Gaeilge Thar Lear

Oisín O'Mahony

Fáilte go dtí "Gaeilge Thar Lear - Irish Abroad". Seo podchraoladh nua Gaeilge ag fiosrú saol an diaspóra Éireannaigh sa Ghearmáin agus i dtíortha eile san Eoraip. Ó thaithí Erasmus go múinteoireacht Béarla, ó thógáil clainne dháchultúrtha go saol CLG ar an Mór-Roinn, roinneann Oisín O'Mahony scéalta pearsanta agus bíonn sé i mbun comhrá le hÉireannaigh eile a bhfuil cónaí orthu ar an Mór-Roinn - a bhfuil san Eoraip. Scéalta faoi shaol i gcéin, ceangail chultúrtha, agus an taithí Éireannach thar lear. Is féidir libh a bheith i teagmháil liom trí: gaeilgetharlear@gmail.com Welcome to "Gaeilge Thar Lear - Irish Abroad" This is a new Irish-language podcast exploring the lives of some of the Irish diaspora in Germany and other European countries. From Erasmus experiences to teaching English, from raising bilingual children to the world of Gaelic games on the continent, Oisín O'Mahony shares personal stories and engages in conversations with other Irish people living across Europe. The podcast features stories of life abroad, cultural connections, and the Irish experience overseas. You can get in contact with me at: gaeilgetharlear@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. #32 Etienne Rapacki | Cóbanhávan | Teangacha, an Ghaeilge agus a Scéal

    21 HR AGO

    #32 Etienne Rapacki | Cóbanhávan | Teangacha, an Ghaeilge agus a Scéal

    Sa chlár seo de Gaeilge Thar Lear, labhraím le Étienne Rapacki — polaiglot iontach a bhfuil ocht dteanga aige, an Ghaeilge ina measc. Tharraing gearrthóg ar líne de Étienne ag labhairt i roinnt teangacha éagsúla — Gaeilge san áireamh — aird ar a chumas teanga. Sa chomhrá seo, pléimid a shaol mar dhochtúir i gCóbanhávan, a ghrá do theangacha, a nasc le hÉirinn, agus an ról atá ag an nGaeilge ina shaol féin. Óna óige le Fraincis agus Eastóinis, go dtí an Ghaeilge a fhoghlaim agus pobal a aimsiú tríd an teanga — is scéal suimiúil, pearsanta é seo faoi theangacha, féiniúlacht agus an méid is féidir leo a thabhairt dúinn. Bain taitneamh as! _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ In this episode of Gaeilge Thar Lear, I speak with Étienne Rapacki — an Estonian-French polyglot who speaks eight languages, including Irish to a remarkably high level. A clip of Étienne speaking several languages — including Irish — drew attention to his linguistic ability. In this conversation, we explore his life as a doctor in Copenhagen, his connection to languages, his relationship with Ireland, and what learning Irish has brought to his life. From growing up with Estonian and French to building a deep connection with Irish and its community, this is a thoughtful conversation about language, identity, and the unexpected paths that languages can open. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    51 min
  2. #31b Níos Éasca Dhá Mhéadar: Scéalaíocht agus Rothaíocht (GA-EN)

    4 MAY

    #31b Níos Éasca Dhá Mhéadar: Scéalaíocht agus Rothaíocht (GA-EN)

    In this episode of Gaeilge Thar Lear, I tell the story of how I fell in love with professional cycling — and why it speaks to me. It starts in 1998, when I was seven years old, and takes me through the years — through the stories, the characters, the moments — to a steep hill in Belgium two years ago. This is an episode about sport, storytelling, memory, and the kind of complexity that makes a sport genuinely interesting. About the moments that stay with you — and the people who are there when they happen. And some moments — two metres from greatness — never leave you. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ San eagrán seo de Gaeilge Thar Lear, insím an scéal faoin gcaoi ar tháinig mé i ngrá le rásaíocht rothaíochta — agus cén fáth a bhfuil sí fós ag caint isteach ionam. Tosaíonn an scéal i 1998 agus mé seacht mbliana d'aois, agus tugann sé mé tríd na blianta — tríd na scéaltaí, na carachtair, na momantaí — go dtí cnoc garbh sa Bheilg dhá bhliain ó shin. Is eagrán é seo faoi spóirt, scéalaíocht, cuimhne, agus an saghas castachta a dhéanann spóirt suimiúil i ndáiríre. Faoi na momantaí a fhanann leat — agus faoi na daoine a bhíonn le do thaobh nuair a tharlaíonn siad. Agus bíonn momantaí ann — dhá mhéadar ó mhórghníomh — nach ndéanann tú dearmad orthu go deo. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1hr 12min
  3. #31 Dhá Mhéadar: Scéalaíocht agus Rothaíocht

