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The distribution of the Irish language in 1871. It is believed that Irish remained the majority tongue as late as 1800 but became a minority language during the 19th century. It is an important part of Irish nationalist identity, marking a cultural distance between Irish people and the English.
Sep 14, 2010 · Here we trace the decline of the Irish language from a dominant postion in the 1500s, to its catastrophic collapse after the Great Famine of the 1840s. In the intervening period, it had also come down in social stature. While Irish was the language of the native elite in the 1500s, by the early 19th century, it was spoken principally by the ...
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The oldest remains of Ancient Irish that we have are inscriptions on Ogham stones from the 5th and 6th centuries. Old Irish was first written in the Roman alphabet before the beginning of the 7th century which makes Irish the oldest written vernacular language north of the Alps. During the Middle Irish period (900-1200 AD) some loanwords came ...
When the Irish literary tradition came under active existential threat from the seventeenth century onwards, the strategies of revival and renewal became part of an acquired self-awareness, an ...
Seamus Heaney. “The Irish language as the national language is the first official language”, states article 8 of the Irish constitution. Over 80 years later, in 2022, it gained full recognition as one of the 24 official and working languages of the European Union. This status continues to herald in a new era of opportunities for Irish ...
The official status of the Irish language has remained high in the Republic of Ireland from foundation. This reflects the dominance of the language in Irish cultural and social history until the nineteenth century and its role in Irish cultural identity. In 2022, strong recognition was added in Northern Ireland also.
Apr 22, 2024 · The Irish language revival is a testament to the resilience of cultural identity and the passion of people to keep their heritage alive. From its decline in the 19th century — largely due to the Great Famine and subsequent emigration — the Irish language has experienced a remarkable renaissance. Efforts to revitalise the language became ...
