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    • Coláiste na Mumhan (English: 'college of Munster') is an Irish language school based in Ballingeary, County Cork, Ireland. It is Ireland's oldest Irish language educational institution.[1] It is renowned[according to whom?] for its place in the Gaelic-speaking world.[2]

    History

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    Coláiste na Mumhan was established in the Muscraí Gaeltacht in 1904 as the inaugural Irish language teacher training institution. It also commenced providing summer courses for secondary school students a few years afterwards.[3] The Irish language scholar, Shan O'Cúiv, and an Irish-Australian priest known as Dr. O'Daly, were key figures in establishing the college. It was predestined[original research?] to serve as the precursor and model for all subsequent institutions dedicated to promoting the Irish language.[4][5][6] It grew and relocated to a larger premises in 1914.[7] It is based on the eastern side of Ballingeary village.[8] Part of the Gaelic Revival, it was the first of six Gaelic League Irish language training colleges for teachers.[9] One of the college's founders was Fr. Augustine, leader of the Gaelic League in the County Cork region.[10] In 1913, the Dutch scholar A. G. van Hamel attended classes at the college.[5] The poet and playright, Séamus Ó'hAodha, taught Irish poetry at the college.[11]

    The college significantly contributed to the revival of the Irish language at the onset of the 20th century,[citation needed] with several historical figures, including Terence MacSwiney, Cathal Brugha, Liam de Róiste, Tomás Mac Curtain, Richard Mulcahy, Thomas MacDonagh, and Patrick Pearse, having spent time at the institution to acquire the language. It remains the country's oldest Irish summer college.[12]

    Andy Scannell (1905-1958), a prominent figure in the Irish language movement,[tone] once served as its chairman.[13]

    In the book A Ploughing People: The Farming Life Celebrated, "the midnight feasts, the Céilí Mór, the Bean an Tí and the 'fine things'" that took place at the summer college are referred to.[14]

    Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in 2020, the college did not open for the first time in 116 years.[15] It was unable to open for the 2024 season, as the board could not secure services that would meet the guidelines that appear in the set of standards suggested by Roinn na Gaeltachta.[16]

    References

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    1. ^ "Clarity sought on whether Irish college in Cork will have summer courses". echo live. 2024-01-27. Retrieved 2025-02-04.
    2. ^ Strachan, John (John R. ) (2012). Advertising, literature, and print culture in Ireland, 1891-1922. Internet Archive. Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 978-0-230-29873-6.
    3. ^ English, Eoin (2024-04-06). "Gaeltacht group calls on Government to help secure future of West Cork Irish college". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 2025-02-04.
    4. ^ "'You cannot teach the children of Ireland Irish until the teachers have got Irish themselves': na Coláistí Samhraidh agus Modhanna Múinte na Gaeilge, 1904–1922". COMHARTaighde (in Irish). Retrieved 2025-02-04.
    5. ^ a b A. G. van Hamel Foundation for Celtic Studies (2023). Biography A. G. van Hamel 2023. A. G. van Hamel Foundation for Celtic Studies.
    6. ^ O'Keeffe, Gerard (2011). The ascent of the O'Keeffes : tracing for the first time the direct lineage of famed American artist Georgia O'Keefe [sic] to Kanturk, Co. Cork, Ireland. Internet Archive. Dublin : Original Writing. ISBN 978-1-908024-16-9.
    7. ^ "Projects". www.miradormedia.ie. Retrieved 2025-02-04.
    8. ^ McCarthy, Kieran (2008). Generations : memories of the Lee hydroelectric scheme, County Cork. Internet Archive. Dublin : Lilliput Press. ISBN 978-1-84351-139-7.
    9. ^ The Celts : history, life, and culture. Internet Archive. Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO. 2012. ISBN 978-1-59884-964-6.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
    10. ^ Ní Gháirbhí, Róisín (2015). Willie Pearse. Internet Archive. Dublin, Ireland : The O'Brien Press. ISBN 978-1-84717-267-9.
    11. ^ Macbean, L. (Lachlan) (1921). The Celtic who's who; names and addresses of workers who contribute to Celtic literature, music or other cultural activities, along with other information. Cornell University Library. Kirkcaldy, Scotland : Fifeshire Advertiser.
    12. ^ English, Eoin (2024-01-25). "Fears that country's oldest Irish summer college in Cork may not reopen this year". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 2025-02-04.
    13. ^ Munster G.A.A. story. Vol.2, 1985-2001. Internet Archive. [Cork] : [South City Press for GAA Munster Council]. 2001. ISBN 978-0-9539837-1-1.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
    14. ^ Cox, Valerie (2017). A ploughing people : the farming life celebrated : stories, traditions, the championships. Internet Archive. Dublin, Ireland : Hachette Books Ireland. ISBN 978-1-4736-5945-2.
    15. ^ "No summer college in Cork for first time in 116 years". echo live. 2020-05-05. Retrieved 2025-02-04.
    16. ^ "Frustration in Ballingeary as Irish college remains empty". The Southern Star. Retrieved 2025-02-04.
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