Gael scoil shite
If the nearest school to me was an Irish speaking school, or I felt extremely passionate about our native language, I would definitely send my kids to a Gael Scoil. But the current bullshit that seems to be gripping the nation lately, which involves people spouting on about Gael Scoils, is seriously pissing me off. I’ve heard some people say that their pre-schoolers love the Irish language (speaking it fluently if you believed the crap they talk) and how only a Gael Scoil will be good enough for their little precious little darlings.
These same people are calling their beloveds’ Fionn, Fiachra, Caoimhe and when their own names are Ann and Barry. And yet, the more traditional Irish names such as Maire, Aine and Padraig being ignored. Of course, these names just wouldn’t be trendy enough for the snobby parents to be calling out across Brown Thomas or whatever other expensive knob-market they happen to be in.
Do you realise the eventual outcome of this phenomenon? In a couple of years we will be surrounded by a load of little snobs, speaking Irish in a D4 accent, which is fucking bad enough listening to in English. But after giving this problem greater thought, I realised that the parents will probably have embraced the next new craze by then. I wonder what it will involve? Maybe speaking French while somersaulting three times in the air bouncing on their 50 foot trampoline, or singing Spanish songs while standing on one leg on their pony. But the most likely new fad will probably be speaking shite out of their arses just like Mummy and Daddy. In a D4 accent, of course.
