Gaeltacht regions in Ireland

Gaeltacht (pronounced /ˈgeːɫ̪t̪ˠəxt̪ˠ/; plural Gaeltachtaí) is an Irish word for an Irish-speaking region. In the Republic of Ireland, The Gaeltacht, or An Ghaeltacht, refers to any of the regions where the government recognizes that the Irish language is the predominant language, that is, the vernacular spoken at home. These regions were first officially recognised during the early years of the Irish Free State, after the Gaelic Revival, as part of government policy to restore the Irish language. Image File history File links Gaeltacht. ... Image File history File links Gaeltacht. ... The phonology of Irish varies from dialect to dialect; there is no standard pronunciation of the language. ... This article is about the modern Goidelic language. ... Look up Vernacular in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Territory of the Irish Free State Capital Dublin Language(s) Irish, English Government Constitutional monarchy Monarch  - 1922–1936 George V  - 1936–1936 George VI President of the Executive Council  - 1922–1932 W.T. Cosgrave  - 1932–1937 Eamon de Valera Legislature Oireachtas  - Upper house Seanad Éireann  - Lower house Dáil Éireann... 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. ...

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Boundaries

The Gaeltacht boundaries were initially set in the 1950s. Since then, they have been updated once; the first time in 1974, with Clochán-Bréanann in Co. Kerry and part of West Muskerry, in Co. Cork, being added to the Gaeltacht, although the Irish-speaking population had seriously decreased from what it had been prior to the 1950s. This does not cite any references or sources. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ...

Demographics

The current population of the Gaeltacht regions is approximately 85,000 with major concentrations of Irish speakers in the western counties of Donegal, Mayo, Galway, Kerry, and Cork. There are smaller concentrations in the counties of Waterford in the south and Meath in the east. The Meath Gaeltacht, Ráth Cairn, came about when the government provided a house and 9 hectares (22 acres) for each of 41 families from Connemara and Mayo in the 1930s, in exchange for their original lands. It was not recognised as an official Gaeltacht area until 1967. Statistics Province: Ulster Dáil Éireann: Donegal North East, Donegal South West County Town: Lifford Code: DL Area: 4,841 km² Population (2006) 146,956 Website: www. ... Statistics Province: Connacht County Town: Castlebar Code: MO Area: 5,397 km² Population (2006) 123,648 Website: www. ... Statistics Province: Connacht County Town: Galway Code: G (GY proposed) Area: 6,148 km² Population (2006) 231,035 (including Galway City); 159,052 (without Galway City) Website: www. ... Statistics Province: Munster County Town: Tralee Code: KY Area: 4,746 km² Population (2006) 139,616 Website: www. ... Statistics Province: Munster County Town: Cork Code: C (CK proposed) Area: 7,457 km² Population (2006) 480,909 (including City of Cork); 361,766 (without Cork City) Website: www. ... County Waterford (Port Láirge in Irish) is a county in the province of Munster on the south coast of Ireland. ... Statistics Province: Leinster County Town: Navan Code: MH Area: 2,342 km² Population (2006) 162,831 Website: www. ... Ráth Cairn is a small Gaeltacht (Irish-speaking area) in County Meath. ... Face The 1930s (years from 1930–1939) were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles, as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression, also known in Europe as the World Depression. ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ...

