The book is a compendium of teaching methods and skills accumulated over a lifetime of teaching. The author was renowned as being one of the best teachers in the country during his lifetime. The teaching skills and all the shortcuts to successful teaching of the Irish language outlined in the book have a dual purpose. It has proved to be the perfect guide to teachers aspiring to be the best in their field ~ to provide all who use it with an indepth understanding of so many aspects of the magic of our Irishness and all that has gone into the forming of the Irish personality so admired throughout the world.

It has a second focus very dear to the heart of the author in that it provides the perfect manual and guide book for any group whether part of the diaspora around the world or here at home who would love to gain a working knowledge of the Irish Language but who do not have a qualified trained teacher to help them. There are many people around the world who are either native speakers or who have a good command of Irish who would love to share their knowledge but feel they do not have the skills to do so. This compendium solves that problem.

It has all the guidelines needed to form a group of five to ten people interested in a coming together to form a 'ciorcal comhrá' or conversation group having fun, joy and laughter and in the process gaining a good command of the Irish language, customs songs and stories. With the major upsurge in the interest of the Irish language that exists in recent times this book has come at the right time.