    27 APR

    #31 Dhá Mhéadar: Scéalaíocht agus Rothaíocht

    San eagrán seo de Gaeilge Thar Lear, insím an scéal faoin gcaoi ar tháinig mé i ngrá le rásaíocht rothaíochta — agus cén fáth a bhfuil sí fós ag caint isteach ionam. Tosaíonn an scéal i 1998 agus mé seacht mbliana d'aois, agus tugann sé mé tríd na blianta — tríd na scéaltaí, na carachtair, na momantaí — go dtí cnoc garbh sa Bheilg dhá bhliain ó shin. Is eagrán é seo faoi spóirt, scéalaíocht, cuimhne, agus an saghas castachta a dhéanann spóirt suimiúil i ndáiríre. Faoi na momantaí a fhanann leat — agus faoi na daoine a bhíonn le do thaobh nuair a tharlaíonn siad. Agus bíonn momantaí ann — dhá mhéadar ó mhórghníomh — nach ndéanann tú dearmad orthu go deo. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ In this episode of Gaeilge Thar Lear, I tell the story of how I fell in love with professional cycling — and why it speaks to me. It starts in 1998, when I was seven years old, and takes me through the years — through the stories, the characters, the moments — to a steep hill in Belgium two years ago. This is an episode about sport, storytelling, memory, and the kind of complexity that makes a sport genuinely interesting. About the moments that stay with you — and the people who are there when they happen. And some moments — two metres from greatness — never leave you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    53 min
  4. #30b Níos Éasca - Na Scéaltaí a Fanann Linn - The Tales that Really Mattered

    20 APR

    #30b Níos Éasca - Na Scéaltaí a Fanann Linn - The Tales that Really Mattered

    In this episode of Gaeilge Thar Lear, I reflect on the stories that stay with us — the ones we return to at different stages of life, and the ones that quietly shape how we see the world. From train journeys and books in different languages to old favourites that never quite leave us, this is an episode about reading, memory, comfort, challenge, and the strange power certain tales hold over us long after we first encounter them. Some stories entertain us. Some belong to a certain season of life. Others travel beside us for years. This episode is about the tales that really mattered. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ San eagrán seo de Gaeilge Thar Lear, déanaim machnamh ar na scéalta a fhanann linn — na cinn a fhilleann chugainn ag céimeanna éagsúla dár saol, agus na cinn a mhúnlaíonn an chaoi a fheicimid an domhan go ciúin, gan mórán torainn. Ó thurais traenach agus leabhair i dteangacha éagsúla go dtí na sean-scéalta is ansa linn nach bhfágann muid i gceart riamh, is eagrán é seo faoi léitheoireacht, cuimhne, compord, dúshlán, agus an chumhacht a bhíonn ag scéalta áirithe fanacht linn i bhfad i ndiaidh dúinn casadh orthu den chéad uair. Bíonn scéalta áirithe ann le siamsaíocht a thabhairt dúinn. Bíonn cinn eile ann a shiúlann linn ar feadh na mblianta. The tales that really mattered. Is fúthu siúd atá an t-eagrán seo. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    53 min
  5. #30 Na Scéaltaí a Fanann Linn - The Tales that Really Mattered

