I'm making this content that people do find funny and then they're able to learn Irish at the same time and just pick up things every now and again By kind of exposing people to this sort of Irish It kind of makes people curious and kind of wants to ask these questions like what does Hodja do mean? Why do you say VS instead of VMA? There's been such a Surge in content creation through Irish Augustus on to Han Roda. It's great and I hope it continues Foltja Arash, Aharja, welcome back friends. I'm sure in you here today Tomi My guest Tomi Co-call Yulanish Aaron Ithilian Hase Ingach Ila Arch He's everywhere. It is Unmweil Hattach, the bald curly Kansan Tomali, I'm great over here. It's great to be on this podcast today It's great to have you here. So the Mweil Hattach. I mean, where did you get the name? You're on TikTok and Instagram? Is that right any other platforms? YouTube as well and I'm starting twitch soon, but that's a work in progress Oh cool and What did you come up with the Mweil because you're definitely not Mweil Mweil meaning bold? It's actually Yaneir Dusch, that's right first as well, but Mweil also means servant and Kahaach is a name of a person. I know Haseach retts, unbelievable. What the hell are you talking about? You're teaching me this is brilliant. Mweil Hahaach, the servant of Kahaach. So a neither sedial Kahaach. I don't have no clue who Kahaach is, but I'm a servant of impish, Yulee anyway. Wow, that's fascinating. So then Kaha anything to do with battle because a lot of surnames have Kaha Maybe I'm not sure really an originally my name was Oh Mweil Hahaach, that's why my name was online, but someone advised me saying that it would make more grammatical to sense to be like Unwweil Hahaach. So you might hear in English. I don't know He's a boy of the McCarthy's or something. So like he's a McCarthy. So Unwweil Hahaach meaning Mweil Kaha, that's the surname. So it's basically just I don't know where you're saying this addressing someone who has that surname if you get me unwweil Hahaach. So I think it reminds us of that richness and depth of the Irish language and the stories Nishkailta in in every word. So come here. You speak so beautifully. You're really passionate about monster Irish And what you've a grace knowledge of all the dialects. How did you You know learn Irish. Did you grow up with this? Is it your first language? I wish it was my first language, but it's nice So I went to English speaking primary school school. Beurla Ahan son, but then I went to secondary school and it was a girl's school here in Lim Rick and Ilim no Hulte Ilimani Um, that's also something I must get under. I never know. I'm ready to say Kulte Ilimani Kulte Ilimani Kulte Ilimani. There's so many options. I don't ever know. But anyway, Aishin writer with that being said or a merchant Hey, and I should say So I went to the Gwelskull for secondary school And that was all through Irish. So I started off with basically no Irish going into secondary school Wow, and it was difficult. It was difficult. I'm sure that's age 12 for people who don't know our system. Oh, yes So you were age 12 and you were kind of learning then from scratch really or like immersing yourself in a new school Yeah, yeah, it was a massive change and I remember the heirs Kulte Ilimani and my first test My first Irish test, especially I got zero out of 20 No way. I have Irish embarrassed Look at you now. Oh, yeah, it's only my teacher saw me now Uh, well, um, it was a massive change like we were doing Uh, beholyacht biology in Irish. So we would have been doing using terms like fourth or synthase which is the Irish for synthesis and I barely know these terms in English let alone Irish but it was a great experience um, and I enjoyed it and I don't think if I if I didn't go to the Gwelskull, uh, I don't think I'd have such an interest in Irish. So after the Gwelskull in Limerick the Anna space gums the violin I had a great interest in Irish and I kind of wanted to go that extra step and kind of improve my dialect and really Learn carry Irish So that's what I'm focusing on So some might say it's the best dialect. Oh, there's my dr. Differ. I love all the dialects But I kind of just chose Gwelgeh herkagine because there's so many great resources on it There's a great author Dior Midtoshay and he's very He's a very he's a great academic for all sorts of Irish. He's a wealth and knowledge and he says loads books written Un carry Irish and it's unbelievable. It's a great resource like there's thousands of words in this book and it tells you how to pronounce them And if you thought like if I was speaking to my 12 year-old self thinking I'd be I wouldn't say I'm an advanced speaker but I've definitely made such a great improvement If I'd to