Irish Gaelic Dictionary Advice

I’ve already covered choosing an Irish dictionary for beginners and advanced. There is also an Irish dictionary comparison over at LearnIrishGaelic.com

Here are some places to pick up your Irish dictionary of your liking.

1. Litriocht.com

Claims to have “Every Irish Book in Print”. The web site’s interface may not be perfect, but they do offer a great range of Irish books. Specifically, look at their dictionaries section.

Prices in Euro and shipped from Co. Kerry, Ireland.

2. Amazon.com

It’s good to pick up a dictionary, especially if you’re already familiar with Amazon. However, their classification of Irish dictionaries isn’t very straight forward. The edition of a certain dictionary they stock may not be the latest edition, and it’s often not easy to make out exactly what dictionary you’re reading about!

3. An Spailpín Fánach

Sells a small selection of Irish dictionaries, but the dictionaries are the old An Gúm (publisher) favourites.
Prices in Euro and shipped from Co. Galway, Ireland.

4. Gill MacMillan Publishers

Search their catalogue for “dictionary”. They publish several (alternative) dictionaries. Quite pricey shipping from Ireland to the US.

5. Some more

Borders, Barnes & Noble and Amazon.co.uk also stock some Irish dictionaries.

Reply if you know of any more online stores I should include!

I’ve already covered Irish dictionaries for beginners.

Anois, your Foclóir Scoile doesn’t feel like enough anymore. Perhaps you’ve studied Irish for a long time, or you’re a fluent Gaeilgeoir.

It’s time to get a serious Irish dicitonary. Or, better yet, two dictionaries!

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If you’ve just started on your journey of learning (or re-learning) the language of Irish – well done! Comhghairdeas! Learning any language is a difficult process that demands a lot of attention and continuous practice.

Picture below is of An Foclóir Beag (and Irish-Irish dictionary not discussed here), and a well-used Foclóir Póca:

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