Also Known As:
Gaeilge, Irish Gaelic, Erse, Gadhelisch
Dialects & Varieties
- Connacht (Western Irish)
- Donegal (Northern Irish
- Ulster)
- Munster (Southern Irish).
Stories
Attitudes and Identity
Attitudes and Identity
Language, Land, and Place
Language, Land, and Place
Submitted by
Alexandra PhilbinPublished on:
Film, TV, and Video
Film, TV, and Video
Music, Dance, and Performing Arts
Music, Dance, and Performing Arts
Submitted by
Alexandra PhilbinPublished on:
Rights, Advocacy, and Activism
Rights, Advocacy, and Activism
Attitudes and Identity
Attitudes and Identity
Submitted by
Alexandra PhilbinPublished on:
Recent Resources
Language, Culture, and Arts
A zine about the story of how my partner and I met, using the 11 irregular verbs in Irish in the past tense.
Language in Society
Language in the Community
An article giving a short overview of Irish language policy and its effects on language use, over
Language, Culture, and Arts
Language Revitalization, Education, and Learning
Language in the Community
Seisiún rite agus píosa aclaíochta i nGaeilge. Irish-medium running and exercise club.
Endangered
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
20,000-40,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 4
Less than half of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing at an accelerated pace.
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Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 2
Used in some non-official domains along with other languages, and remains the primary language used in the home for many community members.
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Transmission
Transmission 2
Most adults in the community are speakers, but children generally are not.
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Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
The dialects of Irish: Study of a changing landscape
Bibliography of Locations:
2005. "The World Atlas of Language Structures." edited by Bernard Comrie et al. Oxford University Press.
Bibliography of Context:
The dialects of Irish: Study of a changing landscape