Anseo – The new Irish language App creating the digital gaeltacht
May 16, 2013
Anseo is a new Irish language App. created by Diaga Ltd. and aimed at the Irish language community around the country. But who, specifically is it aimed at? And what are the benefits of signing up to the App?
There are two main types of membership: Individual users and group users. These groups include businesses, community groups, schools and any other organisations that use Irish. This means that individual users can see other users as well as the group users on a map, and, of course, contact them.
But there is more, this App. is location aware as it uses GPS. This means that the App. is focused on the community level. For example, a user in Galway City can open the App and immediately see all the other individual users around them as well as all the Irish language groups and organisations (businesses, schools, community groups, etc.) in the city. The user will then be able to contact other users.
So what benefits do gaelscoileanna and gaelcholáistí get from this App? The answer is simple: Visibility. Thousands of users, both in Ireland and abroad, and specifically in your local area will be able to see your school. Among those users will be Irish speakers, learners, parents and many others, all of whom with the ability to see where the school is and all the events that it organises or participates in.
Often, the success of a new school depends on visibility and, at the same time, the success of the Irish language depends on education. Anseo App. is designed to promote the Irish language and bring the language community together, but it will not be able to do this without help from the Irish language community itself. For these and many more reasons, sign up to www.anseoapp.com now and help us create the digital gaeltacht.
