From a review of “Gonta” by Alex Hijmans in the Irish Times – “This first collection of short stories in Irish by the multilingual Dutchman Alex Hijmans is set in Salvador, in Brazil, where he lives.”
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Eimearsays
No, because I have heard of this chap before, and I know a few people from other countries who have learned Irish as adults and became rapidly fluent. I know a Czech programmer whose Irish is essentially perfect and who now makes his living working in Irish (on focal.ie). Apparently Czech grammar makes Irish grammar look laughably simple.
Eimear says
No, because I have heard of this chap before, and I know a few people from other countries who have learned Irish as adults and became rapidly fluent. I know a Czech programmer whose Irish is essentially perfect and who now makes his living working in Irish (on focal.ie). Apparently Czech grammar makes Irish grammar look laughably simple.
belgianwaffle says
Eimear, I am quite astounded. Your Czech programmer must be a little unusual all the same…