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Conamara Theas
Conamara Theas, which is Irish for South Connemara, is however today the western Irish-speaking regions County Galway. There are around 7,000 people living in the area (excluding the Aran islands). Between 60% and 80% of residents are native Irish speakers. It is the part of the Gaeltacht that is west of Cois Fharraige. It is a predominantly Irish-speaking area. The Conamara Theas variety of Connacht Irish is different from that of Cois Fharraige. Conamara Theas covers the area from Ros a Mhil, Casla, An Cheathrú Rua, Ceantar na nOileán, Camus, Rosmuc and The Iorras Aithneach peninsula. The ferryport for the Aran Islands is in Ros a Mhil. Casla is the location of the national Irish language station RTÉ Raidio na Gaeltachta. An Cheathrú Rua is the biggest village in the area and the location of the Irish language newspaper Foinse. There is also the Department of Spoken Irish at the National University of Ireland, Galway which has a centre in the village offering thi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish Language
Irish ( Standard Irish: ), also known as Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Insular Celtic branch of the Celtic language family, which is a part of the Indo-European language family. Irish is indigenous to the island of Ireland and was the population's first language until the 19th century, when English gradually became dominant, particularly in the last decades of the century. Irish is still spoken as a first language in a small number of areas of certain counties such as Cork, Donegal, Galway, and Kerry, as well as smaller areas of counties Mayo, Meath, and Waterford. It is also spoken by a larger group of habitual but non-traditional speakers, mostly in urban areas where the majority are second-language speakers. Daily users in Ireland outside the education system number around 73,000 (1.5%), and the total number of persons (aged 3 and over) who claimed they could speak Irish in April 2016 was 1,761,420, representing 39.8% of respondents. For most of recorded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galway City Gaeltacht
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 Galway ( ; ga, Gaillimh, ) is a City status in Ireland, city in the West Region, Ireland, West of Ireland, in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Connacht, which is the county town of County Galway. It lies on the River Corrib between Lo ... city has always been important for the language movement and many Irish speakers settling or moving to Galway. According to the 2016 census, 31,583 people (41%) in Galway City said they could speak Irish, but only 2,344 people (3%) spoke it daily. Surrounding areas There are approximately 9,000 people living in small villages across the city's hinterland with an estimated 1,500 daily Irish speakers. These villages are Lisín an Bhealaigh, Leacach Beag, Baile Chláir, Ceathrú an Bhrúnaigh, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaeltacht Iorrais Agus Acaill
There are three Irish-speaking areas in County Mayo; Erris, Achill island and Toormakeady. Erris is located in North-West Mayo, Achill island is directly south of Erris and Tourmakeady is along the border with County Galway. There are nearly 2,500 daily Irish speakers in these areas. Iorras There are over 1,500 daily Irish speakers in Erris. List of EDs in the Erris area: # Cnoc an Daimh (375) (67%) # An Geata Mór Theas (894) (43%) # Moing na Bó (304) (22%) # An Geata Mór Thuaidh (851) (19%) # Béal Deirg Mór (197) (17%) # Cnoc na Lobhar (816) (17%) # Barr Rúscaí (129) (15%) # Na Monga (249) (14%) # Gleann Chaisil (476) (14%) # Béal an Mhuirthead (1,808) (13%) # Cnoc na Ráithe (782) (13%) # Guala Mhór (119) (8%) # Gleann na Muaidhe (241) (7%) Acaill Of the 2,500 people living in the Achill parish area 550 are daily Irish speakers. List of EDs in the Achill island parish area: # An Corran (730) (25%) # Acaill (934) (24%) # Dumha Eige (654) (20%) Tuar Mhic Éadaigh Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaeltacht Corca Dhuibhne
