{"id":30158,"date":"2025-08-05T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/?p=30158"},"modified":"2025-09-26T09:30:50","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T14:30:50","slug":"failte-go-dti-an-gaeltacht-celtic-studies-marks-31-years-of-language-immersion-study-abroad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/in-focus\/alumni-student-news\/failte-go-dti-an-gaeltacht-celtic-studies-marks-31-years-of-language-immersion-study-abroad\/","title":{"rendered":"Celtic Studies marks 31 years of language immersion study abroad"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Not to brag, but UW-Milwaukee students are somewhat famous in Donegal, Ireland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cApparently, all of the locals start asking, \u2018Are the Milwaukees here yet?\u2019\u201d Andrew Kincaid said. \u201cYesterday, we were walking down a little street, and this woman came running out of her house, (calling) \u2018Are you the Milwaukees?\u2019 This woman hosted Milwaukee students for over 25 years, and now they come back and their kids come back (to visit).\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kincaid, an associate professor of English and the director of 51ÁÔÆæ\u2019s Celtic Studies program, is leading this year\u2019s summer study abroad in Gleann Cholm Cille, a district in southwest Donegal County. The annual trip allows students to spend three weeks at an Irish language learning school called <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oideas-gael.com\/en\/\">Oideas Gael<\/a>, which specializes in teaching adult language learners of all levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The surrounding area is unique because it\u2019s a <em>Gaeltacht<\/em> \u2013 a region of the country where Irish, not English, the predominant language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cultural education<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year marks the 31<sup>st<\/sup> anniversary of the study abroad. The trip was conceived by John Gleeson, an Irish immigrant who founded the <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/celtic-studies\/\">Celtic Studies program<\/a> at UW-Milwaukee, who was himself a former student of the man who founded Oideas Gael. For those 31 years, its purpose has remained the same: \u201cFor students to be immersed in the Irish language,\u201d said Kincaid, who is Irish himself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"alignright uwm-c-img--right uwm-c-img--caption-gray\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2025\/08\/Ireland-Donegal-castle-225x300.webp\" alt=\"An old castle with several pointed gables, constructed from whitish stone.\" class=\"wp-image-30165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2025\/08\/Ireland-Donegal-castle-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2025\/08\/Ireland-Donegal-castle.webp 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption>The students took a field trip to Donegal Castle during the annual Celtic Studies summer study abroad. Photo courtesy of Hailey Fox.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Students live in cottages in Gleann Cholm Cille and spend five hours each day in language classes at Oideas Gael, followed by an evening activity like singing, dancing, or watching films. Each Friday, the students present a short skit featuring the vocabulary they\u2019ve learned during the week. \u201cAnd then everybody, of course, goes to the pub after,\u201d Kincaid laughed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But the learning goes beyond the classroom. The students also learn about Irish culture and history through field trips. One day, Kincaid led the cohort into Donegal Town, a market town established by the British in 1610. The students toured the streets; visited Donegal Castle, the ancestral seat of the O\u2019Donnell clan; and explored Donegal Abbey, a famous Franciscan monastery. The group\u2019s second field trip took them to the city of Derry, made famous by the show \u201cDerry Girls\u201d and the site of the beginning of The Troubles, a bloody period of partisan fighting over the status of Northern Ireland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe person giving us our tour was a Bloody Sunday survivor,\u201d said Hailey Fox, a political science major who became interested in Celtic Studies as a way to learn about Irish history and politics. \u201cEverybody talks about the political state of things, but at the end of the day, people come together and are there for each other in big ways and small ways, and you see it in everyday life here.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There have been smaller excursions too, which have been just as valuable to the students\u2019 education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"alignleft uwm-c-img--left uwm-c-img--caption-gray\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2025\/08\/Ireland-on-the-beach-300x200.webp\" alt=\"A smooth beach touches brilliant blue water with a green cliff in the background.\" class=\"wp-image-30167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2025\/08\/Ireland-on-the-beach-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2025\/08\/Ireland-on-the-beach.webp 719w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption>51ÁÔÆæ students sit on the beach along the Irish coast during a ramble led by Associate Professor Andrew Kincaid. Photo courtesy of Andrew Kincaid.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been taking them to a lot of mountains, to beaches. We\u2019ve been swimming. I\u2019ve been showing them the archaeology and explaining the landscape to them,\u201d said Kincaid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s as immersed in Irish language and culture as you can get.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The significance of language<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At first glance, learning Irish may seem like a questionable choice. Most everyone in Ireland uses English and there are only a few <em>Gaeltacht <\/em>regions in the country. It\u2019s not easy to learn, either.