Irish-speaking
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 th ...
area in central
County Donegal
County Donegal ( ; ga, Contae Dhún na nGall) is a county of Ireland in the province of Ulster and in the Northern and Western Region. It is named after the town of Donegal in the south of the county. It has also been known as County Tyrconne ...
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Ireland
Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...
Fanad
Fanad (official name: Fánaid) is a peninsula that lies between Lough Swilly and Mulroy Bay on the north coast of County Donegal, Ireland. The origins of the name Fanad are lost in time thought there is some speculation that the name derives from ...
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Rosguill
Rosguill (Irish language and official name: Ros Goill)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%)
# Gleann Gheis (154) (16%)
# Maol Mosog (137) (13%)
# Ard an Ratha (52) (13%)
# Na Gleannta (115) (13%)
Fanad / Rosguill
There are over 2,500 people living in the area and 650 Irish speakers.
The village of Carraig Airt is at the centre of this northernmost Gaeltacht in Ireland. It mainly covers the
Fanad
Fanad (official name: Fánaid) is a peninsula that lies between Lough Swilly and Mulroy Bay on the north coast of County Donegal, Ireland. The origins of the name Fanad are lost in time thought there is some speculation that the name derives from ...
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Rosguill
Rosguill (Irish language and official name: Ros Goill)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
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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 ar ...
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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 Iri ...
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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 histo ...
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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 Conna ...
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 ...
County Mayo
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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 2,5 ...