Mums and dads join the children at summer camps to learn cúpla focail

THERE was a time when sending the children to Irish college meant a few weeks of peace at home but mums and dads are now taking the chance to improve their use of their native language at the same time.

Mums and dads join the children at summer camps to learn cúpla focail

Vincent and Helen Ryan have travelled from Aglish, Co Waterford, to the picturesque north-west, as they and their four children are taking part in the week-long course run by Cumann an Phiarsaigh in Gaoth Dobhair, Co Donegal.

The local community school is buzzing with activity all week, with 80 families from around the country in attendance.

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