There are three Irish-speaking areas in
County Mayo
County Mayo (; ga, Contae Mhaigh Eo, meaning "Plain of the yew trees") is a county in Ireland. In the West of Ireland, in the province of Connacht, it is named after the village of Mayo, now generally known as Mayo Abbey. Mayo County Counci ...
;
Erris
Erris is a barony in northwestern County Mayo in Ireland consisting of over , much of which is mountainous blanket bog. It has extensive sea coasts along its west and north boundaries. The main towns are Belmullet and Bangor Erris. The name ...
,
Achill island
Achill Island (; ga, Acaill, Oileán Acla) in County Mayo is the largest of the Irish isles, and is situated off the west coast of Ireland. It has a population of 2,594. Its area is . Achill is attached to the mainland by Michael Davitt Brid ...
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
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. There are nearly 2,500 daily Irish speakers in these areas.
Iorras
There are over 1,500 daily Irish speakers in
Erris
Erris is a barony in northwestern County Mayo in Ireland consisting of over , much of which is mountainous blanket bog. It has extensive sea coasts along its west and north boundaries. The main towns are Belmullet and Bangor Erris. The name ...
.
List of EDs in the Erris area:
# Cnoc an Daimh (375) (67%)
# An Geata Mór Theas (894) (43%)
# Moing na Bó (304) (22%)
# An Geata Mór Thuaidh (851) (19%)
# Béal Deirg Mór (197) (17%)
# Cnoc na Lobhar (816) (17%)
# Barr Rúscaí (129) (15%)
# Na Monga (249) (14%)
# Gleann Chaisil (476) (14%)
# Béal an Mhuirthead (1,808) (13%)
# Cnoc na Ráithe (782) (13%)
# Guala Mhór (119) (8%)
# Gleann na Muaidhe (241) (7%)
Acaill
Of the 2,500 people living in the
Achill
Achill Island (; ga, Acaill, Oileán Acla) in County Mayo is the largest of the Irish isles, and is situated off the west coast of Ireland. It has a population of 2,594. Its area is . Achill is attached to the mainland by Michael Davitt Brid ...
parish area 550 are daily Irish speakers.
List of EDs in the Achill island parish area:
# An Corran (730) (25%)
# Acaill (934) (24%)
# Dumha Eige (654) (20%)
Tuar Mhic Éadaigh
The
Tourmakeady
Toormakeady or Tourmakeady (, the official name) is a Gaeltacht in south County Mayo in the west of Ireland. It is located between the shores of Lough Mask and the Partry Mountains, and covers 66.51 square miles. As at the time of the 2011 cen ...
area is an Irish-speaking area in the south of County Mayo along the border with County Galway. It is an extension of the Galway Gaeltacht. There are 1,000 people living in the area and approx. 400 are daily Irish speakers.
List of EDs in the Tourmakeady area:
# Abhainn Bhrain (242) (54%)
# Baile an Chalaidh (229) (41%)
# Partraí (38) (31%)
# An Cheapaigh Dhuibh (328) (29%)
# Baile Óbha (166) (28%)
# Tamhnaigh na Graí (50) (10%)
See also
County Galway
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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 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
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Gaoith Dhobhair
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Na Rosa
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Cloch Cheann Fhaola
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Gaeltacht an Láir
County Kerry
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Gaeltacht Corca Dhuibhne
External links
Gaeltacht Irish language use survey 2007{{Gaeltacht
Gaeltacht places