say If I like if I was talking to my 12 year-old self I don't think my 12 year-old self would believe how much my Irish has Kind of improved and I think it's it's important to acknowledge your own improvements like I recognize my Irish has improved To some point being like no, I haven't improved at all like I think it's important to recognize your country It's even outside of Irish. Yeah Boo and a bioga little wins and big wins as well. That's so beautiful. I agree. I think it's important to reflect on that and to enjoy it because enjoyment is efficiency. That's why you're learning so fast. You know, you're able to use it every day and now with Kind of Incorporating your love for brainwash into memes and content creation like for elder millennials like myself What is brainwash and how would you describe it? Oh god, that's a hard question. I barely know it myself But how I learn my brainwash. I spend way too much time scrolling on tic tac. It's probably my biggest flaw It's scrolling on tic tac So basically I might come across a trend and see the trend and be like how can I put this into Irish? So that's what I've tried to and sometimes I don't even know Maybe the full meaning of the trend. There's a trend going around Falaher's at the moment and it's six seven like you move your hands like that six seven August me higameh and their food. I don't understand it at all Ah Yenis tic tac and son I did a tic tac there and on instagram I upload both on tic tac and instagram and I was basically saying how to say six seven in Irish and She knew she knew on brainwash to talk out on philaher's that's what's the story that's the brainwash that's around at the moment August bin shay golly agahru exeara ruh. It's always changing. It's hard to keep up with the trends Mahu. I mean, do you think it's like a reaction to people are wasting enough time online So this kind of content is like an extra waste or something that you You know watching a video of something that goes on way too long with way too many steps. There's all these trends like You know who in maquian was dumb like my grandmother taught me this and then it's like the worst way to make pasta ever And you find yourself there. Oh shinkoo eek nomad like there's five minutes of my life. I'll never get back Shia Kinta is still hurt now though It's like vina memes elven fatel Albert agahrui is the cheat here the beans back in 2013 Auguston saw a harnic verb but Ertel is still I think they kind of developed into this monstrosity we have today Um, but I do I do love making the brainwash in Irish because people tell me that they learn from the content that I'm putting So people say it's funny. Maybe not everyone finds it's funny. I don't find it funny half the time But I'm making this content that people do find funny and then they're able to learn Irish at the same time So I do tend to put forehead ill in mirror I'm guessing well and so English and Irish subtitles on my videos and it's all hook a gaudy and the forehead El shin those subtitles help people to learn Irish and just click off things every now and again Yeah, I often might get a comment say something like um, I I have an obsession with the phrase Which is kind of like you might just say Maybe in standard Irish or even in the other dialects. I'm not too sure You might just say da jida which is seriously or seriously like question mark and people I saw a comment now This is such a specific example, but someone asked me why do you say jida of and I basically just explained to them that um That's basically what said in some parts a month so in specific in particular carry Irish and I'm not really sure how that verb came about I think it's to do with the days of the days of plural But don't quote me on that. I'm no expert um so basically I think By kind of exposing people to this sort of Irish through my tiktok it kind of makes people curious and kind of wants to ask these questions Like what does jada mean? Why do you say vius instead of v mave and I think it's great to expose people to this Tars I was going to say sort of Irish and kim al shaguel in it um just through a kind of a fun way um Yeah, I think it democratizes the language and it's you know spreading the language in a really interesting fun, open, inclusive way, and you're seeing more and more activity online and more interest growing. And then realizing, oh, you're not, you know, gatekeeping at all. You're doing the total opposite. You're sharing what you're learning. You're excited to share. It's really cool. And in terms of dialect, because you've obviously chosen the Kerry, the Kirkagoyna dialect and you're really into it, a lot of people have questions about dialect. And the more I learned, you know, on my teaching journey and learning journey