Vivienne Sayers O’Callaghan is Bringing Gaeilge Back

Vivienne Sayers O’Callaghan is Bringing Gaeilge Back

It took moving 3,000 miles away from home for Vivienne Sayers O’Callaghan to realise just how much Ireland had shaped her. Growing up on a farm in Carrignavar, Cork, surrounded by music and Irish culture, much of it felt ordinary. Irish was another school subject. Traditional music was part of family stories. The richness of Irish identity was simply part of everyday life.

It took moving 3,000 miles away from home for Vivienne Sayers O’Callaghan to realise just how much Ireland had shaped her. Growing up on a farm in Carrignavar, Cork, surrounded by music and Irish culture, much of it felt ordinary. Irish was another school subject. Traditional music was part of family stories. The richness of Irish identity was simply part of everyday life.

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Cork-born, New York-based entrepreneur Vivienne Sayers O’Callaghan has built her audience and social media career from a modest mission: to share her grá for Irish culture. She tells Meg Walker about life in the Big Apple, the Kerry destinations she makes a beeline for, and her favourite phrases as Gaeilge.

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