Gaeltacht
250px|thumb|Official Gaeltacht regions in Ireland A Gaeltacht ( , , ) is a district of Ireland, either individually or collectively, where the Irish government recognises that the Irish language is the predominant vernacular, or language of the home. The Gaeltacht districts were first officially recognised during the 1920s in the early years of the Irish Free State, following the Gaelic revival, as part of a government policy aimed at restoring the Irish language.
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A Gaeltacht is an officially designated region in Ireland where the Irish government recognizes Irish as the main language spoken at home by residents. These districts were first formally established in the 1920s as part of the Irish Free State's effort to preserve and revive the Irish language after a period of decline.
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- Territorial extent
- 21st-century development
- Administration
- Ministers responsible for the Gaeltacht{{anchor|Minister}}<!--[[Minister for the Gaeltacht]] redirects here-->
- Gaeltachtaí in the Republic of Ireland{{anchor|Gaeltachtaí}}<!--[[Gaeltachtaí]] redirects here-->
- Demographics
- Donegal Gaeltacht{{anchor|Donegal}}<!--[[Donegal Gaeltacht]] redirects here-->
- Galway Gaeltacht{{anchor|Galway}}<!--[[Galway Gaeltacht]] redirects here-->
- Kerry Gaeltacht{{anchor|Kerry}}<!--[[Kerry Gaeltacht]] redirects here-->
- Mayo Gaeltacht{{anchor|Mayo}}<!--[[Mayo Gaeltacht]] redirects here-->
- Cork Gaeltacht{{anchor|Cork}}<!--[[Cork Gaeltacht]] redirects here-->
- Waterford Gaeltacht{{anchor|Waterford}}<!--[[Waterford Gaeltacht]] redirects here-->
- Meath Gaeltacht{{anchor|Meath}}<!--[[Meath Gaeltacht]] redirects here-->
- Revival and innovation
- Dublin
- Northern Ireland
- West Clare
- North America
- Media
- Irish colleges
- See also
- References
- External links
250px|thumb|Official Gaeltacht regions in Ireland A Gaeltacht ( , , ) is a district of Ireland, either individually or collectively, where the Irish government recognises that the Irish language is the predominant vernacular, or language of the home. The Gaeltacht districts were first officially recognised during the 1920s in the early years of the Irish Free State, following the Gaelic revival, as part of a government policy aimed at restoring the Irish language.
The Gaeltacht is threatened by serious language decline. Research published in 2015 showed that Irish is spoken on a daily basis by two-thirds or more of the population in only 21 of the 155 electoral divisions in the Gaeltacht. Daily language use by two-thirds or more of the population is regarded by some academics as a tipping point for language survival.