Cavan man in language learning revolution

Benny Lewis.

Hola, Bonjour, Guten Tag, Ola, Ni Hao, Konnichiwa, Merhaba, Zdravstuvjn are just some of the ways in which one Tech-nomad Cavan man has learned to say 'hello' in his quest to become a polyglot.

Self-styled "language hacker" Brendan 'Benny' Lewis is the son of Rick and Carmel Lewis of Earlvale Road, Cavan town. Benny has, for over nine years, travelled the world challenging himself, and now others, to become fluent in a nation's dialect in just three-months.

Full story in this week's Anglo-Celt.