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What is the Gaeltacht
What is the Gaeltacht
The term ‘Gaeltacht’ is used to denote those areas in Ireland where the Irish language is the communal language of the local population more
Irish language
Irish language
The Irish language belongs to the Celtic branch of Indo-European languages alongside Scots Gaelic, Welsh, Cornish and Breton. more
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Although all of the Gaeltacht population can speak English, these are the only parts of Ireland where Irish is still spoken as the community language. more
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