Administration

The Department of Community, Rural & Gaeltacht Affairs, under the leadership of the Minister for Community, Rural & Gaeltacht Affairs, is responsible for the overall Irish Government policy with respect to the Gaeltacht, and supervises the work of the Údarás na Gaeltachta and other bodies. Raidió na Gaeltachta is the RTÉ radio station serving the Gaeltacht and Irish speakers generally. TG4 is the television station which is focused on promoting the Irish language and is based in the County Galway Gaeltacht. The Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs is responsible for one of Irelands newest Departments of State. ... The Government (Irish: ) [ral̪ˠt̪ˠəs̪ˠ n̪ˠə heːɼən̪ˠ] is the cabinet that exercises executive authority in the Republic of Ireland. ... Údarás na Gaeltachta (The Irish Language Regional Authority in English), refers to a regional state agency in Ireland which is responsible for the economic, social and cultural development of Irish language (Gaeltacht) regions of the Republic of Ireland. ... RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta (RnaG; Irish for Gaeltacht Radio) is the Irish-language radio service of Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ) in Ireland, and is available on 92-94FM in Ireland and via the Internet. ... Radio Telefís Éireann[1] (RTÉ; IPA: ,  ) is the Public Service Broadcaster of the Republic of Ireland. ... A radio station is an audio (sound) broadcasting service, traditionally broadcast through the air as radio waves (a form of electromagnetic radiation) from a transmitter to an antenna and a thus to a receiving device. ... TG4 (Irish: TG Ceathair or TG a Ceathair; IPA: /tiː dÊ’iː kʲahəɾʲ/) is a television channel in Ireland, aimed at Irish-language speakers and established as a wholly owned subsidiary by Radio Telefís Éireann on 31 October 1996. ... A television station is a type of broadcast station that broadcasts both audio and video to television receivers in a particular area. ... Statistics Province: Connacht County Town: Galway Code: G (GY proposed) Area: 6,148 km² Population (2006) 231,035 (including Galway City); 159,052 (without Galway City) Website: www. ...

Traffic sign, meaning "Give Way" or "Yield", in County Waterford

In March 2005, Irish Gaeltacht Affairs Minister Éamon Ó Cuív announced that the government of Ireland would begin listing only the Irish language versions of place names in the Gaeltachts as the official names, stripping the official Ordnance Survey of their English equivalents, to bring them up to date with roadsigns in the Gaeltacht, which have been in Irish only since 1970. Photo of Irish traffic sign taken by Michael Rogers 2002. ... Photo of Irish traffic sign taken by Michael Rogers 2002. ... Unused traffic signs in Austria Most countries post signage, known as traffic signs or road signs, at the side of roads to impart information to road users. ... County Waterford (Port Láirge in Irish) is a county in the province of Munster on the south coast of Ireland. ... March is the third month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs is responsible for one of Irelands newest Departments of State. ... Éamon Ó Cuív (born June 23, 1950) is a senior Irish Fianna Fáil politician and is currently the Minister for Community, Rural & Gaeltacht Affairs. ... This article is about the modern Goidelic language. ... Ordnance Survey Ireland (OSI; Irish: Suirbhéireacht Ordanáis na hÉireann) is the mapping agency in the Republic of Ireland. ...

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Gweedore (Gaoth Dobhair), in County Donegal is the largest Gaeltacht parish in Ireland, which is home to regional studios of Raidió na Gaeltachta and world-class musicians, such as Proinsias Ó Maonaigh, Altan, Moya Brennan, Enya, and Clannad, who were all brought up with Irish as their first language.
WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Irish Grid Reference B847228 Statistics Province: Ulster County: Population (2002)  - Town:  - Rural:   1,388  1,253 Gweedore (Irish: ) is an Irish-speaking district located on the Atlantic coast of County Donegal, Ireland. ... Statistics Province: Ulster Dáil Éireann: Donegal North East, Donegal South West County Town: Lifford Code: DL Area: 4,841 km² Population (2006) 146,956 Website: www. ... RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta (RnaG; Irish for Gaeltacht Radio) is the Irish-language radio service of Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ) in Ireland, and is available on 92-94FM in Ireland and via the Internet. ... Proinsias Ó Maonaigh or Francie Mooney (1922-2006) is a fiddler from County Donegal, Ireland. ... Altan is a band from Donegal, Ireland, that plays traditional Irish music. ... Máire Ní Bhraonáin, IPA: better known as Máire Brennan or Moya Brennan (born August 4, 1952, Gweedore, County Donegal, Ireland), is a Grammy Award-nominated Celtic folk singer. ... Enya, birth name Eithne Patricia Ní Bhraonáin (IPA: ), sometimes presented in the media as Enya Brennan, was born on 17 May 1961, in Gweedore, County Donegal, Ireland, and is a four-time Grammy Award-winning singer, an Academy Award-nominated songwriter, and Irelands best-selling solo artist and... Clannad are a Grammy Award-winning Irish musical group, from Gweedore (Gaoth Dobhair), County Donegal. ...