The Gaeltacht Corca Dhuibhne is located on the western end of the Dingle peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland. It's a predominantly Irish-speaking area. It stretches from Abhainn an Scáil to Dún Chaoin and An Clochán to An Daingean. The villages in the area are Abhainn an Scáil, Lios Póil, Daingean Uí Chúis, Ceann Trá, Dún Chaoin, Baile an Fheirtéaraigh, Baile na nGall and An Clochán. There are between 6,000-7,000 people living in the region and over 3,000 are Irish speaking. The national radio station RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta has a regional studio in Baile na nGall. The following is a list of population statistics for the following Electoral Divisions in the area: # Cill Chuain (438) (79%) # Cill Maoilcheadair (536) (77%) # Dun Urlann (407) (77%) # Marthain (238) (67%) # Dun Chaoin (207) (63%) # Ceann Tra (448) (55%) # An Mhin Aird (373) (43%) # Na Gleannta (1,419) (41%) # Cinn Aird (357) (39%) # Ce Bhreanainn (127) (36%) # An Clochan (258) (32%) # Daingean Uí ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaeltacht An Láir
Gaeltacht an Láir is an Irish-speaking area in central County Donegal, Ireland. It centres on the village of Baile na Finne and stretches south to Gleann Colm Cille and north to Fanad and Rosguill. There are nearly 7,000 people living in the area and 2,000 daily Irish speakers. Baile na Finne There are over 1,200 people living in the area and 500 Irish speakers. The following is a list of EDs (Electoral Divisions) around Baile na Finne: # Baile na Finne (296) (59%) # Min an Laban (51) (3%) # Sui Corr (14) (71%) # Mhin Carraigeach (11) (9%) # An Clochan (488) (38%) # An Ghrafaidh (192) (56%) # Gleann Leithin (167) (57%) Gleann Colmcille There are over 3,000 people living in the area and 850 Irish speakers. The following is a list of EDs around the Gleann Colmcille area: # Gleann Colmcille (689) (37%) # Malainn Bhig (377) (26%) # Cill Ghabhlaigh (374) (36%) # Cro Chaorach (134) (19%) # Cill Cartaigh (627) (22%) # An Leargaidh Mhor (378) (27%) # Inis Caoil (112) (18%) # Gl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cloughaneely
Cloughaneely (official name: ) is a district in the west of County Donegal, Ireland. This is a mainly coastal area with a population of over 4,000 centred on the towns of Falcarragh () and Gortahork (). It is a Gaeltacht area, meaning the Irish language is spoken as the primary language. Cloughaneely includes the secondary school '' Pobalscoil Chloich Cheannfhaola'', with just under 500 students. Places of interest include ''Cnoc na Naomh'', considered to be a mountain with religious significance. Cloughaneely, The Rosses () and Gweedore (), known locally as "the three parishes" with 16,000 Irish speakers, together form a social and cultural region different from the rest of the county, with Gweedore serving as the main centre for industry. Irish language There are 2 EDs Electoral Divisions in the area: # Gort a Choirce (1,599) (81%) # Na Croisbhealai (2,168) (44%) Etymology The name Cloich Cheann Fhaola (also written ''Cloich Chionnaola'', meaning "the Stone of Feeley's Head ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Rosses
The Rosses (officially known by its Irish language name, ''Na Rosa''; in the genitive case ''Na Rosann'') is a geographical and social region in the west of County Donegal, Ireland, with a population of over 7,000 centred on the town of Dungloe, which acts as the educational, shopping and civic centre for the area. Defined by physical boundaries in the form of rivers, as well as history and language use, the area has a distinctive identity, separate from the rest of Donegal. The extensive region lies between the parish of Gweedore to the north and the town of Glenties to the south. A large part of the Rosses is in the Gaeltacht, which means that Irish is the spoken language. The Rosses, Cloughaneely and Gweedore, known locally as "''the three parishes''" with 16,000 Irish speakers, together form a social and cultural region different from the rest of the county, with Gweedore serving as the main centre for socialising and industry. Gaeltacht an Láir is another Irish-speaking area ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gweedore
Gweedore ( ; officially known by its Irish language name, ) is an Irish-speaking district and parish located on the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic coast of County Donegal in the north-west of Ireland. Gweedore stretches some from Glasserchoo in the north to Crolly in the south and around from Dunlewey in the east to Magheraclogher in the west, and is one of Europe's most densely populated rural areas. It is the largest Irish-speaking parish in Ireland with a population of around 4,065, and is also the home of the northwest regional studios of the Irish-language radio service RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta, as well as an external campus of NUI Galway, National University of Ireland, Galway. Gweedore includes the villages Bunbeg, Derrybeg, Dunlewey, Crolly and Brinlack, and sits in the shade of County Donegal's highest peak, Errigal. Gweedore is known for being a cradle of culture of Ireland, Irish culture, with old Irish customs, traditional music, theatre, Gaelic games and the Irish lan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joyce Country
