Best Irish Website Winners 2009
Aisling Nic Dhónaill St. Vincents Secondary School Co. Louth
Bhí mé ag iarraidh suíomh idirlíon dhá theangach a chruthú do chailíní ar chomhaois liom. Tá go leor áiseanna ar fail i nGaeilge ach dar liom tá said ró-pháistiúil nó ró-shean fhaiseanta. Mar sin chruthaigh mé an suíomh “Cailíníz”. Tá an suíomh deartha ar nós iris le altanna gearra, pictúirí, agus ceisteanna faoi Faisean, ceol agus cúlcaint. Tá suim agam i nGaeilge agus in irisí a léamh. Bhí mé ag iarraidh an dá rud a chur le chéile chun iris gaeilge ar an idirlion a chruthú. Bhain mé úsaid as leagan amach irisí, an idirlíon agus mo chairde leis an t-eolas ar fad a bhailiú. Bhí suim agam i rud nua-aimsireach a chruthú do chailíní ina mbeadh deis ag léitheoirí páirt a ghlacadh ann. Bhain mé úsaid as Edublogs chun an suíomh a chruthú. Bhí an aischothú a fuair mé an-dearfach. Bhain mé an taitneamh as mo shuíomh, “Cailíníz.edublogs.org”, a chur le chéile!
I wanted to create a bi-lingual site for girls my own age (13-15 years). There are lots of resources available through Irish but I found them to be too childish or too old fashioned. Because of that I decided to create a website called “Cailíníz”. This site resembles a magazine with short articles, pictures and questions on fashion, music, celebrities and gossip. I have an interest in Irish and reading magazines. I wanted to put both things together to create an Irish magazine on the internet. I used magazines, and my friends to collect all the information for my website. I was interested in creating a modern site for readers to interact with, where they could post blogs to give their opinions. I used Edublogs to create my site. The feedback was very positive regarding the site. I really enjoyed putting my site, “Cailíníz.edublogs.org”, together!
