Thursday, October 1, 2026
Using Progress In Irish and Buntus Cainte lessons, students enrolled in Molloy’s Irish Studies Language Program will be able to progress from true beginner to advanced Irish speaker while learning about Gaelic culture. Classes will cover phonetics, the structure of the language and Irish Gaelic culture.
A total of eight classes (beginner through advanced) will be required to receive certificate of completion. Jerry Kelly, former Adjunct Professor of Irish Language and Culture at Fordham University will return as instructor. His areas of research include pre-17th century Seanchas (the Brehon Law, history, and genealogy of Ireland’s ancient clans and tribes) and the Irish in Colonial America.
The Institute’s certificate program already includes four levels of instruction. Additional levels will be added semester by semester until the program includes eight levels of instruction, from absolute beginner to advanced Irish speaker. Students who complete all eight levels will receive the new Certificate. This semester, the institute’s beginning and intermediate Irish Language & Gaelic Culture classes for adults and children will be offered on Saturdays, Sept. 15 through Dec. 15, at its Rockville Centre campus as follows:
n Beginners 1 (no previous Irish): 2 p.m. – 3:20 p.m.
n Beginners 2 (prerequisite: Beginners 1): 12:30 p.m. - 1:50 p.m.
n Beginners 3 (prerequisite: Beginners 2): 10:30 a.m. - 11:50 a.m.
n Intermediate 1 (prerequisite: Beginners 3): 9 a.m. – 10:20 a.m.
n Tuition is $160 for adults and $120 for children (25 percent discount).
For more information and to register for the Institute’s Irish Language & Gaelic Culture classes, contact Catherine Tully Muscente (516) 678-5000 ext. 6218, cmuscente@molloy.edu or register online at http://alumni.molloy.edu/Irishfall2012. To view the institute’s upcoming events or to sign up for Irish Studies Institute benefits, visit http://www.molloy.edu/academics/centers-and-institutes/irish-studies-institute.
