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Middle Irish, also called Middle Gaelic [1] ( Irish: An Mheán-Ghaeilge, Scottish Gaelic: Meadhan-Ghàidhlig ), [2] is the Goidelic language which was spoken in Ireland, most of Scotland and the Isle of Man from c. 900–1200 AD; it is therefore a contemporary of late Old English and early Middle English. [3] [4] The modern Goidelic languages ...
Irish Sign Language ( ISL, Irish: Teanga Chomharthaíochta na hÉireann) is the sign language of Ireland, used primarily in the Republic of Ireland. It is also used in Northern Ireland, alongside British Sign Language (BSL). Irish Sign Language is more closely related to French Sign Language (LSF) than to BSL, though it has influence from both ...
language native to Ireland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Irish, Irish Gaelic or Gaelic is a language spoken in Ireland and (less commonly) in Northern Ireland. Irish is a Gaelic and so it is similar to Scottish Gaelic and Manx Gaelic and less so to Breton, Cornish, and Welsh.
Primitive Irish is the oldest recorded form of the Goidelic languages. It was written in the Ogham alphabet, the usage of which can be divided into two phases, Orthodox Ogham and Scholastic Ogham. The former represents the original Druidic tradition of memorials, [7] whereas the latter resulted from a tradition of scholarly restoration of the ...
Pages in category "Irish language activists". The following 58 pages are in this category, out of 58 total. This list may not reflect recent changes . Gaelic revival.
An Irish Language Network (Irish: Líonra Gaeilge pl. Líonraí Gaeilge) is a designation applicable to areas in both jurisdictions on the island of Ireland.
Old Irish was a Goidelic language, and modern Goidelic languages like Irish and Scots Gaelic came from it. [1] People speaking Insular Celtic languages probably first came to Ireland at the start of the Iron Age, about 500 BC. [2] By around 500 AD, people in Ireland all had the same Goidelic language and culture. [2]