    13 APR

    #30 Na Scéaltaí a Fanann Linn - The Tales that Really Mattered

    San eagrán seo de Gaeilge Thar Lear, déanaim machnamh ar na scéalta a fhanann linn — na cinn a fhilleann chugainn ag céimeanna éagsúla dár saol, agus na cinn a mhúnlaíonn an chaoi a fheicimid an domhan go ciúin, gan mórán torainn. Ó thurais traenach agus leabhair i dteangacha éagsúla go dtí na sean-scéalta is ansa linn nach bhfágann muid i gceart riamh, is eagrán é seo faoi léitheoireacht, cuimhne, compord, dúshlán, agus an chumhacht a bhíonn ag scéalta áirithe fanacht linn i bhfad i ndiaidh dúinn casadh orthu den chéad uair. Bíonn scéalta áirithe ann le siamsaíocht a thabhairt dúinn. Bíonn cinn eile ann a shiúlann linn ar feadh na mblianta. Is fúthu siúd atá an t-eagrán seo. ______________________________________________________________________________________________ In this episode of Gaeilge Thar Lear, I reflect on the stories that stay with us — the ones we return to at different stages of life, and the ones that quietly shape how we see the world. From train journeys and books in different languages to old favourites that never quite leave us, this is an episode about reading, memory, comfort, challenge, and the strange power certain tales hold over us long after we first encounter them. Some stories entertain us. Some belong to a certain season of life. Others travel beside us for years. This episode is about the tales that really mattered. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    44 min
  6. #29b Níos Éasca: Mo Shíceolaíocht Airgid (My "Psychology of Money") - GA-EN

    6 APR

    #29b Níos Éasca: Mo Shíceolaíocht Airgid (My "Psychology of Money") - GA-EN

    In this episode of Gaeilge Thar Lear — Mo Shíceolaíocht Airgid (My Psychology of Money) How does where we grow up shape the way we think about money? Drawing on Morgan Housel's The Psychology of Money, Oisín reflects on his own relationship with money — from growing up during the Celtic Tiger and the crash that followed, to the very different financial culture he found when he moved to Germany. The episode explores why Ireland and Germany — two countries shaped by very different histories — produce such different instincts around money and investing, and why none of us are as irrational as we might seem. A personal, reflective episode about culture, history, and the person we are still becoming. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Sa eagrán seo de Gaeilge Thar Lear — Mo Shíceolaíocht Airgid Cén chaoi a múnlaíonn an áit inar fhásamar aníos an caidreamh atá againn le hairgead? Bunaithe ar an leabhar The Psychology of Money le Morgan Housel, déanann Oisín machnamh ar a chaidreamh féin le hairgead — ó bhlianta an Tíogair Cheiltigh agus an cúlú eacnamaíoch in Éirinn, go dtí an meon airgeadais atá aige anois ina chónaí sa Ghearmáin. Pléitear an difríocht idir dhá thír, dhá stair agus dhá dhearcadh ar fad difriúil i leith airgid — agus an fáth nach bhfuil aon duine againn as ár meabhair leis an gcaoi a smaoinímid air. Eipeasóid phearsanta, mhachnamhach faoin gcultúr, faoin stair, agus faoin duine a bheidh ionainn amach anseo. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    49 min
  7. #29 Mo Shíceolaíocht Airgid

    30 MAR

    #29 Mo Shíceolaíocht Airgid

    Sa eagrán seo de Gaeilge Thar Lear — Mo Shíceolaíocht Airgid Cén chaoi a múnlaíonn an áit inar fhásamar aníos an caidreamh atá againn le hairgead? Bunaithe ar an leabhar The Psychology of Money le Morgan Housel, déanann Oisín machnamh ar a chaidreamh féin le hairgead — ó bhlianta an Tíogair Cheiltigh agus an cúlú eacnamaíoch in Éirinn, go dtí an meon airgeadais atá aige anois ina chónaí sa Ghearmáin. Pléitear an difríocht idir dhá thír, dhá stair agus dhá dhearcadh ar fad difriúil i leith airgid — agus an fáth nach bhfuil aon duine againn as ár meabhair leis an gcaoi a smaoinímid air. Eipeasóid phearsanta, mhachnamhach faoin gcultúr, faoin stair, agus faoin duine a bheidh ionainn amach anseo. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ In this episode of Gaeilge Thar Lear — Mo Shíceolaíocht Airgid (My Psychology of Money) How does where we grow up shape the way we think about money? Drawing on Morgan Housel's The Psychology of Money, Oisín reflects on his own relationship with money — from growing up during the Celtic Tiger and the crash that followed, to the very different financial culture he found when he moved to Germany. The episode explores why Ireland and Germany — two countries shaped by very different histories — produce such different instincts around money and investing, and why none of us are as irrational as we might seem. A personal, reflective episode about culture, history, and the person we are still becoming. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    52 min
  8. 23 MAR

