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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 reco ...
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 Dingle (Irish: ''An Daingean'' or ''Daingean Uí Chúis'', meaning "fort of Ó Cúis") is a town in County Kerry, Ireland. The only town on the Dingle Peninsula, it sits on the Atlantic coast, about southwest of Tralee and northwest of Kill ...
, 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 Chúis (1,593) (24%) # An Baile Dubh (131) (32%)


Gaeltacht Uíbh Ráthaigh

This smaller Gaeltacht area in terms of population with only 500 Irish native speakers is located on the Iveragh peninsula south of Dingle. List of EDs: # Cathair Donall (97) (10%) # Doire Fhionain (151) (13%) # Trian Iarthach (126) (15%) # An tImleach (319) (14%) # An Baile Breac (64) (18%) # Maistir Gaoithe (83) (20%) # Doire Ianna (206) (21%) # Ceannuigh (143) (26%) # Loch Luioch (16) (25%) # Baile an Sceilg (346) (30%) # Toghroinn Fhionain (134) (31%) # Na Beathacha (15) (46%)


See also

County Galway * 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 * Gaeltacht an Láir County Mayo * Gaeltacht Iorrais agus Acaill


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Gaeltacht Corca Dhuibhne definitionGaeltacht Irish language use survey 2007
{{Gaeltacht Geography of County Kerry