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Silbo Gomero

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About Me

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From IrelandLiving in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain (06:08 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.

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314

Students

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99%

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Rating

314

Students

3394

Lessons

100%

Attendance rate

99%

Response rate

Silbo Gomero Lessons

Silbo Gomero

English

Gaelic (Irish)

Silbo canario

A1 - C2

Language Essentials

4 lessons completed

USD 20.00+

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355 Reviews

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Silbo Gomero

English

Patrese

62 Gaelic (Irish) lessons

An-mhaith !

Oct 10, 2025

fergusjohnston

7 Gaelic (Irish) lessons

This was a conversation class, and Patchy used humour and role-play to get me to speak to him in Irish, coaxing words out of me that I knew but had forgotten that I knew. A great class. A terrific teacher.

Oct 6, 2025

Jake Giddens

1 Gaelic (Irish) lesson

Iontach! I'm new to Irish Gaelic and I very much enjoy Patchy's immersive way of teaching the language. Looking forward to more lessons.

Oct 4, 2025

Michael

24 Gaelic (Irish) lessons

Excellent lesson tonight. On to the next!

Oct 6, 2025

Colin O'Sullivan

13 Gaelic (Irish) lessons

This was another wonderful class!!!

Oct 6, 2025

Colin O'Sullivan

13 Gaelic (Irish) lessons

My whole day is just better when I get to start it with a lesson with Patchy!

Oct 4, 2025

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