Read short stories in Irish (Gaeilge) graded for beginners to advanced. Tap any phrase for its meaning, tap any line to hear it read aloud, with full English translations.
An early start by the sea, and a cup of tea with your mother. (beginner)
A large, lazy cat and his very reasonable daily routine. (beginner)
Bread and milk, and a word with the man behind the counter. (beginner)
Waiting in the rain for a bus that is in no hurry. (beginner)
A dog called Bran, and the one word he knows. (beginner)
Who is in the house, and who is the quietest of them. (beginner)
A school morning from the bell to the yard, with one hard sum in the middle. (beginner)
Six o'clock, the table set, and one plate of carrots nobody wants. (beginner)
Four kinds of weather before lunch, which is one ordinary morning. (beginner)
Eight candles, one cake, and a bicycle that was not expected. (beginner)
A morning with the cows, a dog that knows the job, and one gate left open. (beginner)
A county match in the rain, a point in the last minute, and chips on the way home. (beginner)
The fire lit, the television off, and a grandmother with a long memory. (beginner)
A trad session in a packed pub, and a word of encouragement. (intermediate)
The ringfort on the hill that nobody in the family will touch. (intermediate)
The tide out, sandwiches with sand in them, and nobody willing to go in first. (intermediate)
A candle in the window, and a door left on the latch. (intermediate)
Cutting, footing and drawing home the turf, and the tea that goes with it. (intermediate)
A shed roof off in the night, and six men in the yard before the kettle boiled. (intermediate)
How the oldest night in the Irish year went to America and came home again. (advanced)
A letter, five pounds, and a last line read silently. (advanced)
An hour out to the island, and a sky that has other plans. (advanced)