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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]
Ráth Chairn (anglicised as Rathcairn or Rathcarran) [1] is a small village and Gaeltacht (Irish-speaking area) in County Meath, Ireland. [2] It is about 55 km northwest of Dublin . Ráth Chairn Gaeltacht was founded in 1935 when 27 families from Connemara , mostly from Ceantar na nOileán , were settled on land previously acquired by the Irish ...
Muintir na Gaeltachta (Irish for 'people of the Gaeltacht') [1] was a lobby-group representing Irish-speaking inhabitants of the Gaeltacht. [1] It was founded in the winter of 1933–34, with Seán Ó Coisdeala, a national school teacher from Tully in Connemara, as President and Pádraig Seoige as secretary. [2]
The Gaeltacht Corca Dhuibhne is located on the western end of the Dingle peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland. It's a predominantly Irish-speaking area. It stretches from Abhainn an Scáil to Dún Chaoin and An Clochán to An Daingean .
The Achréidh na Gaillimhe (English: Galway City Gaeltacht) comprises five electoral divisions: Bearna, Baile an Bhriotaigh, An Caisleán Gearr, Mionlach and Cnoc na Cathrach. Due to its proximity to Ireland's biggest Gaeltacht, Galway city has always been important for the language movement and many Irish speakers settling or moving to Galway ...
Baile Ghib (anglicised as Gibbstown or Gibstown) [1] is a small village and Gaeltacht (Irish-speaking area) in County Meath, Ireland.It is about 70km northwest of Dublin.. The Baile Ghib Gaeltacht was founded in 1937 when 52 families were settled on land previously acquired by the Irish Land Commission, followed by a further 9 families in 1939 who settled in Clongill.
Toormakeady [2] or Tourmakeady (Irish: Tuar Mhic Éadaigh, the official name) [3] [4] [5] is a Gaeltacht in south County Mayo in the west of Ireland.It is located between the shores of Lough Mask and the Partry Mountains, and covers 172.26 square kilometres (66.51 sq mi). [6]
This is a Gaeltacht, an area where the Irish language is the first language, providing an unbroken link with millennia of Irish history and culture. A view of Gweedore from Bloody Foreland. Since most of the inhabitants of the area are bilingual, it is common to hear English vocabulary used within an Irish sentence and vice versa.