Welcome to the official website of An Doras, an American journal of Gaelic culture.

An Doras was first launched in May, 1996, as a printed journal for the Irish-language community in North America. In Irish, "an doras" means "the door" and the goal of our publication has been to provide just that — a doorway to the past, present and future of Gaelic life (e.g., folklore, the arts, current events, and particularly the Irish language). In addition, we strive to express an American perspective through the medium of Irish, and to provide language learners with an opportunity to practice and improve their skills and knowledge.

Production on the printed edition has ended, but An Doras lives on, here on the Web, as does our mission...

This site includes material suitable to those who already know Irish as well as beginners. There are samples from the current issue, in addition to older articles from the archives. See our learner lessons for grammar instruction, etc. You will find information about other groups involved with Irish-language issues on the links page. And we will be adding to this material in the future in order to make this site an effective source of information and discourse for the Irish-language community across the globe.

Submissions (preferably but not necessarily in Irish) are welcome from our readers, as are questions and comments. Even if you're a learner, give writing in Irish a try. Composition is great practice! Contact us for further information.

We hope that you enjoy this site. If you have questions or suggestions, or if you find an error or anything not working properly on these pages, please write to the site administrator.

This site is maintained
by Brian Doyle dba

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