A gaelscoil (Plural: gaelscoileanna) is an Irish-speaking school often also co-educational usually found in Ireland, but outside the Irish speaking Gaeltacht areas. Irish is the working language for these schools. Most of the schools are under the patronage of Foras Pátrunachta na Scoileanna LánGhaeilge. Some gaelscoileanna for the deaf also exist, as Irish Sign Language is, like American and British sign languages, a separate language. Students in Rome, Italy. ... Coeducation is the integrated education of men and women. ... Gaeltacht, plural Gaeltachtaí, is an Irish word for an Irish-speaking region. ... Irish Sign Language (ISL) is the sign language of Ireland, used primarily in the Republic of Ireland. ...

There are currently 31,000 pupils going to gaelscoileanna, with 158 gaelscoileanna at primary level and 36 schools at post-primary level, the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. Gaelscoileanna amount for 1% of the Northern Irish school system. The largest gaelscoil in Belfast is Coláiste Feirste. There is now at least one gaelscoil in all 32 traditional counties of Ireland and several in each of the bigger cities. Dieu et mon droit (motto) (French for God and my right)2 Northern Irelands location within the UK Official Languages English, Irish, Ulster Scots Capital and largest city Belfast First Minister Office suspended Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Peter Hain MP Area  - Total Ranked 4th UK 13,843... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ... Coláiste Feirste is the largest second level Irish medium school in Belfast, Northern Ireland. ...

The idea of gaelscoileanna was born around the turn of the century as part of the Gaelic Revival. Bilinguality from an early age is recommended by many linguists, as it helps children become more adept at picking up languages. Some studies have shown that bilingual children have advantages over monoglot children in other subjects. The Gaelic Revival of the Irish language was mainly promoted by the Gaelic League and Douglas Hyde for much of the late 19th century and early 20th century. ... The term bilingualism (from bi meaning two and lingua meaning language) can refer to rather different phenomena. ... The following is a list of linguists, those who study linguistics. ...

Nowadays in Ireland, many people send their children to these schools, as they would not otherwise get to speak Irish. Ireland is mostly English-speaking, and although non-Gaelscoil schools also have Irish as a mandatory subject, many students leave with only a rudimentary knowledge of the language. There are both Irish-speaking primary and secondary schools, called bunscoileanna and meánscoileanna respectively, these are the lower two tiers of education in Ireland before college (coláiste) and university (ollscoil) - third level education. The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Primary or elementary education is the first years of formal, structured education that occurs during childhood. ... High school - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The term college (Latin collegium) is most often used today to denote an educational institution. ... Representation of a university class, 1350s. ... Students attend a lecture at a tertiary institution. ...

See also

• Education in Ireland
• Medium of instruction

The Republic of Irelands education system is quite similar to that of most other western countries. ... Medium of instruction is the language that is used in teaching. ...

List of gaelscoileanna

• Gaelscoil na Camóige
• Gaelscoil Cheatharlach
• Gaelscoil Chill Mhantáin
• Gaelscoil Choráin
• Gaelscoil O Doghair