NATIVE IRISH SPEAKERS

Sir, I am a mature student attempting the Irish examination in this year's Leaving Certificate.

Sir, I am a mature student attempting the Irish examination in this year's Leaving Certificate.

My reason for writing is that found it impossible to locate a native Irish speaker, teacher or lay person, to give me grinds and/ or tutorials. I found the classroom setting unsuitable to my needs.

In a city like Dublin, with a sizeable number of native Irish speakers, I thought I would experience little difficulty finding someone to help me, alas nothing.

In the light of the efforts to promote interest in our native language and culture I was surprised that I experienced such difficulties.

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I wonder if any of your readers have had similar experiences. - Yours, etc.,

Tallaght,

Dublin 24.