Share your stories of spoken Irish in America

To the Editor:

Greetings from Waterford, Ireland where I am an Irish language lecturer. I would be very grateful if you could bring my current research project to the attention of your readers.

I intend to create a repository of memories, experiences, interaction, etc. with spoken Irish in America. It is important that these are preserved and protected for future generations and research.

This information will add to our understanding of the history of spoken Irish in America and spoken Irish in America today. The first step in my research is the collection of all this information.

The research is focused on several people:

— People who have memories of spoken Irish in America when they were younger;

— People who have heard stories about spoken Irish in American a long time ago;

— People who spoke or speak Irish in America; and

— Anyone who has any information (no matter how small you may feel it to be) on spoken Irish in America now or historically.

I need your help in helping spread the word. I’d be very grateful if people could send me these stories and this information  to . Please make sure to add your name, your location, and the place to which the information refers.

Please understand that it is the intention that these stories be edited (if necessary) and published and/or made available for general public reference. Please do not hesitate to get in touch if you have any suggestions, questions or comments.

Le dea-ghuí/ Kindest regards from Waterford.

Dr. Séamus Dillon

School of Humanities

Waterford Institute of Technology

Waterford

Ireland

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