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Dialann Emily Porter: An Jailtacht
Bhí plean déanta ag Emily Porter dá laethanta saoire samhraidh i 1994; bhí sí chun fanacht sa leaba go dtí meán lae agus an chuid eile den lá a chaitheamh lena cara is fearr, Olivia. Ach i ngan fhios di, bhí plean eile ag a tuismitheoirí. Plean cruálach. Plean gránna. Plean díoltasach… Bhí Emily le cur in aghaidh a tola, chuig Coláiste Samhraidh sa Ghaeltacht – nó An Jailtacht mar a thug Emily air!
128 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 2018
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January 11, 2020
Is leabhar greannmhar é agus níl an Ghaeilge ró-deacair ar chor ar bith.
August 19, 2025
Is fuath liom roinnt buachaillí... Tá siad deas duit ar dtús ach tá siad uafásach i ndáiríre...
CAILLTE AGUS AIMSITHE
Scéal iontach faoi shaol Emily agus í ag dul i ngleic leis na scrúduithe Ardteiste agus an ollscoil. Thaitin sé go mór liom go raibh na leabhair foilsithe ag an am céanna go raibh an Teastas Sóisearach á dhéanamh agam agus anois an Ardteist agus na torthaí.
CAILLTE AGUS AIMSITHE
Scéal iontach faoi shaol Emily agus í ag dul i ngleic leis na scrúduithe Ardteiste agus an ollscoil. Thaitin sé go mór liom go raibh na leabhair foilsithe ag an am céanna go raibh an Teastas Sóisearach á dhéanamh agam agus anois an Ardteist agus na torthaí.
September 30, 2021
Bhí sé leabhar iontach!!
September 25, 2023
This is such a joy of a book! Set up during the summer in 1994 Dialann Emily Porter - An Jailtacht portrays a world that is much different than the one we live in today though it is delightful in every detail. Written in diary form we witness Emily Porter navigate her feelings and dynamics regarding family and school, relationships, friendships and simply, growing up.
Very wittily written mixing English and Irish (it starts off in English and the more time Emily spends at the Gaeltacht, more and more Irish permeates the pages) it is the ideal read for adult learners of Irish who perhaps don’t feel too confident with their cúpla focal, since the Irish sentences are always supported by English written contexts. Because it is written in the form of a teenager diary, the sentences are also very fluid and easy to grasp.
It’s a clever, funny and heartwarming (and perhaps a little nostalgic to those who were teenagers in the 1990s).
Highly recommended for tweens and young teens who have connections with Ireland and for adult learners of Irish who are seeking an easy and enjoyable read to improve their gcuid Gaeilge.
Very wittily written mixing English and Irish (it starts off in English and the more time Emily spends at the Gaeltacht, more and more Irish permeates the pages) it is the ideal read for adult learners of Irish who perhaps don’t feel too confident with their cúpla focal, since the Irish sentences are always supported by English written contexts. Because it is written in the form of a teenager diary, the sentences are also very fluid and easy to grasp.
It’s a clever, funny and heartwarming (and perhaps a little nostalgic to those who were teenagers in the 1990s).
Highly recommended for tweens and young teens who have connections with Ireland and for adult learners of Irish who are seeking an easy and enjoyable read to improve their gcuid Gaeilge.
December 7, 2023
Well this was a gem of a book.
Harking back to 1994, Emily Porter stays the required 30 mins of her JC Irish exam, and because of that she is sent to the Connemara Gaeltacht.
As the book progresses, it fluidly adds in more Gaelige, and Emily’s character development is stellar.
Perfect for teens learning Irish, and the way that is written for adults who want to improve their Irish also. It is YA so all the writing is incredibly easy to follow. I was amazed at how much I understood.
I also did stints in the Gaeltacht and brought back a flood of memories I have not thought about in years. The horrors and the joys.
Really enjoyed it, would have been 5 star only I did find it a bit too YA for my taste, but overall good showing and looking forward to the sequel.
Harking back to 1994, Emily Porter stays the required 30 mins of her JC Irish exam, and because of that she is sent to the Connemara Gaeltacht.
As the book progresses, it fluidly adds in more Gaelige, and Emily’s character development is stellar.
Perfect for teens learning Irish, and the way that is written for adults who want to improve their Irish also. It is YA so all the writing is incredibly easy to follow. I was amazed at how much I understood.
I also did stints in the Gaeltacht and brought back a flood of memories I have not thought about in years. The horrors and the joys.
Really enjoyed it, would have been 5 star only I did find it a bit too YA for my taste, but overall good showing and looking forward to the sequel.
March 27, 2021
It's 1994, and Emily got bad marks in Irish so her parents send her off to the Gaeltacht (Irish language summer camp) for three months.
I went to the Gaeltacht in 1994, and this delightful little novel was a real nostalgia fest for me. Conroy got it spot on.
I loved how the amount of Irish in the book increased as Emily's Irish improved.
I'd recommend this to anyone who has fond memories of 3 weeks of cinnire, céilí agus grá sna Gaeltacht.
I went to the Gaeltacht in 1994, and this delightful little novel was a real nostalgia fest for me. Conroy got it spot on.
I loved how the amount of Irish in the book increased as Emily's Irish improved.
I'd recommend this to anyone who has fond memories of 3 weeks of cinnire, céilí agus grá sna Gaeltacht.
October 24, 2020
Is maith liom an leabhar seo... tá an scéal suimiúil, éasca a leanúint. Is mór agam an t-aistriú chuig an Ghaeilge sa leabhar, tá sé fóinteach don léitheoir.
April 6, 2024
Bhí an leabhar seo go hiontach ar fad. An-ghreannmhar.
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