1925 founder irish government type irish language irish culture gaelic revival headquarters north frederick street dublin ireland editor seosamh murch website forasnagaeilge.ie an g m pronounced n u m the scheme was an irish state company tasked with the publication of irish literature especially educational materials . the agency is now part of foras na gaeilge . 1 its mission statement is to produce publications and resources in support of irish medium education and of the use of irish in general . 1 it is the largest publisher of books in irish in the country . seosamh murch is the current senior editor . contents 1 history 2 offices 3 lexicographical publications 4 current projects 4.1 focl ir nua b arla gaeilge 4.2 s ide n s 5 name 6 references 7 external links history edit an g m was founded in 1925 2 as part of the department of education 3 by ernest blythe then minister for finance in the irish free state . its purpose was to ensure a supply of textbooks and general books which would be required to implement the policy of reviving the irish language . many of the early publications were translations of famous and contemporary english language books 4 such as dracula . 5 there were some translations of other european authors 6 and of course irish authors who wrote in english . 7 the agency provided financial support for native irish language writers and published original writing in irish by authors such as m irt n cadhain seosamh mac grianna and tom s criomhthain . an g m regularly publishes new editions of many books written and published in the 1920s and 1930s . an g m remained part of the department of education until 1999 when with the belfast agreement its functions were moved under the cross border body foras na gaeilge which has a statutory obligation in respect of the publication of irish language materials for education . 1 until well into the 1960s an g m also published musical scores some of them expressly for educational purposes at irish schools . during the 1930s and 1940s this was one of the few publishing opportunities for contemporary irish composers including rhoda coghill aloys fleischmann redmond friel carl hardebeck john f. larchet and amon gallchobhair . offices edit an g m was based on o connell street dublin for much of the 20th century before moving to premises in a building on north frederick street shared with the national educational psychological service among others . irish is the working language of the office which is laid out over two floors . the office incorporates a library of past publications . lexicographical publications edit the most famous book published by an g m is the focl ir p ca pocket dictionary . many other dictionaries came out of an g m such as those by niall d naill irish english dictionary and tom s de bhaldraithe . current projects edit as well as ongoing publication and re publication of fiction and textbooks in irish with the necessary editorial work an g m is home to several larger ongoing projects . focl ir nua b arla gaeilge edit an g m is working on a project to develop a new english irish dictionary . 8 new step 1 of planning and design was completed in autumn 2004 and step 2 writing of the dictionary is currently in progress . s ide n s edit as part of its remit to develop educational materials and textbooks in irish an g m is developing an integrated enjoyable and child centred course for the teaching of irish which aims to develop the language cognitive emotional and creative skills of the child . 9 the syllabus is specifically but not exclusively designed for use in gaeltacht schools and gaelscoileanna where teaching takes place through the medium of the irish language . s ide n s is a joint initiative of foras na gaeilge and the department of education . a wide range of materials are available including books posters workbooks and cards . name edit the word g m means plan scheme or project . the agency was also known in its early days as an sc im foillsi ch in the publication scheme . 2 references edit a b c official description in english archived december 13 2011 at the wayback machine . on foras na gaeilge site . a b d il ireann volume 42 28 june 1932 ceisteanna questions . oral answers . an g m archived 2012 03 03 at webcite cuireadh an g m n an sc im foillsi ch in at ar siubhal faoi roinn an oideachais cuireadh sin ar bun go hoifigeamhail f ughdar s na roinne airgid ar an 6adh l de mh rta 1925 . an g m or the publication scheme was in progress under the department of education founded officially under the authority of the department of finance on the 6th day of march 1925 . official description in irish archived december 13 2011 at the wayback machine . on foras na gaeilge site . an g m book covers translations of british authors virtual exhibit summer 2004 burns library dracula as gaeilge on udar.ie site . an g m book covers translations of european authors virtual exhibit summer 2004 burns library an g m book covers translations of irish authors virtual exhibit summer 2004 burns library new english irish dictionary project page . brochure for s ide n s 1999 archived october 13 2010 at the wayback machine . irish and english external links edit official website v t e gaeilge history primitive irish old irish middle irish modern irish sociolinguistics connacht irish munster irish ulster irish status outside ireland in newfoundland b arlachas grammar initial mutations declension conjugation dependent and independent forms phonology syntax writing