Cumann Gaeilge na hEaglaise (

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...

: Irish Guild of the Church of Ireland) is the

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 ...

society of the

Church of Ireland The Church of Ireland ( ga, Eaglais na hÉireann, ; sco, label= Ulster-Scots, Kirk o Airlann, ) is a Christian church in Ireland and an autonomous province of the Anglican Communion. It is organised on an all-Ireland basis and is the second ...

. The society was founded in 1914, with aims to: * promote the preservation of the spirit of the ancient Celtic Church within the Church of Ireland, and provide a focus for members of the church inspired by Irish ideals, * promote the use of the Irish language within the church, * collect hymns and other appropriate spiritual material of Irish origin, * promote the use of Irish music and art in the church. The society provided a bilingual service book to allow Irish and English to be used in parallel.

External links

Cumann Gaeilge na hEaglaise Website

Cumann Gaeilge na hEaglaise - Facebook Page

References

1914 establishments in Ireland Irish language organisations Organizations established in 1914 {{Anglican-stub