Caoimhe NA­ Chonghaile is from Spiddal, Co. Galway. She attended Dublin City University, where she studied the Bachelor of Education. Caoimhe has a keen interest in drama, debating and music; interests which were cultivated and fostered through Irish. Caoimhe has been partaking in various competitions at Oireachtas na Samhna since childhood and has had poetry and articles published in DCU’s magazine, ‘ScA¡thA¡n’. As a teacher, Caoimhe is always seeking creative and memorable ways of encouraging children to speak Irish as well as inspiring an appreciation of the language and culture. She will be working as an FLTA in Connecticut.

Is as an SpidA©al i gContae na Gaillimhe do Chaoimhe NA­ Chonghaile. D’fhreastail sA­ ar Ollscoil Chathair Bhaile Atha Cliath, A¡it a ndearna sA­ staidA©ar ar mhAºinteoireacht bunscoile. TA¡ an-suim aici i gcAºrsaA­ drA¡maA­ochta, dA­ospA³ireachta agus ceoil; suim a cothaA­odh trA­d an nGaeilge. TA¡ sA­ ag glacadh pA¡irte i gcomA³rtais A©agsAºla ag Oireachtas na Samhna A³ bhA­ sA­ ina pA¡iste agus foilsA­odh cuid dA¡ pA­osaA­ filA­ochta agus iriseoireachta in iris ‘ScA¡thA¡n’ Ollscoil Chathair Bhaile Atha Cliath. Mar mhAºinteoir Gaelscoile, bA­onn Caoimhe i gcA³naA­ ag smaoineamh ar bhealaA­ taitneamhacha suntasacha leis an nGaeilge a chur i mbA©al na bpA¡istA­ agus grA¡ do theanga agus do chultAºr na hA‰ireann a spreagadh iontu. Beidh sA­ ag obair mar FLTA i Conneticut.