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b"Back in 2003, a schoolboy sitting at his home computer was messing around on the internet and, without fully realising it, opened a window for the Irish language. That window was Vicip\\xe9id, and seventeen years later it is still letting light and air in. But who was that boy and what did Gaeilge and Ireland mean to him?\\n\\n\\nWell, that boy was Gabriel Beecham and he is the guest on today\\u2019s show. He chats to Darach and Ola about taking the first step of creating the Vicip\\xe9id frontpage, the long space between taking the first and second steps, and watching the Wikipedia volunteer ethic form at this very time. It was the start of a journey which took him to the most famous green owl in linguistics.\\n\\n\\nHe talks about his relationship with languages in general and Irish in particular - a relationship which led him to becoming a Duolingo contributor. A doctor by day, he also gives the gang some insights from the frontlines of Ireland\\u2019s fight against Covid-19.\\n\\n\\nFeaturing:\\n\\nGabriel's favourite Vicip\\xe9id entries \\n\\nhttps://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%A9alteola%C3%ADocht \\n\\nGaeilge i mo chro\\xed - Is DUOLINGO GOOD for IRISH?\\n\\n\\nhttps://youtu.be/CVSG4bFdKto\\n\\n\\nCiaran Duffy\\u2019s astronomy prints as gaeilge.\\n\\n\\n\\nhttps://www.inprnt.com/gallery/hellociaran/\\n\\n---\\n\\n\\nSupport Motherfocloir on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/darach\\xa0\\n\\n\\nGet Kirsten Shiel art prints here: https://www.inprnt.com/gallery/kirstenshiel/\\xa0\\n\\n\\n---\\n\\n\\nContact the show:\\n\\n\\ntwitter - @motherfocloir and @theirishfor\\n\\n\\nemail - motherfocloir@headstuff.org\\n\\n\\n\\n---\\n\\n\\nWant to record your own podcast? Check out our studios at https://thepodcaststudios.ie\\n\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"