colaiste chiarain

Courses of instruction are so arranged as to benefit each student irrespective of age or standard. Gaedhealachas Teoranta has been conducting summer Irish courses in Cape Clare since 1965 and only very experienced and highly qualified teachers are engaged as supervisors and teachers. Qualified physical education teachers are engaged for all sports and games. Special attention is given to fluency in oral Irish and in addition the students are taught Irish dancing, drama, singing and games. The use of english by students while on the island is prohibited. Games facilities include, football pitches, basketball and volleyball courts, swingball area safe beach for swimming. Indoor facilities include table tennis tables, unihoc, playing cards, chess, draughts, monopoly etc… Students interested in table tennis should bring their own table tennis bats and balls.

A summer college of Irish (Colaiste Chiarain) is conducted annually on the gaeltacht island of Clare (Cape clear), Co. Chorcal. Placed as it is the most southern inhabited land in the country nine miles out in the Atlantic, the island provides the ideal location for holidays and education for boys and girls, who enjoy fresh air, mild climate, open country, sea, games, fishing and swimming, away from the restrictions of modern civilisation. The island has electricity, running water, automatic telephones, post office, church, resident priest and nurse, club, shops and ferry service from Baltimore three times daily in both directions during the summer months.