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The North American Gaeltacht (Irish: Gaeltacht an Oileáin Úir) [2] is a gathering place for Irish speakers in the community of Tamworth, Ontario, in Canada. The nearest main township is Erinsville, Ontario .
Castle Gwynn was featured in Taylor Swift's music video for "Love Story". [21] Castle La Crosse (La Crosse, Wisconsin) designed for Lumber Baron N.B. Holway in 1892. This imposing limestone building incorporates Richardson Romanesque with Queen Anne elements.The main residence contains 40+ rooms over 5 floors, 17,000 square feet.
Official Gaeltacht regions in Ireland. A Gaeltacht (/ ˈ ɡ eɪ l t ə x t / GAYL-təkht, Irish: [ˈɡeːl̪ˠt̪ˠəxt̪ˠ], pl. Gaeltachtaí) is a district of Ireland, either individually or collectively, where the Irish government recognises that the Irish language is the predominant vernacular, or language of the home. [1]
List of castles in North America may refer to: List of castles in Canada; List of castles in the United States; List of castles in Mexico This page was last edited on ...
Inver (Irish: An tInbhear) [1] is a Gaeltacht village and townland in northwest County Mayo, Ireland.It is situated in the barony of Erris and civil parish of Kilcommon, bordering Broadhaven Bay.
History [ edit ] Until a few centuries ago, the Gàidhealtachd would have included much of modern-day Scotland north of the Firth of Forth and Galloway (up until the 18th century, and maybe later), excepting the Northern Isles , as evidenced by the prevalence of Gaelic-derived place names throughout most of Scotland and contemporary accounts.
With this in mind, Ó Cadhain spearheaded the 1969 founding of Coiste Cearta Síbialta na Gaeilge (English: Irish Language Civil Rights Committee"), [76] a pressure group campaigning for social, economic and cultural rights for native-speakers of the Irish-language both inside and outside of traditional Gaeltacht areas and which repeatedly ...
Menlo or Menlough (Irish: Mionlach (or) Mionloch, meaning 'small lake') [1] is a village and townland in one of the Gaeltacht areas of County Galway, Ireland.Menlo falls within the boundaries of the city of Galway, though it is outside the urbanised parts of the city and retains the feel of a small village.