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    A Gaeltacht (/ˈɡeɪltəxt/ GAYL-təkht, Irish: [ˈɡeːl̪ˠt̪ˠəxt̪ˠ], pl. Gaeltachtaí) is a district of Ireland, either individually or collectively, where the...
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    read by native Irish speaker Mairéad Uí Lionáird in the Muskerry Gaeltacht (Gaeltacht Mhúscraí) Problems playing this file? See media help. Irish (Standard...
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    The minister for tourism, culture, arts, Gaeltacht, sport and media is currently responsible for the Gaeltacht. "List of Ministers and Ministers of State"...
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  • A Neo-Gaeltacht (Irish: Nua-Ghaeltacht) is an area where Irish has a strong presence as a spoken language but is not part of the officially defined or...
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  • the Gaeltacht 1993–1997 Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht 2011–2016...
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  • 54°35′31″N 5°57′47″W / 54.592°N 5.963°W / 54.592; -5.963 The Gaeltacht Quarter (Irish: An Cheathrú Ghaeltachta [ənˠ ˌçahɾˠuː ˈɣeːl̪ˠt̪ˠəxt̪ˠə]) in...
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    The Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Irish: An tAire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán) is...
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    needed] Irish in the Gaeltacht grows steadily weaker. The 2016 census showed that inhabitants of the officially designated Gaeltacht regions of Ireland...
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    historic Gaelic territory of the Déise. There is an Irish-speaking area, Gaeltacht na nDéise, in the southwest of the county. County Waterford has two mountain...
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    Dark-Sky Reserve since 2014. The Iveragh Gaeltacht or Gaeltacht Uíbh Ráthaigh is one of the smallest of the Gaeltachts. The main town is Baile an Sceilg and...
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    A Gaeltacht Service Town (Irish: Baile Seirbhíse Gaeltachta pl. Bailte Seirbhíse Gaeltachta) is an area designated under the Gaeltacht Act 2012, situated...
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    Ráth Chairn (redirect from Meath Gaeltacht)
    small village and Gaeltacht (Irish-speaking area) in County Meath, Ireland. It is about 55 km northwest of Dublin. Ráth Chairn Gaeltacht was founded in 1935...
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    Encyclopedia article "Connaught". Census 2011 – Galway Gaeltacht stats Census 2011 – Mayo Gaeltacht stats Gaeltacht Comprehensive Language Study 2007 Gaelscoil stats...
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    The Gaeltacht Act 2012 (Irish: Acht na Gaeltachta 2012) is an Act of the Oireachtas of Ireland. The Act redefined the traditional Irish-speaking areas...
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  • on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020. Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2008 (S.I. No. 218...
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    Irish-speaking areas, known collectively as the Gaeltacht, are in linguistic decline. The main Gaeltacht areas are in the west, south-west and north-west...
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    Years' War. Kerry has two official Gaeltacht regions, Gaeltacht Uíbh Ráthaigh on the Iveragh Peninsula and Gaeltacht Corca Dhuibhne on the Dingle Peninsula...
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  • Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 1956 as the Department of the Gaeltacht, an act of the 7th Government of Ireland led by John A. Costello. This...
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  • The Gaeltacht Corca Dhuibhne is located on the western end of the Dingle peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland. It's a predominantly Irish-speaking area...
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    especially to Irish-medium schools outside the Irish-speaking regions or Gaeltacht. Over 50,000 students attend Gaelscoileanna at primary and second-level...
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    Connemara (category Gaeltacht places in County Galway)
    of the Connacht Irish-speaking Gaeltacht, which is a key part of the identity of the region and is the largest Gaeltacht in the country. Historically,...
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    Gaeltacht na nDéise is a Gaeltacht area in County Waterford consisting of the areas of Ring and Old Parish. It is located 10 km from the town of Dungarvan...
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    Galway city, where the Irish language is the predominant language (a Gaeltacht). It stretches from Na Forbacha, Bearna, An Spidéal to Indreabhán. There...
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    Toormakeady (category Gaeltacht places in County Mayo)
    Toormakeady or Tourmakeady (Irish: Tuar Mhic Éadaigh, the official name) is a Gaeltacht in south County Mayo in the west of Ireland. It is located between the...
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  • Andersonstown Road with the Glen Road. Located on the road, is a small Gaeltacht (Irish-speaking area) known colloquially as "The Irish Houses", and in...
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  • Gealtacht Mael Mórdha is the second full-length studio album by Irish celtic doom metal band Mael Mórdha. "Atlas of Sorrow" – 10:37 "Godless Commune of...
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    Údarás na Gaeltachta (category Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)
    (Irish pronunciation: [ˈuːd̪ˠəɾˠaːsˠ n̪ˠə ˈɡeːl̪ˠt̪ˠəxt̪ˠə]; meaning "Gaeltacht Authority"), abbreviated UnaG, is a regional state agency which is responsible...
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  • was soon ousted by the living dialects actually being spoken in the Gaeltacht areas, especially as championed by a native speaker from the Coolea-Muskerry...
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    Social Protection from 2010 to 2011, Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs from 2002 to 2010, and as a Minister of State from 1997 to 2002...
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    informally divided into a number of traditional districts. There are two Gaeltacht districts in the west: The Rosses (Irish: Na Rosa), centred on the town...
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