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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]
Baile Chláir or Baile Chláir na Gaillimhe (anglicised Claregalway) is a Gaeltacht [2] village about 10 km north of Galway city in County Galway, Ireland.Claregalway was founded on the banks of the River Clare, hence the derivation of its name: Baile Chláir na Gaillimhe meaning "town on the Clare, in Galway".
As this is a Gaeltacht, Baile an Fheirtéaraigh is the only official name. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Baile an Fheirtéaraigh ( Irish , meaning 'Ferriter's Townland' [ˈbˠalʲ ənʲ ɛɾʲˈtʲeːɾˠiː] ) unofficially anglicised as Ballyferriter , or also known as An Buailtín , [ 1 ] is a Gaeltacht village in County Kerry , Ireland .
Carrigaholt (Irish: Carraig an Chabhaltaigh, meaning 'rock of the fleet') [1] is a small fishing village in County Clare, Ireland, a castle and a Catholic parish by the same name. The area was officially classified as part of the West Clare Gaeltacht; an Irish-speaking community; until 1956.
The population of Connemara is 32,000. There are between 20,000–24,000 native Irish speakers in the region, making it the largest Irish-speaking Gaeltacht. [when?] [citation needed] The Enumeration Districts with the most Irish speakers in all of Ireland, as a percentage of population, can be seen in the South Connemara area. Those of school ...
Baile na nGall (Irish, meaning "town of the foreigners), [1] unofficially anglicized as "Ballydavid", is a Gaeltacht village is situated on the Dingle Peninsula of County Kerry, Ireland. As the 2003 Official Languages Act revoked the status of the English language name Ballydavid, the official name is Baile na nGall. [2]
In the fifty years before the Norman invasion, the term "castle" (Old Irish: caistél/caislén) appears in Gaelic writings, although there are few intact surviving examples of pre-Norman castles. [39] After the invasion, the Normans built motte-and-bailey castles in the areas they occupied, [40] some of which were converted from ringforts. [39]
Carna Village. Carna is an area in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland.It is located on the country's west coast in the Gaeltacht, about 50 km west of Galway city.Carna is an extremely small area, but as a focal point for the surrounding areas, it contains a Garda Síochána station, a Health Centre including a Rapid Response Ambulance, and an Irish Coastguard lifeboat.