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Teachers across the country are delving into an Irish edition of a best-selling Harry Potter book to attract schoolchildren to the language, it has emerged.
Booksellers have reported high sales of Harry Potter Agus An Orchloch, JK Rowling’s international first best-seller, to schools and Irish communities abroad.
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Muireann Ní Mhórain, of an Chomhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta agus Gaelscolaíochta (Council of Irish Education and Irish Schools), confirmed the “as Gaeilge” version had found its way into the classroom as a teaching aid.
“Teachers are always looking for current popular material in Irish as distinct from stuff that is outdated that they aren’t interested in,” she said.
“It is being used as a teaching aid for senior children in primary schools and junior classes in post-primary schools.
“It gives teachers an opportunity for jazzing up the language in the classroom.”
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The council, which highlights Irish language teaching resources, informed schools about the book.
She said the publication of the book had been warmly welcomed throughout the education sector.
The translator, Máire Nic Mhaoláin, spent about nine months working her magic on the original Harry Potter And The Philosopher’s Stone.
One of the owners of Kenny’s Bookshop in Galway, Tom Kenny, said sales of the Irish language edition had hit the high hundreds since it was launched there last month.
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