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Forbairt Feirste
Forbairt Feirste is a Belfast-based Irish language development agency that aims to utilise Belfast’s Irish-speaking community to help promote the Irish language; support Irish speakers living in and visiting the city; and support the city in general. The agency was set up in 1994. It has been successful in working with businesses in Nationalist areas of Belfast to erect Irish language or bilingual signage and are one of the main Irish language organisations who promote the Gaeltacht Quarter in West Belfast. As of 2018, their director was Jake MacSiacais who had been in the position since 2004. See also * Irish language Gaeilge. * Gael-Taca Similar organisation based in Cork City. * Gaillimh le Gaeilge Similar organisation based in Galway City. * Gaeltacht Irish speaking regions in Ireland * Irish language in Northern Ireland * Líonraí Gaeilge Irish Language Networks * List of Irish language media * Irish language outside Ireland * List of organisations in Irish Language ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belfast
Belfast ( , ; from ga, Béal Feirste , meaning 'mouth of the sand-bank ford') is the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland, standing on the banks of the River Lagan on the east coast. It is the 12th-largest city in the United Kingdom and the second-largest in Ireland. It had a population of 345,418 . By the early 19th century, Belfast was a major port. It played an important role in the Industrial Revolution in Ireland, briefly becoming the biggest linen-producer in the world, earning it the nickname "Linenopolis". By the time it was granted city status in 1888, it was a major centre of Irish linen production, tobacco-processing and rope-making. Shipbuilding was also a key industry; the Harland and Wolff shipyard, which built the , was the world's largest shipyard. Industrialisation, and the resulting inward migration, made Belfast one of Ireland's biggest cities. Following the partition of Ireland in 1921, Belfast became the seat of government for Northern Ireland ... [...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] |
Irish Nationalism
Irish nationalism is a nationalist political movement which, in its broadest sense, asserts that the people of Ireland should govern Ireland as a sovereign state. Since the mid-19th century, Irish nationalism has largely taken the form of cultural nationalism based on the principles of national self-determination and popular sovereignty.Sa'adah 2003, 17–20.Smith 1999, 30. Irish nationalists during the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries such as the United Irishmen in the 1790s, Young Irelanders in the 1840s, the Fenian Brotherhood during the 1880s, Fianna Fáil in the 1920s, and Sinn Féin styled themselves in various ways after French left-wing radicalism and republicanism. Irish nationalism celebrates the culture of Ireland, especially the Irish language, literature, music, and sports. It grew more potent during the period in which all of Ireland was part of the United Kingdom, which led to most of the island gaining independence from the UK in 1922. Irish nationalists believ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bilingual Sign
A bilingual sign (or, by extension, a multilingual sign) is the representation on a panel (sign, usually a traffic sign, a safety sign, an informational sign) of texts in more than one language. The use of bilingual signs is usually reserved for situations where there is legally administered bilingualism (in bilingual regions or at national borders) or where there is a relevant tourist or commercial interest (airports, train stations, ports, border checkpoints, tourist attractions, international itineraries, international institutions, etc.). However, more informal uses of bilingual signs are often found on businesses in areas where there is a high degree of bilingualism, such as tourist venues, ethnic enclaves and historic neighborhoods. In addition, some signs feature synchronic digraphia, the use of multiple writing systems for a single language. Bilingual signs are widely used in regions whose native languages do not use the Latin alphabet (although some countries like Spain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaeltacht Quarter
The Gaeltacht Quarter ( ga, An Cheathrú Ghaeltachta ) in Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom is an area surrounding the Falls Road in the west of the city. A Gaeltacht is an area where the Irish language is spoken. The Quarter aims to promote Irish language and Irish culture in the area and to develop associated tourist attractions. Throughout the Quarter many Irish-medium institutions are located: Gaelscoil an Lonnáin, Gaelscoil na bhFál, Bunscoil an tSléibhe Dhuibh and Coláiste Feirste. A third-level institution in the area is Coláiste Ollscoile Naomh Muire. Proposals for a Gaeltacht Quarter began in 2002 as a recommendation of the Joint West Belfast/Greater Shankill Task Force. The plan was then adopted by the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure and Belfast City Council. Key sites and events in the Gaeltacht quarter include Cultúrlann McAdam Ó Fiaich, An Ceathrú Póilí, Conway Mill and Féile an Phobail. Most businesses in the Gaeltacht Quarter have Iri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gael-Taca
Gael-Taca is an Irish language promotional organisation in County Cork in the Republic of Ireland. They are based on Sullivan's Quay in Cork City where they run a shop and café. The organisation focuses on promoting the Irish language in the business sector and on trying to expand the number of Irish language immersion schools or Gaelscoileanna in County Cork. History The group was established in 1987 by Pádraig Ó Cuanacháin who remained their Marketing Director until he died in 2008. Activities Gael-Taca provides a free consultancy service to businesses that want to incorporate the Irish language in their business, including encouraging property developers to choose Irish language names for their new developments, and they answer general Irish language queries from the public in Cork . ''Gradam Uí Chuanacháin'' The annual ''Gradam Uí Chuanacháin'' award is named after Ó Cuanacháin and is awarded by Gael-Taca to the business that has, in their view, promoted or used ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaillimh Le Gaeilge
