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As of the 2022 census, English is the family and community language in the majority of the 156 Electoral Divisions of the Gaeltacht. The percentage of respondents who said they spoke Irish daily outside the education system in the 2011 census. The Gaeltacht districts have historically suffered from mass emigration. [21]
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.
In 1967 Ráth Chairn received official recognition as a Gaeltacht, following a local campaign. [3] Today, it and the nearby village of Baile Ghib make up the Meath Gaeltacht. According to the 2016 census 16% of the population of Ráth Chairn and Baile Ghib speak Irish on a daily basis outside the education system. [4]
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 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 ...
Gweedore (/ ɡ w iː ˈ d ɔːr / gwee-DOR; officially known by its Irish language name, Gaoth Dobhair [ˌɡiː ˈd̪ˠoːɾʲ]) [1] is a Gaeltacht (Irish-speaking) district and parish located on the Atlantic coast of County Donegal in the north-west of Ireland.
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.
Údarás na Gaeltachta (Irish pronunciation: [ˈuːd̪ˠəɾˠaːsˠ n̪ˠə ˈɡeːl̪ˠt̪ˠəxt̪ˠə]; meaning "Gaeltacht Authority"), abbreviated UnaG, is a regional state agency which is responsible for the economic, social and cultural development of Irish-speaking regions of Ireland. Its stated purpose is to strengthen the Gaeltacht ...