orthography ogham gaelic type braille early literature modern literature media journals seachtain comhar feasta an tultach n s an gael television tg4 c la 4 rt one nuacht rt bbc two ni sporadic radio rt raidi na gaeltachta raidi r r raidi na life raidi f ilte bbc radio ulster blas publishers an g m cl iar chonnacht coisc im gael linn irish texts society s irs al agus dill names personal and family names list of personal names v t e gaels general history gaelic ireland high king of ireland gaelic irish kingdoms d l riata alba nine years war statutes of iona flight of the earls 1641 rebellion act for the settlement of ireland 1652 jacobite risings penal laws great hunger irish diaspora highland clearances gaelic revival gaeltacht g idhealtachd gaelic culture ogham brehon law gaelic mythology lebor gab la renn gaelic warfare gaelic astrology gaelic kinship bardic poetry gaelic literature early irish modern irish scottish gaelic & manx gaelic type insular script f inne gaelic music sean n s song oireachtas na gaeilge am m d gaelic games highland games insular christianity gaelic christian mission language primitive irish old irish middle irish classical gaelic irish manx scottish gaelic major tribes or clans connachta incl . u n ill clan colla clan donald u maine etc d l gcais incl . d isi e ganachta rainn incl . d l riata corcu lo gde clan conla d l fiatach etc laigin ulaid incl . d l naraidi conmha cne ciarraige etc dna haplogroups r s971 clan colla r m222 connachta & u n ill r l21 d l fiatach r l226 d l gcais r cts4466 e ganachta r l159 .2 laigin prominent organisations dar s na gaeltachta foras na gaeilge b rd na g idhlig culture vannin conradh na gaeilge an comunn g idhealach manx gaelic society seachtain na gaeilge gael linn ultach trust cl g idhlig comunn na g idhlig columba project clans of ireland association of highland clans and societies related subjects celts norse gaels incl . u mair & clan macleod kingdom of the isles gaelicisation v t e irish poetry topics irish poetry chief ollam of ireland irish bardic poetry irish literary revival metrical dindshenchas contention of the bards aisling weaver poets an g m kildare poems t in b c ailnge poets bardic mael su ua brolch in muircheartach cobhthaigh gilla mo dutu a caiside baothghalach m r mac aodhag in giolla brighde mac con midhe gofraidh fionn d laigh flann mac lon in donnchadh m r d laigh lochlann g d laigh fear flaith gn mh mathghamhain hifearn in cormac mac con midhe eoghan carrach siadhail fear feasa n ch inte tadhg olltach an ch inte eochaidh h oghusa proinsias doibhlin tarlach rua mac d naill gilla c m in mac gilla samthainde tadhg dall h ig nn nin ne ces colm n of cloyne cin ed ua hartac in muireadhach albanach d laigh cearbhall g d laigh m eleoin b dur maolconaire diarmaid mac an bhaird c choigcr che cl irigh dall n forgaill engus of tallaght sedulius scottus saint dungal maol sheachluinn na n uirsg al h ig nn philip duibhgeannain 15th 16th century tom s cobhthaigh 17th century d ibh bruadair piaras feirit ar aog n rathaille 18th century aog n rathaille brian merriman jonathan swift oliver goldsmith john hewitt 19th century thomas moore charles gavan duffy james clarence mangan samuel ferguson william allingham douglas hyde james henry antoine raifteiri aeneas coffey robert dwyer joyce thomas davis katharine tynan oscar wilde 20th century james joyce patrick pearse joseph plunkett thomas macdonagh francis ledwidge padraic colum f. r. higgins austin clarke samuel beckett brian coffey denis devlin thomas macgreevy blanaid salkeld mary devenport o neill patrick kavanagh john hewitt louis macneice m irt n dire in se n r ord in m ire mhac an tsaoi michael hartnett gabriel rosenstock nuala n dhomhnaill miche l mac liamm ir robert greacen roy mcfadden padraic fiacc john montague michael longley derek mahon seamus heaney paul muldoon thomas kinsella michael smith trevor joyce geoffrey squires augustus young randolph healy john jordan paul durcan michael hartnett basil payne eoghan tuairisc patrick galvin cathal searcaigh bobby sands rita ann higgins eavan boland eil an n chuillean in medbh mcguckian paula meehan dennis o driscoll se n dunne anthony cronin w. f. marshall w. b. yeats 21st century thomas mccarthy john ennis pat boran mair ad byrne ciar n carson patrick chapman harry clifton tony curtis p draig j. daly gerald dawe greg delanty eamon grennan vona groarke seamus heaney pat ingoldsby brendan kennelly hugh mcfadden sin ad morrissey gerry murphy bernard o donoghue conor o callaghan caitriona o reilly justin quinn maurice riordan maurice scully william wall catherine walsh poems anthologies faber book of irish verse epics the wanderings of oisin bardic timna catha r m ir caithr im cellaig le d s cuirthear cl laighean is acher in ga th in nocht ... is tr ag in ces i mbiam sen dollotar ulaid ... sorrow is the worst thing in life ... an d birt go connachta foraire uladh ar aodh a aonmhic d do c asadh thr nn a theachtaire tig n r imh an sluagh sidhe so i neamhuin c ir connacht ar chath laighean dia libh a laochruidh gaoidhiol pangur b n liamuin buile shuibhne the prophecy of berch n bean torrach fa tuar broide 18th century the traveller suantra d mhac tabhartha mn na h ireann 19th century tone s grave the wind that shakes the barley contemporary love songs of connacht hi uncle sam meeting the british horse latitudes sweeney astray prayer before birth d day organizations poetry ireland publications poetry 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