WHO WE ARE

​​Is craobh Chonradh na Gaeilge sinn.  Eagraíocht Ghaeilge is ea Conradh na Gaeilge a chuireann teanga agus cultúr na nGael chun cinn trí oideachas, ealaín, seirbhísí teaghlaigh agus pobail, agus obair fhor-rochtana.

Go háitiúil, tá ranganna teanga agus gníomhaíochtái eile ar siúl againn ag Celtic Hall in Colonie.  Cuireann muid fáilte roimh aon duine a bhfuil suim aige sa Ghaeilge, ó fhoghlaimeoirí nua go cainteoirí líofa.  Bí linn!

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We are a Branch of Conradh na Gaeilge (The Gaelic League).  It is an Irish Language organization that promotes the development of the Irish language and culture through education, arts, family & community services and outreach work.

Locally, we hold language classes and other activities at Celtic Hall in Colonie.  We welcome anyone who is interested in the Irish Language, from new learners to fluent speakers.  Join us! 

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WHY WE CHOSE OUR NAME

Craobh Chumar an Dá Uisce or "Meeting of the Waters Branch" is a true place in Ireland, where two rivers meet in Avoca, County Wicklow. The national poet of Ireland, Thomas Moore (1779-1852) immortalized this beautiful spot where he penned his beloved Melody "The Meeting of the Waters". The River Avoca has its source, where the Avonbeg and Avonmore flow together.  The similarity to the confluence of the Hudson and Mohawk Rivers  at our Cohoes Falls provides us with a Sister Valley in Ireland.  So poignant, is the fact that Moore also found comfort, though more restless and wistful, at our own Meeting of the Waters in the Valley of the Hudson.   Lastly, the paradox of our name - one branch from two rivers -  provides a bit of intrigue.  One could speculate that it is a reference to the source of the enigmatic union of Irish and American cultures.