is like, it's such a joy to explore these different accents and dialects. And it's definitely not something to hold you back or for people to feel like, oh, I have to learn this one and only this one. You know, what's your view on dialect learning or the-- Well, yeah. When I started learning Irish, like in schools, in Yvian, canoing down, there's not really dialects in schools. De'at-Toch-Montage, Véhagot, oh, Abou-Hoy-Gavouin, you could have a teacher from Monster, but then you could have a teacher then from Kanhoth. So it really depends on schools. But then I think, if you really want to, like, I try my best to imitate native speakers. And if you want to do that, I think it's best to choose a certain dialect, Kanhoth-Ég-En-T-R-O-Nou. And I went to a quag-H-H-H-H-E-N, like I said, this great resource. So it was just easy for me. And another reason I chose that is because of my obsession with radio on the girl-to-Chth-Toch-Toch. So-- So more? I've spent hours listening to radio on the girl-to-Chth-Toch-Toch. So I used to always listen to UnSail-O-Yass, which is-- And still is a great show. It was hosted by Helen Nihei originally. She just recently retired, but now Sline is hosting it. And it's such a great show because Helen Nihei had great Irish. She still has great Irish. She's just retired. No, that's why I'm using the past tense. And it was just-- I just love listening to show, listening to her, how you wish. It's picking up what she was saying, listening to even the intricate words as she was saying. So I learned a lot just from listening to her. And you kind of have to analyze maybe what a native speaker is saying to then kind of put it in your own-- in your own, I suppose, speech. And it does-- it's not a-- it's not-- Rome wasn't built on the day as they say in the year. Here I'll look at my wish land. So it does take time to kind of develop a dialect. But it's certainly-- I think it's worth doing if it's something you're interested in. And definitely, I'd recommend to everyone listening to this. And maybe I've grown past my Anselo Yass phase, and I know obsessed with this show called "Carthlin Volher" in the Lane She. And basically, it's going through the "Radian Aguel" to archive for Monster Irish. So they might be re-broadcasting shows from maybe the '80s. And you can really hear the elders-- not an elder millennian reference now, but old people speaking Irish. And you can hear how rich their accent is. And I think it's important to do that, to be listening to these old recordings and learning for them. Because there's so much-- as you know yourself-- there's so much richness in the Irish language. There's so many different words that we might even use today. And by listening to these recordings, you kind of pick up some of the things. Now sometimes it's very hard to understand what they're saying, but it's definitely all a part of the process. And learning a kind of-- learning a dialect even is just, I suppose, a step in the right direction if you want to kind of be an authentic Irish speaker. And if you want to go the extra mile, maybe. Tiggum, I understand. And I think the way you speak, you have this very lyrical musical tone, you know, it's not just an accent, it's not just the choice of words, but it's like the essence of your voice. Your voice is changing, you know? Speaking English and speaking Irish. Someone asked me today, and I thought it was such an interesting question, "Cashed on a hymnual." They said, "Do you notice a difference between the Irish that speak Irish and the Irish that speak English?" So Irish people-- who speak Irish and Irish people who don't, basically, who just speak English. And I thought in terms of personality, in terms of warmth or friendliness or, you know, intelligent conversation, they didn't really elaborate. And of course, it's such a nuanced question. It wasn't really, you know, Instagram is in the place to form an articulate opinion in one minute. But I thought I'd put it to you. And there's something coming from Irish to put a question on another person. So, where he may un-chash the earth, do you feel there's a difference between people who speak Irish in Ireland? You know, because I write a lot, and I think a lot about hibernate English as well. So that kind of envelops both, you know, that both hibernate English and the Irish language. Have all these similarities because, of course, influenced by our native official language. But I do think there's a difference. I think Irish people who have devoted time and invest their time and make an effort to speak have this kind of openness and awareness and evident goodness or something. People say it's very positive to speak Irish. There's a very-- there's a feeling. You feel like-- some people say they feel