Coláistí Chorca Dhuibhne Irish Summer Courses — Bean an Tí
Baile an Fheirtéaraigh, IrelandColáistí Chorca Dhuibhne
- Dates
- Jun 7 – Aug 13, 2027
- Duration
- 13 or 14 days
- Ages
- 12–14
$740
Per week on a 2-week stay
Shortest stay: 2 weeks — $1,479
Pre-Junior Certificate Irish Course — Bean an Tí
Two-week Irish-language immersion courses on the Dingle Peninsula in which students live with a Bean or Fear an Tí — a Gaeltacht host family — and attend classes and activities at the college venues in Ceann Trá, An Fheothanach, Lios Póil, An Mhuiríoch and Baile an Fheirtéaraigh. Two courses run in the same sessions: a pre-Junior Certificate course for 1st and 2nd year students and a pre-Leaving Certificate course for 3rd, 4th and 5th year students. Three formal Irish classes each morning from 9.00am are followed by sports, excursions to historical sites, beach afternoons and evening entertainment built around traditional Irish music and dance.
Age
12–14 yrs
Language
Irish
Program type
Language Camps
Accommodation
Homestay
About
About the Course
Two Irish-language immersion courses run in the same five sessions: a pre-Junior Certificate course for 1st and 2nd year students and a pre-Leaving Certificate course for 3rd and 5th year students, also open to 4th year (Transition Year) students. Three formal classes run each morning from 9.00am, with Junior Certificate topics covered interactively and a strong emphasis on the Irish oral. Leaving Certificate students receive extra classes three times a week at no additional cost.
What’s Included
The school offers a special discount — ask us for details. The course fee covers accommodation with a Gaeltacht host family, all meals, tuition, activities and laundry. A deposit is payable at booking and forms part of the total course fee.
Accommodation
Students live with a Bean or Fear an Tí — a Gaeltacht host family — in private residential houses, which differ in size and in the number of bedrooms. Places are arranged according to gender, age and friendship requests; students attending on their own are placed with others of similar age and the same gender. Students on a Bean or Fear an Tí course do not mix with students attending a campus course.
Meal Plan
Meals are provided by the host family for the duration of the stay and are included in the course fee.
Activities & Excursions
Irish is learned through activities outside the classroom: sports, trips to historical sites across west Kerry and, when the weather suits, afternoons on the beach. The college also teaches traditional Irish music and dance, with the aim that every student leaves with a few steps and a few words of a song. All activities are supervised by trained staff.
Facilities
Courses are held at the college venues in Ceann Trá, An Fheothanach, Lios Póil, An Mhuiríoch and Baile an Fheirtéaraigh on the Dingle Peninsula, with outdoor playing fields used for sport.
Camp Experience
Coláistí Chorca Dhuibhne has been running Irish courses from Baile an Fheirtéaraigh in west Kerry for almost forty years. It is a subsidiary of Comharchumann Forbartha Chorca Dhuibhne, the West Kerry Development Co-operative, and a registered charity.
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Pre-Junior Certificate Irish Course — Bean an Tí
15 Lessons · 12–14 yrs · All levelsDates
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Two-week Irish course for students in 1st and 2nd year, aged 12 to 14, covering Junior Certificate topics with a strong emphasis on the Irish oral. Students are accommodated with a Gaeltacht host family.
Three formal Irish classes each morning from 9.00am, covering Junior Certificate topics interactively with a strong emphasis on the Irish oral. Afternoons bring sports, trips to historical sites in west Kerry and, weather permitting, the beach; evenings bring entertainment built around traditional Irish music and dance. Students live with a Gaeltacht host family.
Preparation for Junior Certificate Irish, especially the oral, through immersion in the language and culture of the Dingle Gaeltacht.
Daily Schedule
Breakfast
07:00–08:00
Classes
08:30–12:30
Lunch
12:30–13:30
Dinner
18:30–19:30
Evening activities
20:00–22:00
Lights out
22:30
Included items
Optional Extras
Recommended for most families
Smooth arrival and fewer surprises.
The college arranges a coach to and from Tralee bus station, subject to demand and viability. The school publishes this as an estimated cost; details are confirmed two weeks before the course starts. One-way travel is also offered.
College hoodies are available to purchase during the course.
School
Coláistí Chorca Dhuibhne
Coláistí Chorca Dhuibhne runs Irish-language summer courses on the Dingle peninsula, County Kerry, including a two-week residential programme for students aged 12 to 14 at Coláiste Íde, an 18th-century manor house on Dingle Harbour where all students board.
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