NUAIR A CHLOISEANN duine ar bith an focal “Gaeltacht”, is minic a thagann an téarma “bean an tí” chun cuimhne.  

Tá traidisiún na mná tí fite fuaite le traidisiún na gcoláistí samhraí ach tá dúshláin ann na laethanta seo: tá na mná tí ag iarraidh as an traidisiún, ag dul ar scor, agus níl mná nó fir tí óga ag teacht tríd an choráis. 

Cad a tharlóidh do na coláistí samhraí mura bhfuil mná tí ann chun scoláirí a thabhairt isteach gach bliain?  

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WHEN YOU HEAR the word “Gaeltacht”, the term “bean an tí” often comes to mind.  

The tradition of women looking after teenagers at the Gaeltacht summer courses is a core part of how they work, but there is a challenge these days: mná tí are leaving the tradition, retiring, and younger generations are not coming through the system. 

What will happen to the summer colleges if there are no mná tí to house students every year?