Tá Béarla ag breith bairr ar Gaelige i Éire (Baile Átha Claith ar aon nós)?
Given that Irish was granted Official Language Status this week, the following excerpts from a television show titled No Béarla (to be shown on TG4 this spring) are all the more disturbing. Ireland claims that 25% of the population speaks Irish at a comprehensive level. Truth told, perhaps only 3% of the population can use it fluently and as a first language.
I need to practice. A lot. So very rusty.
One of the most disturbing things about this first video is the very hostile (very hostile) treatment he receives in Dublin from government workers, shopkeepers, barkeeps, etc. when speaking in Irish. The travel agency - where he finally can communicate in French, to his obvious dismay - was the worst. After the travel agent cops an attitude someone else backs him up and says ''Béarla only.'' Béarla = English. Tacky. Some of this hostility may be hold-over from when Irish was second-class, low-class.
Singing the filthiest lyrics EVER, and getting little ladies just smiling and nodding along:
Trying to chat up the ladies; even the striapach teileafóni turned him down.
The bit when buying the condoms ... cóta báistí!
Jake 2.0 is a very cool show. Why didn't I watch it when it was on? Now I have to settle for SciFi Network re-runs. Bugger. It only ran 16 episodes, too.
THE FILTHIEST IRISH SONG IN THE WORLD
In the summer of 2006 Manchán Magan travelled around Ireland seeing could he make himself understood through Irish. As part of his journey he went busking on the streets of Galway singing the filthiest lyrics he could think of to see if anyone would understand.
Here below is a translation of the lyrics. Apologies if they cause offence, fortunately no one was able to understand them in Galway and thus no offense was caused.
THE FILTHIEST IRISH SONG IN THE WORLD
Show me your cunt, young girl. Show me your breasts.
Show me your tits, here on the street.
Let’s fuck here on the street just like dogs.
Oh, let’s fuck just like dogs.
I feel horny. Feel like screwing, feel like riding.
Oh let’s fuck here on the street.
Just like dogs, just like dogs.
Let me rub you, let me ride you,
Let me fuck you here on the street.
Let me fist fuck you.
Let me fuck you here on the street.
To stroke you and ride you, to beat our skin together, here on the street.
Let’s fuck, I say. Like the dogs
Let’s fuck here on the street.
posted by Irish Media at 3:58 PM
I need to practice. A lot. So very rusty.
One of the most disturbing things about this first video is the very hostile (very hostile) treatment he receives in Dublin from government workers, shopkeepers, barkeeps, etc. when speaking in Irish. The travel agency - where he finally can communicate in French, to his obvious dismay - was the worst. After the travel agent cops an attitude someone else backs him up and says ''Béarla only.'' Béarla = English. Tacky. Some of this hostility may be hold-over from when Irish was second-class, low-class.
Singing the filthiest lyrics EVER, and getting little ladies just smiling and nodding along:
Trying to chat up the ladies; even the striapach teileafóni turned him down.
The bit when buying the condoms ... cóta báistí!
Jake 2.0 is a very cool show. Why didn't I watch it when it was on? Now I have to settle for SciFi Network re-runs. Bugger. It only ran 16 episodes, too.
THE FILTHIEST IRISH SONG IN THE WORLD
In the summer of 2006 Manchán Magan travelled around Ireland seeing could he make himself understood through Irish. As part of his journey he went busking on the streets of Galway singing the filthiest lyrics he could think of to see if anyone would understand.
Here below is a translation of the lyrics. Apologies if they cause offence, fortunately no one was able to understand them in Galway and thus no offense was caused.
THE FILTHIEST IRISH SONG IN THE WORLD
Show me your cunt, young girl. Show me your breasts.
Show me your tits, here on the street.
Let’s fuck here on the street just like dogs.
Oh, let’s fuck just like dogs.
I feel horny. Feel like screwing, feel like riding.
Oh let’s fuck here on the street.
Just like dogs, just like dogs.
Let me rub you, let me ride you,
Let me fuck you here on the street.
Let me fist fuck you.
Let me fuck you here on the street.
To stroke you and ride you, to beat our skin together, here on the street.
Let’s fuck, I say. Like the dogs
Let’s fuck here on the street.
posted by Irish Media at 3:58 PM