Joyce Country ( ga, Dúiche Sheoighe) is a cultural region in counties Galway and Mayo in Ireland. It is sometimes called Partry, after the former tribal territory of the ''Partraige'', which it largely matches. Part of it falls within the Connacht Gaeltacht. Joyce Country lies on the shores of Lough Mask and Lough Corrib, and includes the Partry Mountains. It is a rural area that includes small settlements such as Clonbur, Cong, Cornamona and Toormakeady. It borders Connemara, to its south and west. Joyce family One of the first of the family ("Seoige" in Gaelic) recorded in Connacht was Thomas Joy, who established a minor Hiberno-Norman lordship in northern Iar Connacht. His territory was the barony of Ross, contiguous to Killery Bay and extending from Cong river to the river. The Joyce family became completely Gaelicised, ruled over their followers like the Chiefs of an Irish clan, and assimilated into the local Gaelic culture. Statistics See also County Galway *Galway Cit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aran Islands
The Aran Islands ( ; gle, Oileáin Árann, ) or The Arans (''na hÁrainneacha'' ) are a group of three islands at the mouth of Galway Bay, off the west coast of Republic of Ireland, Ireland, with a total area around . They constitute the historic barony (Ireland), barony of Aran in County Galway. From west to east, the islands are: Inishmore (''Árainn'' / ''Inis Mór''), which is the largest; Inishmaan (''Inis Meáin''), the second-largest; and Inisheer (''Inis Oírr''), the smallest. There are also several islets. The population of 1,226 (as of 2016) primarily speak Irish language, Irish, the language of local placenames, making the islands a part of the Gaeltacht. Most islanders are also fluent or proficient in Hiberno-English, English. The population has steadily declined from around 3,500 in 1841. Location and access The approaches to the bay between the Aran Islands and the mainland are: * North Sound''An Súnda ó Thuaidh'' (more accurately ''Bealach Locha Lurgan'') l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaeltacht Cois Fharraige
(, lit. "Beside the Sea"/ "Seaside"), previously spelled , is a coastal area west of Galway city, where the Irish language is the predominant language (a ). It stretches from , , to . There are between 8,000 and 9,000 people living in this area. The area is most often included within the definition of Connemara, but some say that Connemara does not come as far south as the Galway Bay coast. The accent is different from the (south Connemara) accent - was defined at a time when Gaeltacht was not considered part of Connemara. The proportion of Irish speakers ranges from 24% in to 84% in . The headquarters for the Gaeltacht development authority is located in . , a Gaeltacht village, is regarded by some as a suburb of Galway City due to its proximity, but there are still Irish speakers in its hinterland, and it still retains its Gaeltacht status. is majority Irish speaking and is the tourism centre of the region. Near is , home of the Irish language TV station TG4. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National University Of Ireland, Galway
The University of Galway ( ga, Ollscoil na Gaillimhe) is a public research university located in the city of Galway, Ireland. A tertiary education and research institution, the university was awarded the full five QS stars for excellence in 2012, and was ranked among the top 1 percent of universities in the 2018 ''QS World University Rankings''. The university was founded in 1845 as "Queen's College, Galway". It was known as "University College, Galway" (UCG) (Irish: ''Coláiste na hOllscoile, Gaillimh''), until 1997 and as "National University of Ireland, Galway" (NUI Galway) (Irish: ''Ollscoil na hÉireann, Gaillimh; OÉ Gaillimh''), until 2022. In late April 2022, it was announced that NUI Galway would be renamed "Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway" in summer 2022, amid confusion over its proper title. University of Galway is a member of the Coimbra Group, a network of 40 long-established European universities. History The university was established in 1845 as ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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