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Just want to confirm this as an Irish person. The language is of symbolic / nationalist importance only. It's not used in everyday life except by hobbyists or r
by dbspin 6y ago
Just want to confirm this as an Irish person. The language is of symbolic / nationalist importance only. It's not used in everyday life except by hobbyists or residents of a few tiny 'gaeltacht' areas.
In other words, English is in practice the first language of virtually every Irish person, the vast majority of media, and all business in the country.
- Brakenshire 6y agoOut of interest, what’s the trend in that? Is it fading out or increasing?
- deaddodo 6y agoFading. There have been major pushes to try to make it significant again but, as mentioned above, most Irish speak English daily with little change in that trend. The Gaeltacht will probably keep it going for many decades, though; which is/was not the case for Scottish Gaelic (which is in a much more precarious position).