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Dia daoibh, a chairde!
Tá súil agam go raibh Seachtain na Gaeilge maith agaibh go léir! Bhí muid an-ghnóthach anseo ag Pobal Éireann Wikimedia – féach thíos le léamh faoinár n-eachtraí!
06/03 | Port Láirge: Gaeltacht na nDéise
Halla Pobail na Rinne, An Rinn, Gaeltacht na nDéise, Port Láirge
Chuaigh foireann Pobal Éireann Wikimedia tríd Ghaeltacht na nDéise chun canvassing a dhéanamh doras ar dhoras do Bí an tEolas, ár gceardlann Vicipéide i gCorcaigh. Bhí sé go hiontach bualadh le daoine áitiúla atá ag obair in earnáil na Gaeilge, agus bhain muid taitneamh as an gcaint a dhéanamh le hionadaithe na háite, lena n-áirítear Cabrini agus Comhluadar na nDéise.
07/03 | Corcaigh: Ceardlann Bí an tEolas ag Civic Trust House
Bhraith Dé Sathairn an 7ú lá de Mhárta mar an lá ceart ar fad le bheith ag déanamh seo. Le Seachtain na Gaeilge ar siúl go bríomhar agus Mí Staire na mBan ag péinteáil an fhéilire glas, bhailigh muid le chéile ag Civic Trust House i gCorcaigh ó 11am go 3pm do Bí an tEolas – ár gceardlann Vicipéide dírithe ar mhná a scríobh ar ais isteach sa thaifead mar chuid den fheachtas Celebrate Women.
Bhí an smaoineamh simplí, agus an gá leis ar bith ach simplí. Le fada an lá, tá scéalta na mban dearmadta, curtha i leataobh, nó gan scríobh síos riamh sa chéad áit. Tá sin chomh fíor faoi Vicipéid – an chiclipéid is mó ar domhan – agus atá sé faoi leabhair staire. Ba é Bí an tEolas ár ngníomh beag friotaíochta in aghaidh an léirscrios sin.
Thug an fócas dátheangach uigeacht ar leith don lá: bhraitheas go raibh sé oiriúnach an Ghaeilge agus stair na mban a onórú in aon ghníomh amháin, i rith seachtaine a cheiliúrann an dá cheann.
Is ar Vicipéid a théann an domhan le foghlaim. Nuair atá mná in easnamh uirthi, múnlaíonn an easnamh sin an tuiscint atá ag daoine ar cad is fiú a fhios a bheith agat – agus cé mhéid is fiú cuimhneamh ar dhuine. Brúnn gach alt a cruthaíodh nó a feabhsaíodh ag Bí an tEolas in aghaidh sin, ar bhealach an-díreach agus buan.
Tá imeachtaí mar seo oscailte do gach inscne, toisc go bhfuil freagracht ar gach duine an éagsúlacht inscne ar Vicipéid a ardú.
11/03 | Seoladh Engage ag TCD
Mike Reilly ó Thrionóide le rannpháirtithe an Tionscadail ENGAGED ag ócáid sheoladh an tionscadail i mBaile Átha Cliath
Tugadh cuireadh do Pobal Éireann Wikimedia freastal ar an Seoladh ENGAGED ag Coláiste na Tríonóide, Baile Átha Cliath.
Sheol an tionscadal ENGAGED, comhoibriú idir Coláiste na Tríonóide, Baile Átha Cliath agus Ollscoil Chathair Bhaile Átha Cliath, “Treochlár na hÉireann um Rannpháirtíocht Phoiblí sa Taighde Oscailte” ag Scoil Ghnó na Tríonóide. Tá sé mar aidhm ag an tionscnamh seo rannpháirtíocht pobail a neadú sa taighde, ag cur le trédhearcacht agus le muinín sa phróiseas eolaíoch. Chun taighde acadúil a nascadh le páirtithe leasmhara pobail, lena n-áirítear lucht déanta beartas agus eagraíochtaí neamhrialtasacha.
