Matthew McConaughey just gave the Irish language a major shout-out

What a guy.

Hollywood actor Matthew McConaughey says he wants his three children to learn the Irish language. Matthew, who has links to Cavan and Monaghan, says it's important to him that Levi, Vida, and Livingston, have a grasp of Gaeilge. In conversation with The Irish Sun, Matthew gushed about how lucky his children are to have Brazilian and Irish roots, describing both cultures as "vibrant,colourful and exciting". Matthew has been married to Camila Alves, Brazilian- American designer, model and mother of his three children, since 2012. Matthew pictured with Levi and Vida The charismatic actor was full of praise for Gaeilge, explaining how he wanted his children to pick it up.

“I gotta keep up the Gaelic. I want them reading the literature, I want Riverdancing, I want them saying, ‘grand’ and ‘lunatic to the marvellous’".

Back in 2001, the Dallas Buyers Club star, spent a summer in Ireland while filming Reign of Fire in the Wicklow Mountains and the "giant welcomes and warm hearts" won him over. The 46-year-old who won us all over when he romanced Andie (Kate Hudson) in How To Lose A Guy In Ten Days further elaborated on his fondness for Gaeilge, saying:

“When they’re older, I want to send them to that Irish language summer camp you guys do, it’s like a rite of passage for you guys, isn’t it? "When you’re teenagers. I want them fluent — which means I gotta do a crash course too".