Essential Irish
Easy Conversation as Gaeilge
Will be published approx. on 6. February 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
360 pages
978-1-83594-015-0 (ISBN)
Description
Everyone's favourite Irish teacher is back! Following from the success of previous books in this series, What's That as Gaeilge, What's That as Bearla and Proverbs in Irish, as well as his magnum opus, Teasaras Gaeilge-Bearla, Garry Bannister returns with another user-friendly guide for those of all ages who want to speak Irish with strangers, friends and family.
Accessibly laid out, Essential Irish is a study manual that covers all the basic primarily language skills in a one-page-one-topic dialogue format. With a special section for those preparing for the Irish Leaving Cert oral, buzz charts, jokes and 20 dialogues in Ulster Irish, this book is an ideal travel companion for beginners or for those who might want to brush up on their forgotten school Irish.
Probably unique to this Irish language manual is the QR code on the back cover that provides readings of all the conversations in the dialogue sections and in the ten short reading passages at the end of the book. Last but not least, this learning manual provides short lists of proverbs, idioms and other materials that are more comprehensively covered in the other books in this series.
Accessibly laid out, Essential Irish is a study manual that covers all the basic primarily language skills in a one-page-one-topic dialogue format. With a special section for those preparing for the Irish Leaving Cert oral, buzz charts, jokes and 20 dialogues in Ulster Irish, this book is an ideal travel companion for beginners or for those who might want to brush up on their forgotten school Irish.
Probably unique to this Irish language manual is the QR code on the back cover that provides readings of all the conversations in the dialogue sections and in the ten short reading passages at the end of the book. Last but not least, this learning manual provides short lists of proverbs, idioms and other materials that are more comprehensively covered in the other books in this series.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Dublin
Ireland
Target group
Second language teaching
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 196 mm
Width: 125 mm
Thickness: 29 mm
Weight
362 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-83594-015-0 (9781835940150)
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Dr GARRY BANNISTER studied Irish and Russian at Trinity College Dublin and Moscow State University. Back in Ireland, he headed the Irish department at St Columba's College in Dublin and has been a visiting lecturer on modern Irish literature at St Patrick's College, Drumcondra. His most recent books include Proverbs in Irish, What's That as Gaeilge? An English-Irish Phrasebook, What's That as Bearla? An Irish-English Phrasebook and the magnificent reference book Teasaras Gaeilge-Bearla, which was nominated for an Irish Book Award in 2023.