Tá sé seo ag teacht go foirfe lenár misean eolas a dhaonlathú; is é an taighde oscailte bunús Vicipéid iontaofa, neodrach agus ionadaíoch. Trí bhacainní íocaíochta agus téarmaíocht acadúil a bhaint, cinntímid nach bhfuil taighde ardleibhéil “ar fáil” amháin ach inrochtana go fírinneach.
12/03 | Comhdháil FÍS, Ionad Comhdhála Bhaile Átha Cliath
Amy, Éinín agus Lára ag FÍS 2026 i mBaile Átha Cliath
Ar an 12ú lá de Mhárta, bhíomar ar ais i gcroílár na cathrach – an uair seo ag FÍS in Ionad Comhdhála Bhaile Átha Cliath. Ba áthas iomlán é a bheith i measc na gcéadta daltaí agus múinteoirí díograiseacha, ag roinnt an méid a dhéanaimid agus ag oscailt comhráite faoi na deiseanna iontacha atá ar fáil do dhaoine óga i ndomhan na teicneolaíochta digití.
Téann na féidearthachtaí i bhfad níos faide ná an teagasc – tá domhan iomlán gairmeacha, tionscadal, agus tionscnamh ann inar féidir leis an nGaeilge a bheith i gcroílár do shaol gairmiúil.
Ba é an rud a bhuail sinn is mó ná a fheiceáil chomh beoga bríomhar is atá an Ghaeilge i measc daoine óga inniu – ní teanga í seo atá ag dul i léig, ach ceann atá ag dul ó neart go neart. Bhí sé spreagúil, inspioráideach, agus ina mheabhrúchán cumhachtach ar an ábhar a dhéanaimid an obair seo. Go raibh míle maith ag Éamonn, ár Vicipéidoeir a bhí ann linn ar an lá!
12/03: Tráth na gCeist Dátheangach ag Nancy Hands
Cúán de Búrca i mbun ceisteanna ag Tráth na gCeist Sheachtain na Gaeilge, agus Éinín ag coinneáil súil ar na hearraí bholscaireachta!
Bhí Tráth na gCeist dátheangach againn i mbéar Nancy Hands i mBaile Átha Cliath. Ba é an chéad tráth na gceist dá leithéid a bhí acu riamh! Bhí Cúán de Búrca ann mar Fhear an Tí agus oíche den scoth a bhí ann – craic mhaith ag ceiliúradh eolais maidir le cultúr na hÉireann trí mheán na Gaeilge.
17/03 | Na Speiríní: Lá Fhéile Pádraig
Níl na Speiríní réidh linn fós! Má tá tú ag leanúint turas Laura tríd na fathaigh, na clocha oghaim, agus lucht breathnaithe na réaltaí i gContae Thír Eoghain, tá a fhios agat gur chríochnaigh Cuid 1 le fathach amháin fós ag fanacht le bheith aimsithe. I gCuid 2, filleann Laura faoi dheireadh ar an 17ú Márta – Lá Fhéile Pádraig féin – agus cén lá ab fhearr dó? Ós rud é go bhfuil naomhphátrún na hÉireann fite fuaite go domhain i mbéaloideas agus i dtírdhreach Uladh, tá rud éigin iontach oiriúnach faoi lá a chaitheamh ag doiciméadú oidhreacht ársa na gcnoc seo, ag leanúint ar aghaidh le hobair an tseanchaí dhigitigh.
Sroicheann Laura Sliabh Mhullaigh Cairn faoi dheireadh – mar sna Speiríní, is cosúil go dtagann na rudaí is fearr chugat nuair is lú a bhíonn súil agat leo. Coinnígí súil!
Leagan Béarla thíos | English Version below:
Hi, friends!
I hope you all had a great Irish Language Week! We’ve been very busy here at Pobal Éireann Wikimedia – see below to read about our adventures!
