Im not sure what i want to learn
1.) German
2.) Greek
3.) Italian
4.) Irish Gaelic
5.) Cymraeg (Welsh)

I really am intrested in Irish and Welsh but not sure.
I plan on moving to Europe for awhile after college and tracing my roots back thier in Wales and Ireland so both are kinda what i want to learn but i also love Italian and Greek & German >.< sohard to choose.

Its annoying. For starters Wales and scotland are on the island of great britain. Ireland is its own island and apart from like 6 counties ireland is independent and not part of the uk. Wales and scotland use different currency to ireland and have different culture, religion, language.
@ panda. all europeans have common roots.

I've recently discovered my roots and, along with being related to everyone's favourite bartender Jack Daniels, I'm Scottish and Welsh! I'm very interested in learning more about my ancestry and embracing that part of my life. Are there any communities or groups in or near Portland, Oregon, that celebrate these two heritages/cultures? (Yes, I already know about the Highland Games.)

I've always wanted to learn one of the old English or Celtic languages since i knew that they were gradually dieing out and as i have always visited relatives in Wales and heard them speak Welsh i was thinking of learning Welsh but i found out about 3 years ago that my surname is Irish and found out how it's spelled in Irish etc. and i found it very fascinating. Now that i know i have Irish heritage and that at some point my ancestors spoke the Irish language i would like to go back to my roots, so to speak, and learn Irish. I also would like to learn it cause there we'll be one more person in the world who knows one of the old Celtic languages that are at threat from not being spoken any more.

I know that surrounding yourself in the language is the best way BUT for one i'm 20 years old and don't have a secure job so i can't afford to go to Ireland for that length of time and second as not many people speak it i'll prob be speaking English more than Irish; oh and i live in the South-East of England, near London. I see Rosetta Stone advertised on TV and they do Irish but it costs like £100-300 which i guess would be worth it if i knew those things actually work, i can't really go by what they say, of course. I was wondering if anyone who has learnt Welsh, Irish, Cornish etc. etc. has found a method that works, i don't know what i'm expecting everyone else to come up with lol i'm just hoping someone might mention something that i have not thought of.
Thank Cody you were a lot fo help, and you got the same name as my dog hehe.

Hi Eire
I'm not sure what you mean by which dialect i'd prefer, i thought Irish was Irish, that there's only one Irish dialect lol shows how much i know.
er.. have not a clue, but if i have to choose one, maybe whatever dialect they speak in Northern Ireland. I found out my Surname is from these counties: Roscommon, Fermanagh and Offaly (i doubt the site i found that from is correct)
what dialect do they speak in the area those counties are in?
Hi cantilen
I sing along to Celtic Woman a lot but not many of their songs are in Irish. Can you suggest any tradtional Iirsh singers?

(just letting you know Eire i'm still waiting for your reply ^^)
Oh wow thanks so much Eire, you've have told me everything that i've been confused about for years. Nice to find someone who's so helpful. I'll look into those books more and see how much they will be in pounds (£) and where else i can buy them from, like a shop or something.

I still would like more replies to my question, incase someone else has more info they would like to share with me
Oh okay so i might find them in my town's library then, it's a bran new library too so it should be all up-to-date and have a varity of books, i hope i'll be able to find them. Thanks again!!

I am SO VERY interested in learning Welsh-it is such a beautiful language. I am of Irish and Scottish ancestry (my family has been in america since the 1700s though), however I really want to get myself and my children reconnected to our beautiful roots...and for some reason Welsh just really grabbed me the first time I heard it. I was originally planning on learning Irish, but could never find a teacher and all the books I found were no help as Irish seems nearly inpronouncable unless you have a speaker helping you-for some reason though I don't seem to have any problem with Welsh. For the most part I have been able to read everything directly and it just feels more natural to me. It almost flows if that makes sense.
Any ideas on resources or good starting places?

Why do the Irish and Welsh speak their own language, but the Scottish don't?

Are the Irish and Welsh the proper Celts, and the Scots are posers. I think they want to be like the English. Are they embarrassed of their roots? Maybe they are not as brave as the Irish and Welsh, who are proud of who they are and have fought to keep their culture. Maybe they are too lazy?

Can someone explain why Irish and Welsh is doing so well, and Scots Gaelic is dying?

I am Welsh and i was just wondering how many Americans of Welsh decent are there in American.Unhryw un cymraeg yna mas yn America?And are these so called welsh-americans aware of their roots,where wales is,the welsh language and so on?
ps I am a fluent welsh speaker.

I am Welsh and i was just wondering how many Americans of Welsh decent are there in American.Unhryw un cymraeg yna mas yn America?And are these so called welsh-americans aware of their roots,where wales is,the welsh language and so on?
ps I am a fluent welsh speaker,and without welsh people there wouldent really be a america,really,just check it up some time.