Celtic Southern Cross

We have found a strong interest in both Scottish and Irish Gaelic. We have listed classes around Australia and New Zealand. These pages can also be used for Gaelic speakers who wish to contact other speakers. If you would like your name to be included in this list please fill out this form, Email it to us music@celt.com.au

Please let us know the details of classes in your area so that this list can be kept up to date.
Celtic Southern Cross has in stock a small range of Gaelic publications. Look under Celtic Culture in our main catalogue.

Return to Home Page
International
Australia Wide
ACT
New South Wales
New Zealand
Northern Territory
Queensland
South Australia
Tasmania
Victoria
Western Australia

International

This College on the Isle of Benbecula has classes in Gaelic language, music courses and art. Courses include a year course in Music and Scottish Gaelic or you can attend the Ceolas Summer School - a week of classes, sessions and concerts held in July.
www.ceolas.co.uk

Australia Wide

ACT

New South Wales

The (Comunn Gàidhlig Astràilia) have a website could be of interest.

www.ozgaelic.org and www.geocities.com/Athens/1879/

Phone Nos 02 8266 3364 and 02 9331 6598

Comunn Gàidhlig Astràilia
PO Box A2259
Sydney South, NSW 1235
Australia
Email fios@ozgaelic.org

An a cappella vocal group performing in Sydney in Scottish Gaelic, both traditional and new music, we actively promote the Gaelic language and culture. To that end, we are running regular classes in Scottish Gaelic -- at the moment in Rydalmere, near Parramatta in western Sydney, but at the turn of the New Year to be available in a number of locations in Sydney.

Irish Conversational Classes - held on Monday Nights

Contact :	 Éilis  H
Subject:	Irish Conversation Classes
Telephone:       0424 718 538

Email:		eilis@internode.on.net

Club:		Irish Language School Sydney -Scoil na Gaeilge Sydney 

Venue:		Gaelic Club, Upstairs at 64 Devonshire Street Surry Hills- Near Central Railway Station

Session Times:   Monday Nights 6pm-8pm, Recommencing on 4 February 2008

Website:         www.irishlanguageschoolsydney.org.au

Comments:Three classes catering for all from beginners up. 
The Irish Language School Sydney is organising  the sixth Sydney Irish language immersion weekend, the Scoil Gheimhridh,
 on 6-9 June 2008 in Sydney. Adult learners and Irish language teachers from around Australia are attending. 
You are invited to join us to learn or re-learn Irish. Call Eilis now on 0424 718 538 or email 
eilis@internode.on.net.

Ongoing weekly classes are held by The Caledonian Society.

Weekly half hour radio programme on 5EBI FM (Ethnic Broadcasting)

Tasmania

I am offering a workshop on Scottish Gaelic language and Highland culture, designed to give an insight to anyone interested in some history and the current state of Highland culture and particularly the Gaelic language.

The Scottish Gaelic workshop proposed for early January 2009 is going ahead. Ruaraidh MacIlleathain is visiting Hobart from Scotland. Ruaraidh is a Gaelic journalist and broadcaster who has been running Gaelic Awareness courses for many Scottish organizations, and who lived 19 years in Hobart.

Ruairidh MacIlleathain will run the 3 hour session on 12^th January 2009, starting at 7pm at the Glenorchy Library, Derwent Room, Hobart.

Can you please confirm by email or phone by the 5^th January 2009 if you are coming.

Approximately half the time will be taken up with Roddy presenting material on the language and culture, and the remainder on questions and discussion.

Anyone interested should email me robe083@bigpond.com or ring me 0428509660 or 62312130 BEFORE November 10^th 2008 so we can decide whether there is enough interest for Ruaraidh to bring his material. Any offers of help welcome too. Please provide email and phone contact.

The aim is twofold: 1. To give people interested in Scottish Highland and Island culture an update on its current state, especially the language.

2. To gauge interest and/or discover local expertise in the language, with a view to assessing reality of language classes.

The workshop is relevant and interesting to people even if they don't want to learn the language...we are just hoping to flush out one or two speakers and some who are interested in learning , BUT the workshop will be pitched as an update on culture and language in Highlands and Islands today...so you don't have to be interested in learning the language.

Victoria

Scottish Gaelic Society of Victoria
A Beginners Class and an Advanced Learner's Class are run simultaneously (in two separate class rooms) at the Celtic Club. The recommended texts for the Beginner's Class are: "Instant Gaelic 1" and "Instant Gaelic 2"
The Advanced Class use the texts: "Gaelic Rulebook1" and "Gaelic Rulebook 2"
Venue : Celtic Club, cnr Latrobe & Queen Sts, Melbourne.
Time : Every Wednesday night during school term, from 6.30pm.
Cost : $8 per term.
There is a correspondence course available for $10.
Mail Address 21 Warwick Rd, Montrose, Victoria, 3765
Contact : President - Mrs Joan Mitchell-Willis Ph 03 95617246
Secretary : sgsvic@vicnet.net.au

Name: Cumann Gaeilge na hAstráile - Irish Language Association of Australia
Phone 0403777181

Where:            The Celtic Club
                        320 Queen St
                        Melbourne, 4000

Western Australia

Scottish Heritage Centre
Venue : Mt Pleasant and Kewdale Primary School, Perth
Time : Tuesdays 7.30pm - and -
Venue : Victoria Park
Time : Saturdays 9am
Contact :Morag Lowe, ph 09 574 4060, fax 09 574 5151
Shirley Oliver, ph 09 4571945 Comments. We have over thirty students in the Gaelic language classes and also enjoy an active social scene.

Scottish Gaelic Conversation Group
Time : Second Saturday afternoon of each month.
Contact : Shirley Oliver, ph 09 4571945

Celtic Southern Cross Gaelic Contacts