Caitlín Ní Bhroin
Caitlín is a native Irish speaker from Machaire Rabhartaigh in the Donegal Gaeltacht. After working with various cross border Irish language organisations she returned to third level education, completing her BA and MRes at the University of Ulster. She is currently writing a PhD thesis on the phonetics of Donegal Irish. Her research is based on a sound recording of a major collection of oral literature from Rann na Feirste. Caitlín enjoys teaching Irish and has taught Irish within the University of Ulster, with Gaelchultúr Teo. and Cultúrlann Uí Chanáin . She has also taught Irish to staff in a variety of establishments including Letterkenny Institute of Technology, Glenveagh National Park, The Health Promotion Unit, Errigal Arts Festival and Donegal County Council. Most recently Caitlín has completed tutoring a course which allowed the parents of Gaelscoil Adhamhnáin to develop and improve their Irish.
Is cainteoir dúchais Ghaeilge í Caitlín Ní Bhroin ó Mhachaire Rabhartaigh i nGaeltacht Thír Chonaill. Tar éis di a bheith ag obair le heagraíochtaí Gaeilge éagsúla d’fhill sí ar ais ar an oideachas tríú leibhéal agus cháilligh sí le BA agus MRes in Ollscoil Uladh. Faoi láthair tá sí ag scríobh tráchtas dochtúireachta a dhéanann staidéar ar fhoghraíocht Ghaeilge Thír Chonaill. Tá a taighde bunaithe ar chnuasach ollmhór béaloidis ó Rann na Feirste. Baineann Caitlín sult mór as cur chun na Gaeilge agus theagasc sí in Ollscoil Uladh, Gaelchultúr Teo. agus i gCultúrlann Uí Chanáin. Mhúin sí Gaeilge don fhoireann oibre in an-chuid áiteanna, Institiúid Teicneolaíochta Leitir Ceanainn, Páirc Náisiúnta Ghleann Bheatha, Aonad Cothú na Sláinte, Féile Ealaíne an Eargail agus Comhairle Chondae Dhún na nGall san áireamh. Ar na mallaibh chríochnaigh Caitlín cúrsa a thug deis do thuismitheoirí Ghaelscoil Adhamhnáin a gcuid Gaeilge a fhorbairt agus a fheabhsú.