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The Irish language (Irish: an Ghaeilge), or Gaelic, is a native language of the island of Ireland. It was spoken predominantly throughout what is now Northern Ireland before the Ulster Plantations in the 17th century and most place names in Northern Ireland are anglicised versions of a Gaelic name. Today, the language is associated with Irish ...
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The Irish language ( Irish: Gaeilge) is, since 2022, an official [1] language in Northern Ireland. The main dialect spoken there is Ulster Irish ( Gaeilge or Gaeilg Uladh ). Protection for the Irish language in Northern Ireland stems largely from the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. [2]
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Sign languages. Irish Sign Language (ISL) is the sign language of most of Ireland. It has little relation to either spoken Irish or English, and is more closely related to French Sign Language (LSF). Northern Ireland Sign Language is used in Northern Ireland, and is related to both ISL and BSL in various ways. ISL is also used in Northern Ireland.
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The Gaelic language in Ireland – Gaeilge, or Irish as it’s known locally – is a Celtic language and one of “the oldest and most historic written languages in the world” according to Foras na Gaeilge. Its poetic flow can be heard in schools across the country and throughout the shops, pubs, streets, fairs and festivals of the Gaeltacht ...
Apr 19, 2024 · The Irish language ( Irish: an Ghaeilge ), or Gaelic, is a native language of the island of Ireland. [13] It was spoken predominantly throughout what is now Northern Ireland before the Ulster Plantations in the 17th century and most place names in Northern Ireland are anglicised versions of a Gaelic name.
The Irish Language in Northern Ireland. Máiréad Nic Craith. Irish (also called Gaelic or Gaeilge na hÉireann) is an Indo-European language that has been spoken in Ireland for over 2,000 years. It is the language of some of the world's greatest poetry, legends, stories, and ballads, and it has an extensive written literature that dates back ...
In Northern Ireland, Irish (Gaelic) is now a minority language. According to the 2001 census, 10.4% of Northern Ireland’s 1.8 million people had 'some knowledge of Irish'. The main dialect spoken in Northern Ireland is known as Ulster Irish. Before the 17th century, Irish (Gaelic) was more widely spoken in Northern Ireland, although it was ...