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIrish is such an old language; it\u2019s much older than English. We\u2019re not used to the way that different letters are put together and how they sound,\u201d Fox explained. \u201cFor example, a \u2018bh\u2019 in Irish sounds like a \u2018v\u2019 or \u2018w.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But, said Kincaid, there\u2019s never been a better time to pick up the language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIrish is seeing a big revival,\u201d he added, pointing to a surge in Irish word-of-the-day games, Instagram accounts, and even apps that connect Irish speakers in pubs. Students learn Irish in the classroom. There are also special schools where classes are all taught in Irish, and \u201cthey cannot get teachers fast enough,\u201d Kincaid said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There\u2019s a long, bloody history as to why Irish fell into disuse. When the British colonized the isle, they tried to quash the native culture by forbidding Irish music, dancing, festivals, and language. Now, Irish is experiencing a resurgence as citizens begin to reclaim their linguistic heritage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For psychology major Emma Corcoran, who joined the study abroad trip, learning Irish is a way to connect with her grandfather, who immigrated to the U.S. in the early 1950s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHe sat on the board for&nbsp;Irish&nbsp;events, took my family to&nbsp;Irish&nbsp;cultural experiences, and taught us as much&nbsp;Irish&nbsp;history as he could,\u201d she explained in an email. \u201cBut he never spoke a word of the language he grew up listening to. Ireland\u2019s tragic past forced millions of&nbsp;Irish&nbsp;people to be embarrassed of our cultural language.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reclaiming that culture has drawn Corcoran back to her family\u2019s roots and made her proud to be part of a linguistic tradition that is not just surviving, but beginning to thrive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Celtic Studies connections<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"alignright uwm-c-img--right uwm-c-img--caption-gray\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2025\/08\/Ireland-Kincaid-and-Fox-200x300.webp\" alt=\"A middle-aged man and a younger white woman sit smiling on a brown bench. Rolling green hills and a gray, cloudy sky are in the background.\" class=\"wp-image-30161\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2025\/08\/Ireland-Kincaid-and-Fox-200x300.webp 200w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2025\/08\/Ireland-Kincaid-and-Fox.webp 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><figcaption>Associate Professor Andrew Kincaid and political science major Hailey Fox take a break during a hike in Gleann Cholm Cille. Photo courtesy of Hailey Fox.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s one thing to learn about the language, history, and culture of Ireland in her Celtic Studies classes in the U.S., but traveling to Ireland broadened Fox\u2019s horizons further than she thought possible. She\u2019s especially grateful because she had help to get there: She\u2019s the recipient of 51ÁÔÆæ\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.academicworks.com\/opportunities\/23047\">Berquist Scholarship<\/a>, which provides financial support for students studying abroad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFor me, earning scholarships means I have to do everything I can to respect the people who have given money for scholarships and that means using it in an impactful way,\u201d Fox said. \u201cThis is a learning experience, just being there and having that cross-cultural knowledge. That alone will have such a big impact on my education. Immersing ourselves in the culture has been really helpful and amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kincaid would love for everyone to be able to have a similar experience. The trip, he said, is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to live, study, and explore Ireland for a relatively small price tag, compared to doing such a journey independently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The next best thing might be to visit <a href=\"https:\/\/irishfest.com\/#:~:text=Join%20us%20August%2014%2D17,music%2C%20culture%2C%20and%20craic.\">Milwaukee\u2019s Irish Fest<\/a> on August 14-17, where the Celtic Studies program will have a tent. \u201cYou can come down and they can practice Irish with us,\u201d Kincaid joked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please, practice speaking Irish, added Corcoran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c<em>T\u00edr gan teanga, t\u00edr gan anam<\/em> (A country without language, a country without soul). Indigenous languages are so deeply important to culture,\u201d she wrote. \u201cAn indigenous language dies every two weeks. Learn the language of your culture and keep it alive as long as you can.&nbsp;Irish&nbsp;reminds Ireland of the resilience and courage of our heritage.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>By Sarah Vickery, College of Letters &amp; Science<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Not to brag, but UW-Milwaukee students are somewhat famous in Donegal, Ireland.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":785,"featured_media":30164,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","uwm_wg_additional_authors":[]},"categories":[1848,1648,1956,1946],"tags":[1858],"class_list":["post-30158","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-alumni-student-news","category-in-focus","category-in-focus-2025","category-in-focus-spotlight","tag-august"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Letters &amp; 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