Gaeltacht towns and villages

Statistics Province: Ulster County Town: Antrim Area: 2,844 km² Population (est. ... (also ; English: or Shaws Gaeltacht) is a small Gaeltacht (Irish-speaking area) in Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. ... Statistics Province: Ulster Dáil Éireann: Donegal North East, Donegal South West County Town: Lifford Code: DL Area: 4,841 km² Population (2006) 146,956 Website: www. ... View of Donegal mainland from Arranmore Arranmore Island (Árainn Mhór in Irish) is the largest inhabited island in County Donegal, and the second largest in all of Ireland, with a population of 528 in 2006, down from 543 in 2002, and over 600 in 1996. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Irish Grid Reference B847228 Statistics Province: Ulster County: Population (2002)  - Town:  - Rural:   1,388  1,253 Gweedore (Irish: ) is an Irish-speaking district located on the Atlantic coast of County Donegal, Ireland. ... Glencolmcille or Glencolumbkill (Gleann Cholm Cille in Irish) is a coastal town located on the southwest Gaeltacht tip of County Donegal, Ireland. ... Gortahork (Irish: Gort a Choirce) is a townland/village in the north west of County Donegal, in the Republic of Ireland, the name meaning the field (gort) of the oats (choirce). ... Downings (Irish: Na Dúnaibh) is a townland and village, the main focus of the Rosguill peninsula in County Donegal, Ireland. ... Tory Island from Tor More. ... Rannafast (Local Irish Name Rann na Feirste) is a townland situated in The Rosses, north-west County Donegal, Ireland. ... Statistics Province: Connacht County Town: Castlebar Code: MO Area: 5,397 km² Population (2006) 123,648 Website: www. ... Carrowteige is a Gaeltacht village in northwestern County Mayo in the Republic of Ireland. ... Aughleam or Aghleam (Eachléim in Irish) is a townland in County Mayo, Republic of Ireland. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ... Statistics Province: Connacht County Town: Galway Code: G (GY proposed) Area: 6,148 km² Population (2006) 231,035 (including Galway City); 159,052 (without Galway City) Website: www. ... , The Aran Islands East Beach, Inishmore Inis Mór / Árainn Mhór (English: ) is the largest of the Aran Islands in Galway Bay in the Republic of Ireland, and has an area of twelve square miles. ... Costelloe, (commonly known by its Irish name, Casla) is a village in the Irish speaking area of western County Galway between Inveran and Carraroe. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Kilkieran (Irish: Cill Chiaráin) is a village in County Galway, Republic of Ireland, located in the west of the county, along the west coast of Ireland. ... Kilronan is the principal town on the island of Inis Mór in the Aran Islands off the west cost of Ireland. ... Corr na Móna is a thinly populated area in the Gaeltacht of north County Galway. ... Inveran or Inverin (Indreabhán in Irish) is a Irish-speaking village in Connemara between Spiddal and Costelloe in County Galway, Ireland. ... Inishmaan (Irish: Inis Meadhóin / Inis Meáin), population 200, is the middle of the three main Aran Islands in Galway Bay on the west coast of Ireland. ... Inisheer (Irish: Inis Thiar or Inis Oirthir / Inis Oírr) is the smallest and most eastern of the three Aran Islands in Galway Bay, Ireland. ... Lettermore (Leitir Móir in Irish) is a Gaeltacht village in County Galway, Ireland. ... http://www. ... Rossaveal or Rossaveel (Ros a Mhíl in Irish) is a fishing village in Connemara, Ireland, and the main ferry port for the Aran Islands in Galway Bay. ... Rosmuck (Irish name Ros Muc) is a village in the heart of the Connemara Gaeltacht (Irish-speaking area) of County Galway, Ireland, halfway between the town of Clifden and the city of Galway. ... Spiddal (Irish: Bud Asal ) is a village on the shore of Galway Bay in County Galway in the Republic of Ireland, home to the stuff of lengends Diarmaid O Connor. ... Statistics Province: Munster County Town: Tralee Code: KY Area: 4,746 km² Population (2006) 139,616 Website: www. ... Ballyferriter (Baile an Fheirtéaraigh in Irish) is a village in County Kerry, Ireland. ... West view of St. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 52. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Irish Grid Reference Q445012 Statistics Province: Munster County: Population (2006) 1,920  John Street, Dingle Dingle (Irish: or ) is a town in County Kerry in the Republic of Ireland, on the Atlantic coast some 50 km west-south-west of Tralee and 80 km west-north... Dunquin, (Irish Dún Chaoin) is a village in the West Kerry Gaeltacht (Irish-speaking area). ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 52. ... Statistics Province: Munster County Town: Cork Code: C (CK proposed) Area: 7,457 km² Population (2006) 480,909 (including City of Cork); 361,766 (without Cork City) Website: www. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 51. ... Ballingeary (Irish: Béal Átha nGhaorthigh) is a village in the Shehy Mountains in County Cork, Ireland. ... Hard Cows Milk Cheese. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Irish Grid Reference W253726 Statistics Province: Munster County: Population () Kilnamartyra (Irish: ) is a small village in south-west County Cork, Ireland. ... Clear Island (Irish Gaelic: Oileán Chléire), also known as Cape Clear, lies south west of County Cork in the Republic of Ireland. ... County Waterford (Port Láirge in Irish) is a county in the province of Munster on the south coast of Ireland. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 52. ... Statistics Province: Leinster County Town: Navan Code: MH Area: 2,342 km² Population (2006) 162,831 Website: www. ... (also ; English: or Rathcarran) is a small Gaeltacht (Irish-speaking area) in County Meath. ...

