Irish language, is it still spoken?

[Terek]

I think it is beautiful language, I hope so!

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by the way this melody remind me of a Caucasian song

[Treffie]

Of course it is

[Albion]

It's still spoken but not by many people. It's a shame that the Irish don't put more effort into trying to learn it, I suppose English just has too many advantages over it though.

It's a nice language to listen to, but written it is ugly and archaic looking.

[Heart of Oak]

My family on my aunts side still use it from time to time.
And it sounds special to me.

[Mindflare]

I've always wanted to hear it spoken. Irish history is one I haven't really studied and I consider myself a History buff.

[ficuscarica]

Are there more examples of the Irish language? Recorded conversations, songs?

[Osweo]

Are there more examples of the Irish language? Recorded conversations, songs?

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I don't think it's his mother tongue, though.


HERE is a native speaker, and he talks Irish throughout the video, as well as talking about Irish usage (or not) in Ireland. Quite interesting:
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My own great great grandad is down in the censuses of 1901 and 1911 as an Irish speaker, but I suspect this was more to do with his profession as a teacher than his upbringing.

[Osweo]

Are there more examples of the Irish language? Recorded conversations, songs?

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I don't think it's his mother tongue, though.


HERE is a native speaker, and he talks Irish throughout the video, as well as talking about Irish usage (or not) in Ireland. Quite interesting:
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No Béarla follows native Irish language speaker, Manchán Magan around Ireland where he attempts to use the nation's official first language to get by, without any English. The series documents the highs and lows of the adventure.

My own great great grandad is down in the censuses of 1901 and 1911 as an Irish speaker, but I suspect this was more to do with his profession as a teacher than his upbringing.

[ficuscarica]

Thanks! It sounds weird. ... Absolutely like a mix between Dutch and British English.

[Allenson]

I heard it being spoken when I was there. It's more common in the west from what I understand and that's just where I was when I heard it. It was in a little roadside coffee shop in the middle of nowhere Connemara and it was being spoken amongst the proprietors.

I paused and listened while stirring my coffee.