Fàilte! Welcome! Is mise Goraidh Mac’IlleDhuinn, agus ’s e tìdsear Gàidhlig a th’ annam. My name is Geoffrey Sammons and I am a Gaelic tutor. If you are interested in the Gaelic language, you’ve come to the right place!

I live in the Seattle, WA, USA, area and teach Gaelic for the local Gaelic Society Slighe nan Gaidheal, as well as online for the Atlantic Gaelic Academy and as private lessons at my home or online via Skype/Zoom.

So if you are interested in starting your Gaelic journey, please continue on.

2020-2021 Classes

• Seattle Central College: Gaelic, History, and Travel Courses (information and registration)
• Scottish Gaelic 1 (weekly, 8 sessions): starting 10/5/2020
• History
• Ancient Monuments of Scotland and Ireland (1 session): 9/30/2020
• The Celts: History, Art, and Mythology (2 sessions): 10/14/2020 & 10/21/2020
• The Romans in Scotland (1 session): 11/4/2020
• Travel
• Ireland: Beyond the Usual (1 session): 10/7/2020
• Scotland: Beyond the Usual (1 session): 10/28/2020
• Slighe nan Gaidheal: Zero to Gaelic
• Beginning Level, twice monthly, starting 10/10/2020
• Atlantic Gaelic Academy:
• Beginning Level, weekly, starting 9/16/2020
• Intermediate 2, weekly, starting 9/17/2020
• Private Tutoring: Any level, contact me by clicking the link at the bottom of the page

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If you have been a visitor to my website before, you might be wondering where all the files have gone. The time has come for me to realize that the gig-economy has arrived at my front door. What I do take a lot of time an effort and so I have begun the process of migrating over to Patreon. I hope to see you over there and do please let me know what you would like to see me post content-wise.

I have been teaching people how to speak Gaelic for more than 12 years. The handouts that I've built for my Gaelic language course are archived on my Patreon site for subscribers. Please do explore my offerings in the courses area.

HERE are some basic tips and resources for learning Gaelic.

After beginning my Gaelic language journey, I was interested in knowing why the Gaelic language is in the state that it is in today. I have developed my research into a course on the History of the Gaels - the people who speak the Gaelic language. And then, of course, it was natural to want to travel to Scotland and Ireland to see all the important historical sites! I developed that into Beyond the Usual classes. I also have a number of tips and tricks for traveling to Scotland and Ireland.

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Gaels are indigenous people of Scotland, Ireland, and the Isle of Man, and are struggling to maintain their language and culture in the face of local and global language, economic, political, and cultural pressures. You have a role to play.