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Conaire (other)
Conaire is an Irish language male given name. It gave rise to the original form of the anglicized surname Connery. It is borne by two legendary High King of Ireland, High Kings of Ireland: *Conaire Mór (the great) *Conaire Cóem (the beautiful) Other name holders include: *Pádraic Ó Conaire (1882–1928), Irish writer and journalist *Achadh Conaire, the Irish name of the village of Achonry, County Sligo See also *List of Irish-language given names *Conair (other) {{given name Surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 the population's first language until the 19th century, when English gradually became dominant, particularly in the last decades of the century. Irish is still spoken as a first language in a small number of areas of certain counties such as Cork, Donegal, Galway, and Kerry, as well as smaller areas of counties Mayo, Meath, and Waterford. It is also spoken by a larger group of habitual but non-traditional speakers, mostly in urban areas where the majority are second-language speakers. Daily users in Ireland outside the education system number around 73,000 (1.5%), and the total number of persons (aged 3 and over) who claimed they could speak Irish in April 2016 was 1,761,420, representing 39.8% of respondents. For most of recorded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
