>From: cockburn@edieng.enet.dec.com (Craig Cockburn)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.celtic,soc.culture.british,soc.culture.canada,sci.lang
Subject: Gaelic-l press release
Date: 16 Dec 92 15:22:40 GMT
Organization: Digital Equipment Co. Ltd., Reading, England


Here is a press release, written by the owners of Gaelic-l in Irish and
English. This version, and the Scottish Gaelic version have appeared in
The Irish Times, La/, The Press and Journal, The Clansman and various
other papers. Please distribute this message to anyone who may be interested.
Note that the original of this is in postscript, with the Gaelic and English
running side by side in two columns, in different font sizes so that they
keep pace with each other. In translating the postscript into plain ASCII,
errors may have crept in, particularly as my postscript to ASCII converter
doesn't seem to handle hyphens at all.

Craig

FIOS NAIDHEACHD - PRESS RELEASE   For Immediate Use
 From:  GAELIC-L  "The Global Gaeltacht"

FEACHTAS CHUN TUILLEADH FORBARTHA A DHE/ANAMH AR CHOMHDHA/IL LEICTREONACH 
NA GAEILGE. 
Ballrai/ocht anois ag 300. Fa/s 40% in aon bhliain amha/in.

    EXPANSION PROGRAMME LAUNCHED FOR HI-TECH GAELIC FORUM  
    Membership tops 300 - grows 40% in one year


Is ar La/ Bealtaine (fe/ile a/rsa na nGael) 1989 a bunai/odh GAELIC-L.
Dorna/n beag daoine a bhi/ ar an liosta la/ a bhunaithe; anois ta/ os cionn
tri/ chead duine pa/irteach ina chuid imeachtai/. Go deimhin fe/in, ta/
ballrai/ocht an ghre/asa/in idirna/isiu/nta leictreonaigh seo ag fa/s ar
ra/ta 40% in aghaidh na bliana. Ta/ ar intinn ag u/ine/iri/ an ghre/asa/in
seo ceangal a chur ar bun idir e/ agus dha/ ghre/asa/n eile a
fhreastalai/onn ar lucht labhartha na Gaeilge in E/irinn agus in Albain. Is
mian leo a chur ar a su/ile do dhaoine i gcoitinne ce/ chomh he/asca is
ata/ se/ pa/irt a ghlacadh in imeachtai/ na Gaeltachta domhanda
leictreonai/!

    The GAELIC-L electronic bulletin board was started on the ancient
    Celtic feast of Beltane (May Day) 1989, yet it already has over 300
    members. Although this hi-tech forum devoted to Irish, Scottish and
    Manx Gaelic is growing at 40% per year, it is now set to expand even
    further. The 3 owners of GAELIC-L are launching a major expansion
    programme. The aims being  to link up with other Gaelic networks in
    Ireland and Scotland, and to reach anyone who doesn't realise how easy
    it is to participate in "The world's electronic Gaidhealtachd".


Cruthai/onn GAELIC-L go bhfuil teanga shinseartha na nGael chomh cumasach
le Be/arla Shasana i re/ seo na hardteicneolai/ochta, agus i/ go maith in
ann i/ fe/in a chur i gco/ir don am ata/ romhainn. Craoltar
teachtaireachtai/ i nGaeilge, agus seoltar ar aghaidh o/ shataili/ti/ iad,
lena seachadadh ar bhaill uile an ghre/asa/in i gcu/pla no/ime/ad.

    GAELIC-L proves that the ancient tongue of the Gael is just as hi-tech
    and as ready for the future as English. Messages in Gaelic are being
    bounced off satellites and transmitted around the world to all the
    subscribers in only a few minutes.

Triu/r ata/ freagrach as cu/rsai/ GhAELIC-L a riaradh:

    GAELIC-L is administered by:

Marion Gunn, cartlannai/ agus be/aloideasai/ a bhfuil Gaeilge na hE/ireann
ar a toil aici. Ta/ si/ ina comhstiu/rtho/ir ar chomhlacht beag
foilsitheoireachta agus ri/omhaireachta i mBaile A/tha Cliath.