Gaillimh le Gaeilge is a Galway City-based Irish language organisation who work to promote the Irish language in Galway City particularly in the business sector. They were established in 1987. They work with Galway City Council, Galway Chamber and other groups to develop and strengthen Galway City's official status as Ireland's only bilingual city. Their main schemes include ‘Cairde Ghaillimh le Gaeilge’, ‘Gaeilge sa Ghnó’ business service, ‘Irish on Menus’ and ‘Gradam Sheosaimh Uí Ógartaigh’. See also * Official Languages Act 2003 * ''Gaeltacht'' * Connacht Irish * Gaeltacht Act 2012 * 20-Year Strategy for the Irish Language 2010-2030 * Bailte Seirbhíse Gaeltachta * Gael-Taca * Forbairt Feirste * List of Irish language media The following is a list of media available in the Irish language. Television Current channels TG4 TG4, originally known as Teilifís na Gaeilge (TnaG), broadcasts on terrestrial television in both the Republic of Ireland and No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaeltacht
( , , ) are the districts of Ireland, individually or collectively, where the Irish government recognises that the Irish language is the predominant vernacular, or language of the home. The ''Gaeltacht'' districts were first officially recognised during the 1920s in the early years of the Irish Free State, following the Gaelic Revival, as part of a government policy aimed at restoring the Irish language. The Gaeltacht is threatened by serious language decline. Research published in 2015 showed that Irish is spoken on a daily basis by two-thirds or more of the population in only 21 of the 155 electoral divisions in the Gaeltacht. Daily language use by two-thirds or more of the population is regarded by some academics as a tipping point for language survival. RTÉ News Report of Friday 29 May 2015 History In 1926, the official Gaeltacht was designated as a result of the report of the first Gaeltacht Commission ''Coimisiún na Gaeltachta''. The exact boundaries were not de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish Language In Northern Ireland
The Irish language ( ga, Gaeilge) is an official language in Northern Ireland. The Irish language is the second most spoken language in Northern Ireland. The dialect spoken there is known as Ulster Irish (''Gaeilge Uladh''). Protection for the Irish language in Northern Ireland stems largely from the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. According to the 2011 UK Census, in Northern Ireland 184,898 (10.65%) claim to have some knowledge of Irish, of whom 104,943 (6.05%) can speak the language. Some 4,130 people (0.2%) use Irish as their main home language. History Language in Gaelic Ireland As in other parts of Ireland, Irish was the main language in the region of present-day Northern Ireland for most of its recorded history. The historic influence of the Irish language in Northern Ireland can be seen in many place names, for example the name of Belfast first appears in the year 668, and the Lagan even earlier ("Logia", Ptolemy’s ''Geography'' 2,2,8). The Pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Líonraí Gaeilge
Líonraí Gaeilge is the Irish language term for ''Irish Language Networks''. The Gaeltacht Act 2012 (Republic of Ireland) allowed for the formal designation by Foras na Gaeilge and the Irish Department of Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht of certain areas as ''Líonraí Gaeilge'' or ''Irish Language Networks'', outside the traditional Irish-speaking areas collectively known as the ''Gaeltacht''. This would be done where the Irish language seemed strong enough to justify it. In February 2018, Foras na Gaeilge announced that five areas - The Gaeltacht Quarter in West Belfast, Loughrea, Carn Tóchair, Ennis and the Dublin suburb of Clondalkin Village - were to be designated as the first Líonraí Gaeilge, subject to the committees in the networks co-formulating and adopting approved Irish language plans. Foras na Gaeilge have said that they expect to also designate other areas outside the Gaeltacht as Líonraí Gaeilge. See also * Gaeltacht Irish speaki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Irish Language Media
The following is a list of media available in the Irish language. Television Current channels TG4 TG4, originally known as Teilifís na Gaeilge (TnaG), broadcasts on terrestrial television in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. It has an annual budget of €34.5 million. The station has an audience of an average of 650,000 people each day in the Republic, a fifty per cent increase on what it was in the 1990s. The station's anchor shows are the long-running soap opera ''Ros na Rún'' (160,000 weekly viewership), popular teen drama ''Aifric'', nightly news programme ''Nuacht TG4'' (viewership circa. 8,000), current affairs programme '' 7 Lá'' and dubbed documentaries '' Fíorscéal''. Other popular programs include or have included a dating show, '' Eochair an ghrá'', a documentary about the Irish language abroad, ''Thar Sáile'', travel shows such as '' Amú Amigos'' (viewership 50,000), ''Seacht / Seven'' - a university drama set in Belfast (viewership 40,000) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish Language Outside Ireland
The Irish language originated in Ireland and has historically been the dominant language of the Irish people. They took it with them to a number of other countries, and in Scotland and the Isle of Man it gave rise to Scottish Gaelic and Manx, respectively. In the late 19th century, English became widespread in Ireland, but Irish-speakers had already shown their ability to deal with modern political and social changes through their own language at a time when emigration was strongest. Irish was the language that a large number of emigrants took with them from the 17th century (when large-scale emigration, forced or otherwise, became noticeable) to the 19th century, when emigration reached new levels. The Irish diaspora mainly settled in English-speaking countries, chiefly Britain and North America. In some instances the Irish language was retained for several generations. Argentina was the only non-English-speaking country to which the Irish went in large numbers, and those emigra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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