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Irish Language Facts
Region: Gaeltachtaí Total speakers: 260,000 rate themselves 'good' or 'very good' at Irish, only 10,000 use it as their spoken language. Official language of: Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland. Statistics: Total: 350,000 The language is sometimes referred to in English as Gaelic, Irish Gaelic, or Erse (originally a Scots word), but is more generally referred to in Ireland as the Irish language or simply Irish. The use of the term Irish also avoids confusion with Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig na h-Alba), the closely-related language spoken in Scotland and usually referred to in English as simply Gaelic. Irish Translation Articles: Irish Translation :: Irish Phrases :: Dialects of Irish :: Irish Language Facts :: Irish Grammar :: History of the Irish Language
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