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Róisín Elsafy
Róisín, sometimes anglicized as Roisin or Rosheen, is an Irish language, Irish female given name, meaning "little rose". The English language, English equivalent is Rose (given name), Rose, Rosaleen or Rosie (given name), Rosie. People *Roisin Conaty, English comedian *Roisin Dunne, guitarist in the group 7 Year Bitch *Róisín Egenton (born 1977), winner of the 2000 ''Rose of Tralee (festival), Rose of Tralee'' *Róisín Ingle (born 1971), Irish Times columnist, editor and "podcaster" *Róisín McAliskey (born 1971), Irish political activist *Roisin McAuley, TV reporter and author *Roisin McGettigan (born 1980), Irish athlete *Róisín McLaren, Scottish political activist *Róisín Murphy (born 1973), Irish singer/songwriter *Róisín O (born 1988), Irish singer/songwriter *Róisín Shortall (born 1954), Irish politician * Róisín Upton (born 1994), Irish field hockey international Literature ''Róisín Dubh'' is a personification of Ireland. It features in a song of the sam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish Language
Irish (Standard Irish: ), also known as Irish Gaelic or simply Gaelic ( ), is a Celtic language of the Indo-European language family. It is a member of the Goidelic languages of the Insular Celtic sub branch of the family and is indigenous language, indigenous to the island of Ireland. It was the majority of the population's first language until the 19th century, when English (language), English gradually became dominant, particularly in the last decades of the century, in what is sometimes characterised as a result of linguistic imperialism. Today, Irish is still commonly spoken as a first language in Ireland's Gaeltacht regions, in which 2% of Ireland's population lived in 2022. The total number of people (aged 3 and over) in Ireland who declared they could speak Irish in April 2022 was 1,873,997, representing 40% of respondents, but of these, 472,887 said they never spoke it and a further 551,993 said they only spoke it within the education system. Linguistic analyses o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
