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Gaeltacht an Láir is an Irish-speaking 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 Tyrcon ...
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Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel, the Irish Sea, and St George's Channel. Ireland is the s ...
. It centres on the village of Baile na Finne and stretches south to Gleann Colm Cille and north to
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 fr ...
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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 fr ...
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Rosguill Rosguill (Irish language and official name: Ros Goill)Galway City Gaeltacht *
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 Ir ...
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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 Ireland, with a total area around . They constitute the historic barony of Aran i ...
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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 Con ...
County Donegal * Gaoith Dhobhair * Na Rosa * Cloch Cheann Fhaola County Kerry * Gaeltacht Corca Dhuibhne County Mayo * Gaeltacht Iorrais agus Acaill


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Gaeltacht an Lair definitionGaeltacht Irish language use 2007
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gaeltacht an Lair Gaeltacht places in County Donegal Gaeltacht towns and villages