like a better person speaking Irish. Do you feel that yourself? I definitely do, I think. Like, God. Am I going mad here? I think you're on to something there. So-- We said the relief. Go on. So I think, "Lujitha, go to when you have Irish." That you definitely-- you might speak English differently. I'm not too sure. Like, when I started learning my accent, you could say, "Or my Mahanuint, my dialect." I started kind of interpreting-- or not interpreting-- I started kind of using a rolled or in Irish, which is kind of an out-of-date feature, but I just loved the way it sounds. So let me try and think of an example. So brost-- brostig. So kind of a tree or a tap or a roll. However, you call it, I know, linguists. I'm useless at those terms. But then-- But then I started using that trilled or in English as a joke to begin with, but I'm so used to now. I sometimes do it unintentionally. So I might be like, "Look at the brown dog." And people sometimes get a good laugh out of it. So I think speaking Irish has definitely influenced my English, but I don't-- I wouldn't say I have a particularly strong, high-burner English accent when I speak English. But I think definitely it has a bit of an influence on my Irish-- Yeah. How are my English even? So if we go into some of those other sounds, because I think it's well worth taking the time to practice them. And of course, they don't come naturally. You know, maybe they come more naturally to us growing up in Ireland and going to school in Ireland and hearing Radyon Aguil took there. But for a lot of Irish learners all over the world, they might come across even the CH and say, "Oh, that's so tricky. How do I do that?" And it's all clack, the clack, the clack, the practice, practice, practice. So some people choose not to. They might say, "Teachach." For "Teachach," do you find yourself like hamming up those sounds like the slender or and the broad DH, et cetera, and really going for it and feeling like this is the essence of that language? I myself try my very best to do every single sound. But as you were saying, practice, practice, practice, clack, the yenemashjoch, practice makes perfect, you could say even. And I don't know. I know they might not be for everyone, but I certainly think they are a part of the language and they're worth learning. Like, I think they sound-- you could say that they sound beautiful. Like, some people might say the CH sound is very guttural, but I think it's a part of the language. It sounds lovely and definitely worth implementing into your dejakein to your speech if you want to. And I think it certainly worth implementing because we have these sounds in other languages as well. Like, I was reading a book, and this is also another recommendation to those who want to learn more sounds to Irish. Teach yourself Irish 1961 edition by Miles Dylan. I think it's Miles Dylan. So they were comparing how we have the CH sound in Irish and the same CH sound in German. So I forget the example that it gave us, but the slender CH in German is like, "Ich." There's a word in German, "Ich." I couldn't even tell you what it means, but it sounds like, "Or slenders CH we have in Irish." And same case with the broad CH and the slenders CH in German and Irish. And I don't use those terms in German now. They don't say, "I don't think so anyway, though, but I'm not sure." I don't know what I'm saying that as I don't speak German, but it just goes to show that the similarities between the languages and each language has their own unique sounds. And I think coming from that point saying each language has a thing their own unique sounds, Irish is unique to English. And so we should probably aim to use these Irish sounds when speaking Irish, like the broad CH, the slender, or and so on and so forth. Like it's amazing how many sounds we have in Irish. And I think in the past they were kind of overlooked, but I think there's definitely maybe a move and to know to kind of start using them. I see loads, I hear loads of people using the Slender or nowadays and it's music to my ears. I love it. Even when speaking English, yeah. I know, yeah, definitely. Could you give us an example of the Slender or so people can hear it? So I suppose this word just comes into my head so it's Irish for minister and also care as well, I think. So, "Aja, aja, aja". So it's kind of hard to kind of produce these sounds on their own because when you're talking you're not even to kind. They kind of come more naturally. So it's hard to say it in one word because maybe you're overemphasizing it in an example but "Aja". Oh, I love you know, and "Glinge, Slom", the parting glass and it's like "Glaze" and you hear "Glaze". Yeah, that's such a nice thing. And it really goes on or "Liauish" books. Oh, yes. Liauish. There are some incredibly beautiful sounds. Every sound the Irish language makes is beautiful. Don't you find you just falling more and more in love with Irish, the more you learn, the more you listen to it. Sus, Biog Anshia, a little break here. I am really enjoying my conversation. I am really enjoying my conversation with you. These conversations are important and integral to our Celtic, Gaelic, cultural revival. So, Ligthishki, relax, Toga Bogae, take it easy. August-Bwin-Salt, Asangora, and enjoy the conversation. What do you think would make Ireland bilingual in our lifetime? That's a difficult question, I suppose. I am trying to, I am doing my part at least, maybe by doing the brainwashed, the means. I think, but in all seriousness, I do think that it has a bit of a role. I think that it has a bit of a role. There wasn't a service for her to have the injection drawn through Irish. So, in mirror, a V-share, it was through English. And this child, I suppose, you would say, young enough and I think I remember the fact that her Irish would have been better than her English and she wasn't able to get the interaction done through Irish and I think that's kind of, it's a very big issue I think that native speakers in particular can't avail these services, let alone us non-native speakers but if native speakers can't avail these services then it's ridiculous really. It's appalling. In a developed country, you know, that in many ways you'd say can afford lots of services that people need, especially essential services in their own language. Yeah, it blows the mind. There's kind of, there's a real negligence there when it comes to what people need or maybe it's the view what is language, you know, maybe they're thinking, well, you're able to speak English, can't you? You know, and most people can but maybe only add a necessity as well that they have to start learning English when they're young because of these. But in terms of that limit-edness, do you notice the more you dive into or aglius jaxa changa that you're lying into the language or ectomodorokt diving, do you feel that the English language does limit you in some of your thoughts or the way you speak or that Irish is opening up different portals that English can't and you're realizing so much more depth in Irish. Yeah, well, unfortunately, I do a lot of my thinking in English and that's going to be a hard habit to kind of come back since I was dokochmei, chiviru, I was kind of born through Irish. It's through English, sorry. Maybe that's an impact of the language now, I don't know. But a lot of my thinking does go on through English, which is a pity, ah, she name out of the inshate, that's how it is. But I have actually dreamt in Irish a few times the bring Lloyd to gomchihirling, so I have had an Irish dream. So I think maybe it does impact me a bit, I'm not too sure. But definitely, just to go back and the whole point of the importance of Irish. So a little fun fact about me, I studied law, and I can't remember the constitutional article. It might be the seventh article of the Irish Constitution, Bon Racht, my agent, my lecturer will kill me for if I'll ever miss code that. I don't think it is that it could be the seventh or third thing. It's one of an early article anyway in the Irish Constitution. Irish is considered the first language of the country. So I think that just goes to show like how important Irish is in Ireland. I might have to revise the Constitution these the year later on. So I can guess the correct Irish school. I don't, I'm not sure if it's Article 7 or not. I really should know that. But yeah, it's our first, it is our first language. And do you have any words or phrases or even sounds in the language that you love to say, you love to use, you love to share? Well, I suppose I always love the C-H sound and the slender or I think they're kind of the kings. Yeah, exactly. So because they're very unique, they're very unique sounds. And whenever, no, I might do informal guides every now and again for a leaving-star student. Like say, if I know someone or cousin or someone and I always tell them try and make the C-H sound when you're speaking Irish, especially when they're doing the spoken test and screw the eel. So I'm always like to them try and do the C-H because it's a lovely sound and it really makes you stand out when you have that sound. And the C-H who's just the beginning, you'll go down a rabbit hole, exploring all these sounds, the foimin'e, un to chasah, all these great sounds. And you'll be exposed to such a, I don't know, such a plethora of sounds when you start going down this rabbit hole. It's true. Yeah, I think it's a gorgeous way to connect with the language and feel the enumatapea and the