AI overview
Irish is a language that originated in and is native to Ireland. It matters because it represents an important part of Irish cultural and historical identity.
AI-generated from the Wikipedia summary — may contain errors.
Article
The first chapter of Mo Sgéal Féin, read by native Irish speaker Mairéad Uí Lionáird in the Muskerry Gaeltacht (Gaeltacht Mhúscraí)
Irish (Standard Irish: Gaeilge), also known as Irish Gaelic (Gaeilge na hÉireann) or simply Gaelic (/ˈɡeɪ.lɪk/ GAY-lik), is a Celtic language within the Indo-European language family native to the Irish people and indigenous to the island of Ireland. It was the first language of the majority of the population until the 19th century, when English gradually became dominant, particularly in the last decades of the century, in what is sometimes characterised as a result of linguistic imperialism.
Gallery (12)
Connections
Categories
Definitely endangered languagesEndangered Celtic languagesEndangered languages of EuropeFusional languagesGoidelic languagesIrish languageLanguage articles with Linguasphere codeLanguage articles without reference fieldLanguage articles with speaker number undatedLanguages attested from the 4th centuryLanguages of IrelandLanguages of the United Kingdom