    #28 Seán Ó Coileáin | Corcaigh | Bonn | IRENA

    Sa chlár seo de Gaeilge Thar Lear, labhraímid le Seán Ó Coileáin—mo chara le fada, comhghleacaí ó UCC agus Corcaíoch chomh maith liomsa. Tá Seán ag cur faoi i mBonn chomh maith—tháinig sé dhá sheachtain roimhem sa bhliain 2019. Seacht mbliana níos déanaí, tá an bheirt againn fós anseo, ag obair inár bpostanna féin, agus teaghlaigh ag gach duine againn sa chathair. Tá Bonn ag teacht inár n-áit cónaithe—cé go bhfuil Corcaigh i gcónaí mar ár n-áit dúchais! Tá Seán ag obair le IRENA, ag déanamh mallachtanna ar chórais fuinnimh inathnuaite agus ag cur le bealaí chun cinn chun dul i ngleic leis an athrú aeráide. Tá sé ag cur faoi i mBonn lena bhean chéile Vítneamach agus a linbh óg. Sa chomhrá seo, pléann muid: A chuid oibre agus an dóchas atá ann maidir leis an ngéarchéim aeráide.Cluichí sacair sa Ghearmáin (agus an toradh a bhíonn orthu!).An phósadh traidisiúnta a bhí acu sa Vítneam. Thit an glaoch uair nó dhó, ach lean Seán ar aghaidh go maith—like a pro! Nóta: Níl aon intro sa chlár seo - táimid ag dul díreach isteach de bharr interference ar an micreafón. Ba chóir dom an intro a thaifeadadh roimh an eagarthóireacht a dhéanamh, ach mar gheall ar an interference a bhí ar an micreafón, bhí orm an fuaim a ghearradh agus a chur in eagar, rud a rinne sé deacair an intro a chur isteach ina dhiaidh sin. __________________________________________________________________________________________ In this episode of Gaeilge Thar Lear, we chat with Seán Ó Coileáin—a long-time friend, fellow Corkonian, and UCC contemporary. Seán also lives in Bonn—he arrived two weeks before me in 2019. Seven years later, we’re both still here, working in our respective jobs, and each of us has started a family in the city. Bonn is starting to feel like home—even if Cork will always be Cork! Seán works with IRENA, modelling renewable energy systems and helping to pave the way in combating climate change. He lives in Bonn with his Vietnamese wife and their young child. In this conversation, we discuss: His work and the hope he finds in tackling the climate crisis.Football matches in Germany (and the results they bring!).Their traditional wedding in Vietnam. The call dropped once or twice, but Seán kept the conversation going like a pro! Note: There is no intro in this episode - we dive straight in due to interference on the microphone. I should have recorded the intro before editing, but because of mic interference, I had to cut and edit a lot of the audio, which made it too difficult to insert the intro afterward. So apologies if this style is a bit jarring. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    45 min

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Fáilte go dtí "Gaeilge Thar Lear - Irish Abroad". Seo podchraoladh nua Gaeilge ag fiosrú saol an diaspóra Éireannaigh sa Ghearmáin agus i dtíortha eile san Eoraip. Ó thaithí Erasmus go múinteoireacht Béarla, ó thógáil clainne dháchultúrtha go saol CLG ar an Mór-Roinn, roinneann Oisín O'Mahony scéalta pearsanta agus bíonn sé i mbun comhrá le hÉireannaigh eile a bhfuil cónaí orthu ar an Mór-Roinn - a bhfuil san Eoraip. Scéalta faoi shaol i gcéin, ceangail chultúrtha, agus an taithí Éireannach thar lear. Is féidir libh a bheith i teagmháil liom trí: gaeilgetharlear@gmail.com Welcome to "Gaeilge Thar Lear - Irish Abroad" This is a new Irish-language podcast exploring the lives of some of the Irish diaspora in Germany and other European countries. From Erasmus experiences to teaching English, from raising bilingual children to the world of Gaelic games on the continent, Oisín O'Mahony shares personal stories and engages in conversations with other Irish people living across Europe. The podcast features stories of life abroad, cultural connections, and the Irish experience overseas. You can get in contact with me at: gaeilgetharlear@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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