    Marion Gunn, fluent in Irish, an archivist and folklorist, and
    co-director of a software and publishing company in Dublin.

Caoimhi/n P. O/ Donnai/le, a bhfuil idir Ghaeilge na hE/ireann agus Gaeilge
na hAlban ar a thoil aige. Ta/ se/ ina le/achto/ir le Ri/omheolai/ocht i
Sabhal Mo/r Ostaig, san Eilean Sgi\theanach.

    Kevin Donnelly, fluent in Irish and Scottish Gaelic and lecturer in
    Computing at the Gaelic college on Skye, Sabhal Mo\r Ostaig

Craig Cockburn, mac le/inn le Ga\idhlig  agus amhra/nai/ le Co/r Gaelach
Londain. Innealto/ir bogearrai/ is ea e/, de re/ir gairme, a bhfuil post
aige le comhlacht mo/r ri/omhaireachta.

    Craig Cockburn, Scottish Gaelic student and singer with the London
    Gaelic choir, and a Software Engineer in Reading, England.

CAD CHUIGE GAELIC-L?

    PURPOSE

Is chun eolas, tuairimi/, sce/alta u/ra agus sean a mhalartu/ i measc lucht
labhartha na Gaeilge an tseirbhi/s seo, agus chun cabhru/ le daoine
teangacha e/agsu/la na nGael a fhoghlaim. Ta/ baill de chuid GhAELIC-L i
mbeagnach gach ollscoil in E/irinn, agus ta/ cainteoiri/ li/ofa ar an
liosta a bhfuil co/nai/ orthu san Oilea/n U/r agus san Eilean Sgi/theanach.
I dti/ortha ceilteacha na hEorpa (mar shampla, E/ire, Alba, an Bhriota/in
agus an Bhreatain Bheag) a cho/nai/onn cuid mhaith de mhuintir GhAELIC-L,
ach ta/ ta/ na ce/adta eile ar an liosta a cho/nai/onn i bhfad i gce/in o/
thailte sinseartha na gCeilteach, mar shampla, i Sta/it Aontaithe
Mheiricea/, san Astra/il, agus sa Chian-Oirthear.

    The is a non-political forum for Gaelic speakers to exchange news,
    views and information, and as a help system for learners of all three
    Gaelic languages.  GAELIC-L has registered subscribers in most Irish
    universities and there are also contributions from fluent speakers in
    Nova Scotia as well as Sabhal Mo\r Ostaig in Scotland. Although there
    are subscribers in traditional Celtic areas such as Scotland, Ireland,
    Nova Scotia and Wales, there are also many subscribers in such far
    flung places as America, New Zealand, Geneva, Hong Kong, Alaska &
    Hawaii.

Sa/bha/iltear gna/th-theachtaireachtai/ an ghre/asa/in i gcomhaid
mhi/osu/la i leabharlann leictreonach GhAELIC-L, agus sto/ra/iltear comhaid
e/agsu/la eile inti freisin. Ar an a/bhar is fe/idir a rochtain 7 la/ na
seachtaine 24 uaire sa lo/, ta/:

    In addition to the messages on the list, there is also an extensive
    electronic library which may be accessed by any subscriber, 24 hours a
    day, 7 days a week. Material in the library includes a record of every
    message sent on GAELIC-L, as well as a range of computer programs and
    other reference material of use to speakers or learners  of Gaelic, for
    example:

ri/omhchla/r a insi/onn an t-am agus an da/ta i nGaeilge na hAlban; 
    A computer program to speak the time in conversational Scottish Gaelic

    A list of Gaelic related events in London and Scotland 

liosta de na co/ir uile sa Bhreatain a chanann ceolta Gael; 
    A list of every Gaelic choir in the UK. 

