People from around the world come to learn an cúpla focal

THE summer holidays bring memories of céilís at teen romances and Irish colleges in the Gaeltacht for thousands of adults.

People from around the world come to learn an cúpla focal

But it’s not just teenagers who are learning our native tongue — and they’re not all Irish either.

A year of study at the University of Coleraine as part of her degree in the United States a few years ago sparked Molly Loesche’s interest in the language.

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