Irish Language

Proportion of respondents who said they could speak Irish in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland censuses of 2011

Irish, sometimes referred to as Gaelic outside Ireland, 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 late 18th century. Although English has been the first language of most residents of the island since the early 19th century, Irish is spoken as a first language in broad areas of counties 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.[1]

## Basics

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* Wikibooks:Irish/Unit 1
* Wikibooks:Irish/Unit 2
* Wikibooks:Irish/Unit 3
* Wikibooks:Irish/Reference

## Resources

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* Common Phrases
* Commonly Confused Words
* Commonly Confused Words/Vocabulary
* Dictionaries
* History of the Irish Language
* Other Resources
* Similar Words in Irish and English
* Words and Music
* Words and Music/Peata Beag
* Words and Music/Tír na nÓg

## See Also

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* Portal:Irish/Language
* Wikipedia: Irish language
* Wikibooks: Irish

## References

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1. ↑ Wikipedia: Irish language