meaning in these words. But that's beautiful to be able to impact young people, you know, especially when they're going through the school curriculum. Do you think things have changed or will change in the way Irish is taught in schools? Yeah, I don't know. It's a bit of a if you just so checked. Like, I don't know to be honest. It's hard to know really. Like a lot of the power is egg and muntor's with the teacher. So they have a role in how Irish is taught. But you can if you lay your lath on lach the churge age and the muntor's e in emchur, you can't blame the teachers, you blame the system on chorus. And it's a five all over shahe. It's a massive issue to be honest. Like how Irish is taught in their education system. And five un to chasahe, it's a very complicated and a very complicated problem. So it's hard to kind of know the solution. Like, I don't know, it's it's hard. Should we be getting students shipped after the girl to chat for some time? Or will they just come to hate the girl to chat when they leave? Like people were made to release peg years ago and then they ended up hating peg. So if we're shipping off students to the girl to chat for however long, would I go up to hate the girl to chat is kye sht anayochaj he is a very difficult question. Marhampler la Ross narul on vekentuer. Do you watch rossum? Unless you say reached, unless you say reached. Now and then. So ornza bmx vekentere I do be watching it sometimes. I'll just ornza ni higgum fwak and sometimes I don't understand anything. And I think you know, my poor students who are really trying their best and some of them very new to the language. And the speakers, I think most of them are probably native speakers on ross narul. They have different accents. They speak fast, very colloquially, very casually with each other. They're slaying in there. There's not much standardization. Do you think it's time we create different, we need to fund different subalchlorish, different soap operas and different kind of fun shows that will gamify the language and bring it to the masses and show people different accents. And maybe a lot more accessible accents in Irish. Not so much simplifying the language, but also slowing it down a bit using things. Because I suppose the problem is there, you want to create stuff for native speakers and fluent speakers. And you also want to create content for learners who you know are on the first steps of their journey. So I think it'd be great to have you seen the recent Mean Girls, for example, was translated. Oh yes. Yeah. She's in her. I was brilliant. More of that, I would say definitely a step in the right direction. August, you know, what you're making yourself like content creators, people say, you know, Instagram and TikTok. It's the new TV. People aren't really buying TVs anymore. Yeah, definitely. And within the past year, I feel like so many new Irish accounts have cropped up on TikTok and Instagram. Because I was looking, I saw a video, "Quaal, the Berk," I think his name is, maybe it's the Berk, I'm not too sure. But he was celebrating a year on TikTok. And I've seen another few Irish accounts celebrating a year on TikTok. And I've celebrated a year on TikTok just a few weeks ago. Go on, go on. You've been at this longer than me though. A little bit longer, but that's brilliant. Yeah. So so in the past year, there's been such a surge in content creation through Irish. August is on till 100. It's great. And I hope it continues. Misha, fresh in me too. And what do you think, you know, spurred that on? What happened in the last few years? Because I agree with you. It's like a flood of interest and loads of energy and creativity. I would say just, you know, in general, TikTok and Instagram, all these sort of short foreign content, they're becoming extremely popular. You can't escape them. Nivian, Thal, Lugotho, Snella, Fisha, and Ibjogasar. You can't escape these little videos. And I think it kind of opens doors because it's so easy to set up your phone here and have it in front of you and sound making content. And anyone can do it. Like I've kind of, I do stuff on YouTube as well. And to make videos on YouTube, like kind of long form videos, you kind of need a whole set up. Like I'm here with a big bulky mic stand, a big monitor and everything. But to make videos, air TikTok on TikTok, you don't need all of that stuff. You just need a phone really, which everyone has. A lot of people have now these days. So, Tasha, Anna, I sure, offered a raw air TikTok. It's very easy to make content on TikTok. August and Sun, Thai-spasic, Thine, Sakhaya, Lin, August air TikTok. So people are interested in Irish and TikTok. And they combine the two and produce this great plethora of content we have for ourselves to spend