cur si/os ar na cu/rsai/ teagaisc a chuireann Sabhal Mo/r Ostaig ar fa/il; 
    Information on courses at Sabhal Mo\r Ostaig 

    Book reviews 

le/irmheasanna; 
    Bilingual texts for learners

comhaid chabhracha agus te/acsanna Be/arla -- Gaeilge mar  chu/namh
d'fhoghlaimeoiri/, mar shampla, treoir do na cu/rsai/ fe/inteagaisc is
fe/idir a cheannach, 
    A guide to commercially available "Teach yourself Irish" materials 

 ...agus a/bhar go leor eile.
    ...as well as many other things



ROCHTAIN

    ACCESS

Lucht ollscoile agus daoine ata/ ag obair le comhlachtai/ ri/omhaireachta
is mo/ a bhi/onn pa/irteach in imeachtai/ GhAELIC-L, ach ta/ seirbhi/si/
leictreonacha ag leathadh go tapaidh isteach in ionaid eile oibre. Is
saoire go mo/r fada teachtaireacht leictreonach a sheoladh na/ an
teileafo/n a u/sa/id, agus is iomai/ sin duine a bhfuil fa/il aige anois ar
sheirbhi/si/ idirna/isiu/nta gre/asa/in o/ mho/ideim cois teallaigh. Nuair
a cheanglo/far GAELIC-L le GAELTEL na hE/ireann agus le RURTEL na hAlban,
beidh deis ni/os fearr fo/s ag cainteoiri/ du/chais labhairt amach.

    Access to GAELIC-L is generally only available to people in colleges,
    universities and computer companies, but this is set to change as the
    computer network is growing at a dramatic rate. There are now many
    companies offering access to the worldwide electronic network, and it
    is considerably cheaper to send electronic mail across the world than
    it is to use telephones. Many private individuals are now able to
    connect up to the world via a PC in their house for about the price of
    a phone rental.  By linking GAELIC-L to the RURTEL network based in the
    Highlands and Islands of Scotland and to the GAELTEL network in
    Ireland, we will make it considerably easier for many native speakers
    to join in.

Chun cla/ru/ mar bhall de GhAELIC-L, cuir an t-ordu/ 	

SUBSCRIBE GAELIC-L Ainm Sloinne

chuig LISTSERV@IRLEARN.UCD.IE

mar theachtaireacht MAIL no/ TELL, agus cla/rofar id bhall den ghre/asa/n
go huathoibri/och tu/.

Ina dhiaidh sin beidh tu/ in ann teachtaireachtai/ a scaipeadh ar bhaill
uile an liosta, ach iad a chur chuig

GAELIC-L@IRLEARN.UCD.IE


    To subscribe to the list, send a mail message to

    LISTSERV@IRLEARN.UCD.IE

    containing the single line

    SUBSCRIBE GAELIC-L <your name>

    e.g. 

    SUBSCRIBE GAELIC-L John MacLeod

    and you will be automatically added by the computer which "runs"
    GAELIC-L

    To send a message to everyone on the list, send it to

    GAELIC-L@IRLEARN.UCD.IE



SU/IL ROMHAINN

    DIRECTION - THE FUTURE

Is teanga oifigiu/il de chuid an Chomhphobail Eorpaigh i/ Gaeilge na
hE/ireann. Da/ bharr sin, ta/ su/il ag u/ine/iri/ GhAELIC-L tacai/ocht
airgid a fha/il faoi sce/im LINGUA chun seirbhi/si/ an ghre/asa/in a
leathnu/ agus a fhorbairt mar a/is chianfhoghlama. Is obair dheonach ar fad
a choinni/onn an gre/asa/n seo ag  imeacht i la/thair na huaire, agus
u/sa/ideann na hu/ine/iri/ a gcuid mo/ideimi/ baile chuige sin.
IRLEARN.UCD.IE (no/d Chola/iste Ollscoile Bhaile A/tha Cliath) a
shola/thrai/onn an tacai/ocht ghairmiu/il ri/omhaireachta. Ta/ i gceist
deontas LINGUA a u/sa/id chun roinnt seirbhi/si/ deonacha a aistriu/ go
bonn gairmiu/il, agus imeachtai/ an ghre/asa/in a fho/gairt go forleathan.


