• Middle Irish, also called Middle Gaelic (Irish: An Mheán-Ghaeilge, Scottish Gaelic: Meadhan-Ghàidhlig), is the Goidelic language which was spoken in Ireland...
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    are a number of languages used in Ireland. Since the late 18th century, English has been the predominant first language, displacing Irish. A large minority...
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    See media help. Irish (Standard Irish: Gaeilge), also known as Irish Gaelic or simply Gaelic (/ˈɡeɪlɪk/ GAY-lik), is a Goidelic language of the Insular...
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  • list of Irish-language given names shows Irish language given names, their anglicisations and/or English language equivalents. Not all Irish given names...
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  • the Irish language begins with the period from the arrival of speakers of Celtic languages in Ireland to Ireland's earliest known form of Irish, Primitive...
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    status of the Irish language has remained high in the Republic of Ireland from foundation. This reflects the dominance of the language in Irish cultural and...
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  • Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials (also called "the DIL"), published by the Royal Irish Academy, is the definitive...
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    immigration by Irish speakers, chiefly from counties Waterford, Tipperary and Cork. Local place names in the Irish language include Newfoundland (Irish: Talamh...
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  • texts are dated c. 700–850; by 900 the language had already transitioned into early Middle Irish. Some Old Irish texts date from the 10th century, although...
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    country's de facto working language. Irish English's writing standards, such as its spelling, align with British English. However, Irish English's diverse accents...
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    Irish Language based mainly on Old and Middle Irish materials. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. 1983. ISBN 0-901714-29-1. Gunther, Wilf (1990). "Language...
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    predominantly in the Iranian Plateau. The Iranian languages are grouped in three stages: Old Iranian (until 400 BCE), Middle Iranian (400 BCE – 900 CE) and New Iranian...
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  • date of arrival of Goidelic languages to Ireland based on linguistic evidence. Peter Schrijver has suggested that Irish was perhaps preceded by an earlier...
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  • Middle Irish period into the separate languages of Irish, Manx, and Scottish Gaelic. Irish is one of the Republic of Ireland's two official languages...
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    Ogham (redirect from Ogham Irish language)
    Modern Irish: [ˈoː(ə)mˠ]; Middle Irish: ogum, ogom, later ogam [ˈɔɣəmˠ]) is an Early Medieval alphabet used primarily to write the early Irish language (in...
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    Scots Brythonic languages Western Brittonic languages Welsh Southwestern Brittonic languages Cornish Goidelic languages Irish Ulster Irish Scottish Gaelic...
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    Gaels (redirect from Native Irish)
    Gaelic languages: a branch of the Celtic languages comprising Irish, Manx and Scottish Gaelic. Gaelic language and culture originated in Ireland, extending...
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  • endings as found extensively in Old Irish and less so in Middle Welsh (see Morphology of the Proto-Celtic language). The proponents assert that a strong...
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    The Irish diaspora (Irish: Diaspóra na nGael) refers to ethnic Irish people and their descendants who live outside the island of Ireland. The phenomenon...
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  • needed] As a result, the Irish language has had some influence on both Faroese and Icelandic. There is speculation about Irish language place names in the Faroes:...
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  • pedigree of Dardanus of Troy that is spun out in Lebor Bretnach, the Middle Irish language recension of the compilation called Historia Brittonum, known in...
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    Middle English (abbreviated to ME) is a form of the English language that was spoken after the Norman Conquest of 1066, until the late 15th century. The...
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    Irish people (Irish: Muintir na hÉireann or Na hÉireannaigh) are an ethnic group and nation native to the island of Ireland, who share a common ancestry...
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    well as both Irish and Manx, developed out of Old Irish. It became a distinct spoken language sometime in the 13th century in the Middle Irish period, although...
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    Irish music, Irish language, and Irish dance. The island's culture shares many features with that of Great Britain, including the English language, and...
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    Western Middle Iranian language which became the literary language of the Sasanian Empire. For some time after the Sasanian collapse, Middle Persian continued...
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    The Irish language (Irish: Gaeilge) is, since 2022, an official language in Northern Ireland. The main dialect spoken there is Ulster Irish (Gaeilge or...
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    region was part of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Northumbria. Middle Irish was the language of the Scottish court, and the common use of Old English remained...
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    kant 'hundred' vs. Irish céad, Breton Ankou (personification of) Death, Irish éag 'die' The family tree of the Brittonic languages is as follows: Common...
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    and the social conditions in Ireland deteriorated, culminating in the Great Irish Famine, Irish parents didn't speak Irish to their children as they knew...
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