Learn fun Irish phrases for St. Paddy's Day

Bitesize Irish Gaelic: Get ready to speak on St. Patrick's Day!
Join us for a Webinar on March 12

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I'll teach you enough words and phrases in Irish Gaelic to really impress your friends on St. Patrick's Day. The webinar is held the weekend before March 17th, just in time for you to prepare. Register now to ensure you'll be able to join. It's free.

Title: Bitesize Irish Gaelic: Get ready to speak on St. Patrick's Day!
Date: Saturday, March 12, 2011
Time: 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM GMT. That's 12:00 PM EST, or 09:00 AM PST.

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Make St Patrick's Day more authentic with a good cup of Irish tea.

For St Patrick's Day, look beyond your regular cup of Irish Breakfast to find an authentic tea from Ireland. More tea is consumed per capita in Ireland than any other country.

Irish teas are increasingly popular. Usually black teas, they have a full-bodied taste, malty flavor and best served with sugar and milk. Today, they come in two forms. The first is labeled Irish Breakfast tea and produced in almost every country. Authentic Irish teas are made by tea companies in Ireland and include such brands as Barry's, Bewley's, Lyons and Punjana.

Authentic Irish teas achieve unique flavor and taste by blending leaves from Africa and India. Most of the leaves used are African, since it works particularly well with the Irish water. Blending different types and amounts of tea produces varying tastes.

Lyons Tea is Ireland's best-selling brand. The company offers 2 different teas: Lyons Gold and Lyons Original. Lyons Gold is a premium tea for a more discerning drinker.

Blended and produced in Cork, Barry's Tea occupies the high end of the Irish tea market. According to Barry's, the company is the second most popular tea in Ireland. Barry's Gold Tea, their most popular, brews an amber color and has a smooth, clean taste. Barry's Classic has a stronger flavor.

Best known for its historic Dublin cafe, Bewley's is one of Ireland's leading brands. Bewley's Tea dates to 1835 when Charles Bewley imported the first tea into Ireland from China. Bewley's leading teas are Irish Breakfast, Irish Afternoon and Dublin Morning.

Started in 1886 in Belfast, Punjana Tea is Northern Ireland's most popular. Punjana offers an Irish Breakfast, Fair Trade and Decaffeinated.


About teadog.com

teadog.com is an Internet retailer offering tea brands from around the world. teadog.com offers teas from such companies as Barry's, Bewley's Tea, Lyons, Punjana, Kusmi, Scottish Blend, Taylors of Harrogate, Williamson Tea and more.

Spring schedule

For the sake of not having to count out the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month, here is the Spring schedule for 2011:
Feb 8
Feb 22
Mar 8
Mar 22
April 12
April 26
May 10
May 24
June 14
June 28

The Gaelic languages

Here is an article about the modern Gaelic languages you may find interesting: Gaelic languages.

Class meets again next week, Tuesday, January 25.

I'm currently listening to a broadcast from RTE.ie radio. You can listen online here and click on Conas Éisteacht.

You may be surprised how many familiar words you hear!

We're on Facebook, too

We now have a Facebook page in case anyone is interested in the language and uses Facebook to search. Just look for Learn Irish Des Moines. I would put a "Like" button on this page, but it didn't work. I gave up easily...oops.

2011 gets started next week

Classes resume on January 11. Hope to see you there!

REVISED holiday schedule for upcoming classes 2010

November 9 - class
November 16 - class
November 23 - cancel
December 7 - class
December 14 - class
December 21 - cancel
December 28 - cancel