Inis Bigil - A Dying Culture

[innishbiggle1]

dad still has a lot of the irish about him I am so lucky to have been brought up by Irish parents who love/loved the land of their birth,I could not imagine living on the island and having the hardship that these amazing and beautiful people face, they have fought for so many years to get a cable car but to no avail I am so proud of each and everyone of them

[innishbiggle1]

My Father is an Islander who has lived in Edinburgh for years he still goes Home each year to see his sister who still lives on this beautiful Island

[dazpatreg]

@innishbiggle1 Does your dad still have the bit of Irish if ya don't mind me asking? It's a beautiful spot, he's a lucky man to have grown up there!

[andyebv888]

sorry, that last post should have said 'people' not 'polar'

[andyebv888]

my mum said she thought that the first polar have come from Spain?  could this be true?

[andyebv888]

my mum Anne calvey (deceased since 2008) came from here but like many she went to work in Scotland at 14 yes old. my aunt still has a house there and I have visited a few times-the island us stunning in the summer. I would like to bring my wife to visit some time.

[Akblue94]

An Deas, fair play! :)

Realy liked it, Didnt no it existed till last week, did a story on it in Irish :)

[dazpatreg]

Ní thig leofa a fanacht mar atá siad, tá sé iontach brónach an chaoi go bfhuil dearmad iomlán déanta orthu.

[Gaeilgeoir]

@dazpatreg Aontaím leat. Sin chomh bhrónach...nior mhiste liom a bheith i mo chónaí ann dá mbeadh daoine óga eile ann arís, cinnte...

[dazpatreg]

@Gaeilgeoir Sea caithfear fuil úr a thabhairt isteach ann! Agus b'fhéidir club oíche nó dhó! Ar aon seans an bfhuil Mícheál Seán an t-ainm duitse? Tá do chuid Gaelig don scoth a mhac!

[Gaeilgeoir]

@dazpatreg Idé mhaith, a chara...Grma, agus sea, sin mise, cá bhfios duit?

[dazpatreg]

@Gaeilgeoir Ah tá tusa i do chara le Gaeilge Mhaigh Eo ar facebook agus is cuimhin gur luaigh tú go raibh do mhuintire ón Ostair agus ó Mhaigh Eo chomh maith ar cheann de na altanna abhí ar an leathanach sin, bhí sé sin scríofa ar d'chúntas youtube freisin! Tá tusa ceann dens na subscritptions atá agam ar youtube. Táim i mo bhleachtaire is dóigh!

[MrDooniver]

Yes Innisbiggle rocks

[SeanOBriain]

Bheadh do chroí briste ag an deireadh nuair a deireann sé "níl mé ró-mhaith.." tá sé soiléir go bhfuil sé an-uaigneach agus breoite :(

[Gaeilgeoir]

@SeanOBriain Sea, molaim dóibh... :(

[Gaeilgeoir]

@SeanOBriain Aontaím leat, a chara. Is mian liom go bhogadh daoine chun an t-ioleán ar ais! Is tír is spás í fós...

[draoi99]

Is dócha gur tógadh é le Gaeilge ach go bhfuil se gan chleachtadh le tamall fada, formhór a shaoil fásta.

[pead]

Talk about a great oral tradition, these folks dont only have some vague notion that they were originally out of "the north" in the 17th century but specifically site County Tyrone and the family names.

Great Stuff.