Máire runs week-long courses on the island every June.
Potato fields, Inis Meáin
Inis Meáin is the middle of the three Aran Islands, and Irish is its everyday language. You take classes during the week and live in Irish while you’re there. The 2027 dates go up here as soon as Máire sets them.
AfternoonOut on the island: Dún Chonchúir, Synge’s Chair, the shore
EveningIrish around the table, a talk or a session
This is a sample day. Máire will set the real timetable.
An t-oileánThe island
The middle islandInis Meáin means the middle island. It sits between Inis Mór and Inis Oírr, 4 km long and 2.5 km wide.184 islandersThe 2022 census counted 184 people on Inis Meáin. Irish is the language of the island, which is part of the Gaeltacht.Synge’s islandJ. M. Synge spent every summer here from 1898 to 1902. The house where he stayed, Teach Synge, is open to visitors, and his favourite spot, Cathaoir Synge, looks out over the Atlantic to Inis Mór.Dún ChonchúirConor’s fort, a ring of stone walls, is one of the island’s national monuments.
The ferry at the quay, Inis Meáin
Ag teacht chuig an oileánGetting there
By ferry
Aran Island Ferries sail from Ros a’ Mhíl in Connemara. The crossing takes about 50 minutes, and a bus runs to the ferry from Galway city.
By air
Aer Arann Islands fly from Connemara Airport at Indreabhán. The flight takes under ten minutes.
Where you stay
Stay on the island for the week. Máire will help you find a place near the course.
What to bring
Bring good walking shoes, a rain jacket and a notebook.
CeisteannaQuestions about June
Do I need some Irish already?
Tell Máire your level when you ask about June, and she’ll tell you which week suits you.
How do I get to the island?
Take the ferry from Ros a’ Mhíl in Connemara, about 50 minutes, or a short flight from Connemara Airport.
Where will I stay?
You stay on the island, and Máire will help you find a place near the course.
Can I come for the week and join the online classes after?
Yes. You can keep learning from home in a Zoom class at your level.
Above Lacknaruaga, Inis Meáin
Labhair le MáireAsk Máire about June
Tell her which week you’re thinking of and what Irish you have.
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