06/03 | Waterford: Gaeltacht na nDéise
Halla Pobail na Rinne, An Rinn, Gaeltacht na nDéise, Waterford
The Pobal Éireann Wikimedia team went through the Gaeltacht na nDéise to canvass door to door for Bí an tEolas, our Wikipedia workshop in Cork. It was great to meet local people working in the Irish language sector, and we enjoyed talking to local representatives, including Cabrini and Comhluadar na nDéise.
07/03 | Cork: Be the Knowledge Workshop at Civic Trust House
Saturday 7th March felt like the perfect day to do this. With Irish Language Week in full swing and Women’s History Month painting the calendar green, we gathered at Civic Trust House in Cork from 11am to 3pm for Be the Knowledge – our Wikipedia workshop focused on writing women back into the record as part of the Celebrate Women campaign.
The idea was simple, and the need was anything but simple. For too long, women’s stories have been forgotten, sidelined, or never written down in the first place. That’s as true of Wikipedia – the world’s largest encyclopedia – as it is of history books. Be the Knowledge was our small act of resistance against that obliteration.
The bilingual focus gave the day a unique texture: it felt fitting to honour the Irish language and women’s history in one act, during a week that celebrates both.
Wikipedia is where the world goes to learn. When women are absent from it, that absence shapes people’s understanding of what is worth knowing – and how much someone is worth remembering. Every article created or improved by Bí an tEolas pushes against that, in a very direct and lasting way.
Events like this are open to all genders, because everyone has a responsibility to increase gender diversity on Wikipedia.
11/03 | Engage Launch at TCD
Mike Reilly from Trinity with Project ENGAGED participants at the project launch event in Dublin
The Irish Wikimedia Community was invited to attend the ENGAGED Launch at Trinity College, Dublin.
The ENGAGED project, a collaboration between Trinity College Dublin and Dublin City University, has launched the “Ireland Roadmap for Public Engagement in Open Research” at Trinity Business School. The initiative aims to embed public participation in research, increasing transparency and trust in the scientific process. To connect academic research with community stakeholders, including policymakers and NGOs.
This fits perfectly with our mission to democratize knowledge; open research is the foundation of a reliable, neutral and representative Wikipedia. By removing barriers of payment and academic terminology, we ensure that high-quality research is not just “available” but truly accessible.
12/03 | FÍS Conference, Dublin Conference Centre
Amy, Éinín and Lára at FÍS 2026 in Dublin
On the 12th of March, we were back in the heart of the city – this time at FÍS in the Dublin Conference Centre. It was an absolute joy to be among hundreds of enthusiastic students and teachers, sharing what we do and opening up conversations about the amazing opportunities available to young people in the world of digital technology.
The possibilities go far beyond teaching – there is a whole world of careers, projects, and initiatives where the Irish language can be at the heart of your professional life.
What struck us most was how vibrant and alive the Irish language is among young people today – it is not a language that is dying out, but one that is going from strength to strength. It was exciting, inspiring, and a powerful reminder of why we do this work. Well done to Éamonn, our Wikipedian who was with us on the day!
12/03: Bilingual Quiz at Nancy Hands
Cúán de Búrca taking questions at the Seachtain na Gaeilge Quiz, and Éinín keeping an eye on the promotional items!
We had a bilingual Quiz at Nancy Hands’ pub in Dublin. It was the first quiz of its kind they’ve ever had! Cúán de Búrca was there as the Host and it was a great night – a great time celebrating knowledge about Irish culture through the medium of Irish.
17/03 | The Sperrins: St. Patrick’s Day
The Sperrins aren’t done yet! If you’ve been following Laura’s journey through the giants, ogham stones, and stargazers of County Tyrone, you’ll know that Part 1 ended with one giant still waiting to be discovered. In Part 2, Laura finally returns to March 17th – St. Patrick’s Day itself – and what better day than this? With Ireland’s patron saint deeply embedded in the folklore and landscape of Ulster, there’s something wonderfully fitting about spending a day documenting the ancient heritage of these hills, continuing the work of the digital elder.
Laura finally reaches Sliabh Mullaigh Cairn – because in the Sperrins, it seems that the best things come to you when you least expect them. Stay tuned!