    It is hoped to get funding from the European Community LINGUA scheme to
    further develop GAELIC-L as a tool of distance learning. GAELIC-L is
    currently being run on a voluntary basis, with owners using home
    modems, and IRLEARN (University College, Dublin) providing all
    professional advisory services. The funding would allow us to advertise
    GAELIC-L around the world and obtain additional professional support.


Ta/ paca/iste bogearrai/ againn a chruthai/onn inne/acs mi/osu/il chun
eolas a aimsiu/ i gcomhaid GhAELIC-L. Ni/l sa mhe/id seo, a/fach, ach tu/s
na hoibre. Ta/ su/il againn nach fada go mbeidh cu/namh "ar li/ne"
foclo/ireachta le fa/il ag baill an liosta le linn do/ibh teachtaireachtai/
a scri/obh, chun go mbeidh siad in ann dearmaid litrithe a cheartu/.
Cuirfear sto/rchiste focal i dtoll a che/ile, a chuideoidh le daoine focal
cui/ a aimsiu/, no/ fiu/ a chomhionann d'fhocal a fha/il i nGaeilge na
hE/ireann, i nGaeilge na hAlban, no/ i nGaeilge Mhanainn.

    We have recently developed software which can automatically compile an
    index of every message sent on GAELIC-L. This will make it much easier
    to search the GAELIC-L records for useful information. However, this is
    just the start. We hope in the future to develop software which will
    allow people to look for words (like a thesaurus), to check their
    spelling or even to perform partial translation between the three
    Gaelic languages at the press of a key.

O/ scaipeadh le fa/n an tsaoil Clanna Gael, tha/inig laghdu/ millteanach ar
lucht labhartha na teanga. Cuireann GAELIC-L an scaipeadh sin ar ceal, agus
tugann guala ar ghualainn le che/ile an athuair sinn, go leictreonach, faoi
bhrat na Gaeltachta domhanda.

    The dispersal of the Gael across the world did much to reduce the
    number of Gaelic speakers. We hope that the ease with which isolated
    Gaelic speakers can communicate across the network will do much for the
    good of Gaelic, wherever it may be.


U/ine/iri/ GhAELIC-L a scri/obh an t-alt seo:

Craig Cockburn i Reading Shasana
E-mail: Craig.Cockburn@reo.mts.dec.com 

Marion Gunn i mBaile A/tha Cliath, E/ire 
E-mail: mgunn@irlearn.ucd.ie  
Fo/n: +[353]-1-7068106; 
Facs: +[353]-1-2694409 

Caoimhi/n O/ Donnai/le i Sabhal Mo\r Ostaig,
Alba  IV44  8RQ 
E-mail: caoimhin@smo.ac.uk  
Fo/n +[44] 4714 373; 
Facs: +[44] 4714 383

    FURTHER INFORMATION:

    For further information, contact one

    of GAELIC-L's owners at:

    Craig Cockburn in Reading   Phone: 0734 - 580597  
    E-Mail: Craig.Cockburn@REO.MTS.DEC.COM
    (also contactable via Comann an Luchd-Ionnsachaidh in Inverness,
     the Gaelic learners association  0463 711792)

    Marion Gunn in Dublin   
    Phone: +[353]-1-7068106 
    Fax: +[353]-1-2694409 
    E-Mail: MGUNN@IRLEARN.UCD.IE  

    Kevin Donnelly at  Sabhal Mo\r Ostaig, Isle of Skye, Scotland IV44 8RQ
    Phone 04714-373  Fax: 04714-383   E-Mail: CAOIMHIN@SMO.AC.UK


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  Internet: cockburn@system.enet.dec.com                           leis
  Voice: +[44] 734 580597                                          a'
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