hours watching. Yeah, a lot of them are. Yeah, Shenei, Gajirach. That's it exactly. And it can even be brain-rosh. You know, you can have whatever genre you want there. Do you think that the younger generation, because a lot of these creators are in their 20s and early 30s? And, you know, obviously, there's all ages, which is brilliant. But a lot like you mentioned, celebrating a year on TikTok, etc. And the new ones coming in are quite young. Do you think they don't have the same trauma with the language? They didn't have to study peg at school. They They don't feel like Irish was beaten into them. Is that the case? Maybe. Or maybe they're just trying to change the flow, change how things are. Maybe they don't like Irish, but they're trying their best to like it if you get me. So maybe they're trying to break the generational trauma, maybe. Yeah. I don't, I wouldn't call it generational trauma. Now there's worse things that's happened than pick. But maybe they're trying to just change people's way of receiving Irish by making this content. I wouldn't be too sure now, but definitely there's resurgence happening on the tick-tack in Instagram, real and short scene or whatever you'd call us. Yeah. And would you have favorite accounts that you follow? I love this account called squeal or mach and poko de. He's a great Irish speaker and he has some, he introduces so many unique favourites as that he wouldn't hear otherwise. And then there's another one, girl and Lishan. I knew you were going to mention both of those. Yeah. They're great. They're brilliant. They're grace. And I think I'm not too sure. I won't speak on their behalf, but I think maybe they had some time learning Irish. I'm not sure. I don't need to speak as we'll have to clarify that with them. Get them out, yeah. Definitely. Oh, yes, definitely. I'd love to show why I'm listening to them. We'd have to get them in the line up. But they're amazing speakers. Kain Torji, Ountukha Shahid. And it's great to hear the Irish they have being frasi ountukha, a rain to cut. They're always sharing these great phrases. And I'm until Nivokh Nafrazi saw the class in Elkhud. He wouldn't hear these phrases otherwise. So they're doing tremendous work for Irish and there's so many other accounts as well. It's hard to name them all, but they're doing tremendous work by putting these phrases like I suppose making a platform to share these phrases. Like it's great to all boys and they'll go up a little bit. They're doing great work. Yeah, Trojan work. The horse is working. Trojan work. Yes. It's true. And I think really breaking open any misconception. I think Gaelin Lashan, I think he mentioned he's not a native speaker, but must check that, double check it, because you would think he is. He's so fluent. Yeah. And has such a beautiful voice. But you too, I'm sure people would be surprised to know you're not a native speaker when they hear you speak. And I think that's very inspirational. People are then able to say, wow, like you did it. And they can too. And they can dream big. And didn't Malkon McGahn learn his Irish also in the Kerry Gwail talk. I believe so. I think he does. He has. His grandmother. He's a full Irish. He does. Yeah. He was a Kerry. So you can definitely hear the Kerry Irish in his kind in the Kite. So yeah, it's a terrible last word Irish. Just and I know about Manachan. It's a terrible last about his recent passing. It's really his work will forever be remembered. Like he's been lucky to publish loads of books and his work will never be forgotten about. So yes. Mm-hmm. I agree. I think he inspired so many of us. And thankfully we have a lot of his work. And speaking of the work that exists and like the songs and stories and poetry, some might say there's a lot of misery there in like Irish, you know, Shanno songs or in, you know, stories like we studied on thrill at school. Did you study that one? The short story. Yes. Yes. It's fairly devastating. And it's just how it was terrible. But she all was in the way to be out on it was interesting. But very miserable. It felt like it wasn't suitable for 16 year olds or whatever. But you reminded me there like I think was the girl flirting with your man and she said is mahalum de chi te keinte. I like your. Oh, yeah. Your speech. But maybe that's because, you know, Ireland has gone through obviously hundreds of years of oppression and poverty, starvation, genocide, you know, segregation like all these things that now, hopefully we're emerging from and finding our feet and the republic is quite young and, you know, looking forward to a great new president and things are changing and happening and people are growing with pride and passion and presence, you know, energy with the language. So maybe the