From IrelandLiving in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain (02:36 UTC+00:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Jul 6, 2017
I was born and raised in rural Ireland in the last century, in one of the few counties (Mayo) where, alongside native English, native Gaelic in its purest form was and is still spoken. In my twenties I decided to live abroad and learn some foreign languages, including coming here to the Canaries to learn their Whistled Speech, what you and many call Silbo Gomero, and I was soon a competent whistler of speech.
Me as a Teacher
I've been successfully learning, practising and teaching languages for many years, while keeping abreast of the latest studies on language acquisition (Stephen Krashen, Steve Kauffmann. . .).
My lessons & teaching style
After many years of teacher training (Higher Diploma in Education, in the National University of Ireland, Galway, also TEFL courses in Galway, and language training here in Spain), I also studied & still study all the old and new findings on acquisition of languages, implementing the relevant strategies into my classes, incorporating the concepts of comprehensible input and high motivation at every stage, always focusing on the students' wants and needs.
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375 Reviews
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English
Gaelic (Irish)
Patrese
67 Gaelic (Irish) lessons
Iontach
Dec 6, 2025
Colin O'Sullivan
24 Gaelic (Irish) lessons
a great session with Patchy!
Dec 1, 2025
Colin O'Sullivan
24 Gaelic (Irish) lessons
Great lesson! I started out taking one, but I am now taking lessons twice a week now, and I can see more improvement.
Nov 24, 2025
Colin O'Sullivan
24 Gaelic (Irish) lessons
A great lesson and I am excited for our next session!
Dec 5, 2025
Colin O'Sullivan
24 Gaelic (Irish) lessons
another great session!
Nov 28, 2025
Gerard Madden
14 Gaelic (Irish) lessons
Making use of the language I have during the lessons by Patchy, and expanding my command of Connemara dialect in particular.