A St. Patrick's Day Irish language lesson
Gearóid Ó Treasaigh from Galway, Ireland, is in New Brunswick teaching Irish studies at St. Thomas University through the Ireland-Canada University Foundation. He gives CBC TV host Clare MacKenzie a lesson in Irish greetings.
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