Introduction Scholarly Articles The Irish Language in America by Lynn McGowan Douglas Hyde and the United States by Risteárd Ó Glaisne The Irish Language in Pennsylvania by Joseph Callahan Irish as an American Ethnic Language by Jeffrey L. Kallen A Native Speaker in the United States: Pádruig Mac a' Ghoill Discusses the Popularity and Teaching of Irish by Roslyn Blyn Emigrant Letters from the Donegal Gaeltacht by Gréagóir Ó Dúill A Survey of Irish Usage among Immigrants in the United States by Lynn McGowan Irish-Language Students: Needs and Goals by Thomas W. Ihde Irish-Language Acquisition: Teaching Materials and Approaches by Thomas W. Ihde The Communicative Approach: Theory, Materials, and Assessment by Thomas W. Ihde Teaching Irish in California: A Personal, Sociolinguistic, and Applied Linguistic Retrospective by James J. Duran Personal Essays "Gaeltacht Weekends" by Ethel Brogan The Gaelic League: Pittsburgh Branch by Pádraig Coyne Teaching Irish to Americans in Milwaukee by Dennis Doyle Irish-Language Mass by Elizabeth O'Keefe Macey An Teanga Mharthanach--The Dream and the Vision by Treasa Ní Laoi Teaching the Irish Language in the New York Area by Riobárd Ó Cinnéide Our Own Language by Caitlín Uí Mhurchadha and Liam Ó Murchadha Glossary Bibliography Index.