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Patchy

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English

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Gaelic (Irish)

Native

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Silbo Gomero

Spanish

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French

Frisian

Teaches

English

Native

Gaelic (Irish)

Native

Other

Silbo Gomero

Spanish

Speaks

French

Frisian

About Me

Me as a Teacher

My lessons & teaching style

From IrelandLiving in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain (04:20 UTC+01:00)

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.

My teaching material

PDF file
Text Documents
Audio files
Image files
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Articles and news
Quizzes
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Rating

346

Students

4,114

Lessons

100%

Attendance rate

99%

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Rating

346

Students

4114

Lessons

100%

Attendance rate

99%

Response rate

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English

Gaelic (Irish)

Jake Giddens

20 Gaelic (Irish) lessons

Trust Patchy's method and you'll see results. He's a great teacher.

Apr 6, 2026

Jason Fustar

1 Gaelic (Irish) lesson

I had a great lesson with Patchy! Looking forward to the next one!

Mar 30, 2026

Scott Mitchell

6 Gaelic (Irish) lessons

Another great lesson with Patchy. I still struggle a lot but he's very patient with my frequent "deer in headlights" moments, and having to repeat the same stuff over and over so I can internalize the content.

Mar 28, 2026

Patrese

74 Gaelic (Irish) lessons

Iontach uilig

Apr 2, 2026

Colin O'Sullivan

56 Gaelic (Irish) lessons

We had a great session today! I always learn something new and enjoy our lessons!

Mar 30, 2026

Colin O'Sullivan

56 Gaelic (Irish) lessons

Patchy is helping edit a simple essay I wrote about my family and life and he is teaching me how to pronounce the Irish in the accala dialect. These classes always l;eave me feeling so happy!

Mar 28, 2026