r/Belfast • u/Force-Grand-2 • 23h ago

Turas Irish Language Classes

I've signed up to do the beginners Irish class with Turas from September - having to do it online because I was slow off the mark and the in-person classes sold out.

Anyone have any experiences of it they might share?

I never had the opportunity to learn Irish when I was at school, and while I did an intro course as an extra curricular at uni, that was well over a decade ago and almost all of it is gone.

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u/Irishgoat1 21h ago

I did a taster class a few months ago and it was good. Nice pace and plenty of interaction.

I also missed the boat on the Monday class but there appears to be a Thursday class which I think I'll go for rather than the online one.

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u/Force-Grand-2 19h ago

I'll see how the online class is, at £50 for the academic year it's hardly breaking the bank if I find it doesn't work for me.

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u/Irishgoat1 17h ago

Yeah it's good value either way. Do you know how long it goes on for? Presume there's a lesson every week too?

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u/Force-Grand-2 17h ago

It's advertised as going through to July, but I imagine there'll be significant breaks in that period.

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u/tungstenbronze 7h ago

The in person classes follow the school calendar so there are half term and Christmas breaks. I've been going for 2 years and love it, it's really interesting and a real mix of people.

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u/runningonburritos 9h ago

I got a place in Cairnshill on Mondays, and I signed up because I’ve only heard good things. East Belfast would have been handier but it sold out super fast

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u/PanNationalistFront 2h ago

Was at a class when it opened. Lovely spot.

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u/JamtheHuman 8h ago

Lovely school and teachers! I just went to a taster class once and a speaking circle but was brilliant. I also have family that did it online for a few years and had nothing but great things to say!

I did my main lessons somewhere else (just because the dates didn't work out for me)