See also

• Gaeltarra Éireann
• Gàidhealtachd - equivalent region for Scottish Gaelic
• Ó Siochfhradha - Brothers from the Dingle Gaeltacht who taught and wrote in Irish.
• Ulster Irish
• Connacht Irish
• Munster Irish
• Údarás na Gaeltachta
• Y Frô Gymraeg- equivalent region for Welsh
• Permanent North American Gaeltacht (Gaeltacht Bhaile na hÉireann) - first official^{[citation needed]} Gaeltacht^{[citation needed]} outside Ireland

Gaeltarra Éireann was an Irish state industrial development agency set up in 1957 specifically for the Gaeltacht, the Irish speaking areas of Ireland. ... The Gàidhealtachd, sometimes known as A Ghàidhealtachd (the Gàidhealtachd), usually refers to the Scottish Highlands in Scottish Gaelic. ... Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) is a member of the Goidelic branch of Celtic languages. ... Pádraig (1883 - 1964) and Mícheál Ó Siochfhradha (pronounced and (1900-1986), were brothers who were teachers and Irish language storytellers, from County Kerry. ... Ulster Irish is the dialect of the Irish language spoken in the province of Ulster. ... Connacht Irish is the dialect of the Irish language spoken in the province of Connacht. ... Munster Irish is the dialect of the Irish language spoken in the province of Munster. ... Údarás na Gaeltachta (The Irish Language Regional Authority in English), refers to a regional state agency in Ireland which is responsible for the economic, social and cultural development of Irish language (Gaeltacht) regions of the Republic of Ireland. ... Welsh-speaking areas of Wales today. ... Welsh redirects here, and this article describes the Welsh language. ... The Permanent North American Gaeltacht (Irish: ) is a settlement and designated Irish speaking area in the surrounding envirions of Kingston, Ontario, Canada, along the Salmon River. ... Gaeltacht Bhaile na hÉireann or the Permanent North American Gaeltacht (Irish: ) is a designated Irish-speaking area in the town of Tamworth, Ontario, along the Salmon River. ...

External links

• Department of Community, Rural & Gaeltacht Affairs
• http://www.beo.ie/
• http://www.gaeilge.ie/
• http://www.foinse.ie/
• http://www.forasnagaeilge.ie/
• Údarás na Gaeltachta
• Map of the Gaeltachts
• RTE News Report issued on Gaeltacht school Irish levels

References noted

1. ^ Belfast Gaeltacht Quarter Please do not remove this entry. This is a Gaeltacht area. Please visit talk page