stories and songs that we create or our generation does will be, you know, much more lively like we are hearing a lot more Irish language rappers, for example, and it's brilliant. It's great songs too. Definitely. Soul of Iron is a great example. He does rap in Irish and he has brilliant Irish and he was actually my lecturer and he is great Irish. So I do law and I do one Irish module per semester. So if he is a beach, I was lighter than he goes my lecturer and he has such a well to knowledge. And on that topic, I suppose, like the Irish have been through a lot of trauma in relation to colonization and you definitely do see that in previous work. So with Soul of Iron, we studied a poet called Eoghan Orrele and a lot of his poetry is very sad because he was one of the last parrots of the kind of the nobles in Irish. So these nobles, I wouldn't call myself in this no. I'm just trying to remember my election notes. But basically the nobility who spoke Irish were kind of dying out during his time and basically the nobility, the noble people would be sponsoring him to write poetry. But he was one of the, he was seeing all the system collapse and all Irish being kind of shoved out put on the back burner or even killed. And you really see that in his poetry. So a lot of his poetry is sad and I think maybe that's why a lot of Irish, I suppose, music and poetry and writing is sad because we've been through a lot. Well, we haven't personally been through it thankfully times are better but definitely there's something deep rooted within a lot of the work. So I say a lot of the chandel songs are very sad as well. There are some lively ones but a lot are sad and I do wonder whether they're sad because of the history we've had, like we've had a sad history is particularly in relation to the language. So that's maybe why a lot of the content comes out of Irish being sad. But maybe that's changing now, like mentioning Sulevain, his songs are catchy, they're not sad, they have all sorts of topics. So who knows what's to come in the future for content and Irish. My brain, that isn't very sad most of the time now. It's captivating actually and it's great fun to watch and I think that's the way forward. Just create positive experiences with the language to let yourself go from any pressure to just enjoy it and get out there. Are you seeing more Irish advertising? Are you hearing it more on the buses and trains and all around Ireland? Like you feel it yourself? Yeah, it's quite dramatic I think. Definitely. You do hear it go knee, being in the class, the legal knee, or I should say being she of the class, the legal knee and the radio because Irish is a feminine word. So yeah, you already hear it on the radio. Tasha kahon to khet fad is great. And I think if we continue to try and have Irish around us as much as we can, it will have a great impact on the language. Gerv me la me la maha ghat, ah shin ahara. Thanks a million for that. I really appreciate you coming on and sharing and I can't wait to share all of these brilliant recommendations you've given and encourage people to check out your page, your Instagram and TikTok. May you go from strength to strength. Oh, ni art, guñarts and tell us. To the meal and maha ghat. What's the tau chi in the future for you? What would you love to do? Well, I am studying law. I have such an interest in Irish. It's always at the back of my mind. A charatham, marsh, jox, no PhD, a yellow, so I do a master's or a PhD in Irish. I'm so interested in Irish. I'm lucky I'm able to study it alongside my degree. It's like my biggest hubby and a cheyle in Irish is my biggest hubby. So I do think definitely pay jab at a maha ro and whatever jab is in front of me is going to be Irish related. The other post alchair, it's the year of Winnelech and Wale and I could get a post a jab in Irish that's to do with law potentially. Ta rod a yellow machine and stuff like that. Acha haute, ik insane antasjouge poch, especially in the EU relating to Irish and law. So there's definitely potential out there. No matter what my job will have some foreign virus relation to it hopefully. Touch wood. Mahu, Mahu and I think it's so brilliant to see how Irish can give jessina opportunities like that. It really does open it up for you and cap and gum I need smoke push. There will be more jobs for Irish speakers and they're creating those targets and we need judges and baristas and solicitors and researchers. I'll see you later. So yeah, Gignari Gagial, May it rise right here. All more, big look, Auguston, Harvester, I'm so happy to have Anjesh al-Kainslatz to have this opportunity to speak with you. Augusta, I'm Yji Jaguil, Arish Galuwa will be in touch again soon. Augusto Gagal, Aga, Take care. Gerv Mila Mila Maga. [MUSIC]