The decline of the Irish language (135)
holyjoedublin, Dublin Ireland2 Threads 75 PostsA recent report shows that the Irish language is in decline in the Gaeltacht. Especially among young people. English is the dominant language of the internet, facebook, commerce and music. So this is to be expected. Is there any way this decline can be halted? slán agus beannacht.
holyjoe: A recent report shows that the Irish language is in decline in the Gaeltacht. Especially among young people. English is the dominant language of the internet, facebook, commerce and music. So this is to be expected. Is there any way this decline can be halted? slán agus beannacht.
I love Irish and try to speak a little when ever i can,
i have forgotten a lot of it, tá mé ag foghlaim aris é,fuair mé
breantanas ón mo drefuair cúpla leabhar i gaelga, agus bhi an athas orm
I think if people just spoke, cupla focail gach lá it might help to
re introduce it in places it is never used.
yes I agree with you. I would like to see government taking a more active approach. It is difficult. But it is worth it. Is é mo thuraim.
holyjoe: yes I agree with you. I would like to see government taking a more active approach. It is difficult. But it is worth it. Is é mo thuraim.
'A more active approach'? You mean waste even more money? The language is on life-support, which should have been turned off long ago.
snowlynx: 'A more active approach'? You mean waste even more money? The language is on life-support, which should have been turned off long ago.
No never, it's part of who we are!!
annaroach: No never, it's part of who we are!!
It's a lovely language to listen to
holyjoe: English is the dominant language of the internet, facebook, commerce and music. So this is to be expected.
Yes Gaelbook and Irish gangtsa rap have been an commercial flop
annaroach: No never, it's part of who we are!!
Not really, to the vast majority of us it is in effect a foreign language.
WittyandWise: It's a lovely language to listen to
You nordie's didn't have it bate inta ye!!!!
snowlynx: Not really, to the vast majority of us it is in effect a foreign language.
not to me it is'nt. Whenever I go to Lidl or Aldi I see and hear lots of Eastern europeans speaking their languages. At work I see and hear Africans speaking a foreign tongue also. So what is wrong with using an teanga Gaeilge? The Irish language.
snowlynx: You nordie's didn't have it bate inta ye!!!!
I would have liked to have had the opportunity to learn it.
sad news alright but not surprising. it was badly approached in our schooling system though, forcing it on us. i wasnt a big fan of it as im dyslexic but its a major part of our culture. i hope it survives.
holyjoe: not to me it is'nt. Whenever I go to Lidl or Aldi I see and hear lots of Eastern europeans speaking their languages. At work I see and hear Africans speaking a foreign tongue also. So what is wrong with using an teanga Gaeilge? The Irish language.
True,it is our heritage and i wished i could speak it a bit better myself
holyjoe: not to me it is'nt. Whenever I go to Lidl or Aldi I see and hear lots of Eastern europeans speaking their languages. At work I see and hear Africans speaking a foreign tongue also. So what is wrong with using an teanga Gaeilge? The Irish language.
Exactly, speaking their own language, just as we speak our own language, which is English.
Hi
I would take some encouragement from the numbers of children attending Gàel scoileanna ... I think the future is bring and more so with the additional growth in Meanscoileanna. Irish is a strong language abroad but i believe the numbers are not in alot of the Gaeltachts to ensure the growth of the language outside of education. Public services are committing to some new strategies so there is still hope
Tabhair aire
I would take some encouragement from the numbers of children attending Gàel scoileanna ... I think the future is bring and more so with the additional growth in Meanscoileanna. Irish is a strong language abroad but i believe the numbers are not in alot of the Gaeltachts to ensure the growth of the language outside of education. Public services are committing to some new strategies so there is still hope
Tabhair aire
holyjoe: not to me it is'nt. Whenever I go to Lidl or Aldi I see and hear lots of Eastern europeans speaking their languages. At work I see and hear Africans speaking a foreign tongue also. So what is wrong with using an teanga Gaeilge? The Irish language.
Its nice to have our own identity, I speak it at work whenever I meet gaelgoirs, mind you my attempts at french there usually get me into trouble 
There are lots of places to learn Irish from scratch, or as a false-beginner.
holyjoe: The Eastern europeans and Africans can speak English also. In effect they are bi lingual, can speak more than one language. What is wrong with that?
Nothing wrong with it at all, it's good. But Irish will always be a tiny minority interest.
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