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A most interesting example of acquiring Irish is the US born comedian Des Bishop who spent a year in the Connemara gaeltacht learning Irish and whose show In the Name of the Fada not only tweaks the funny bone but also for many native Irish prompts a certain wistfulness at not having developed sufficient fluency.
Ireland’s Language Remains on Life Support - The Lede Blog - NYTimes.com 2009
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A most interesting example of acquiring Irish is the US born comedian Des Bishop who spent a year in the Connemara gaeltacht learning Irish and whose show In the Name of the Fada not only tweaks the funny bone but also for many native Irish prompts a certain wistfulness at not having developed sufficient fluency.
Ireland’s Language Remains on Life Support - The Lede Blog - NYTimes.com 2009
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A most interesting example of acquiring Irish is the US born comedian Des Bishop who spent a year in the Connemara gaeltacht learning Irish and whose show In the Name of the Fada not only tweaks the funny bone but also for many native Irish prompts a certain wistfulness at not having developed sufficient fluency.
The Lede 2009
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The approach included the hugely popular TV ad along with an outdoor campaign which featured in gaeltacht as well as other areas.
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The approach included the hugely popular TV ad along with an outdoor campaign which featured in gaeltacht as well as other areas.
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Donegal gaeltacht was forced to close yesterday following an outbreak of swine flu.
sionnach commented on the word gaeltacht
A region where Irish (Gaelic) is the primary spoken language. The four largest gaeltachts are located in Kerry, Connemara, Donegal, and Waterford.
November 12, 2007
charlene commented on the word gaeltacht
I found a poster of The Human Cell for my daughter (Biology Major) which was labelled entirely in Irish Gaelic, whilst meandering through an ART colony in the Gaeltacht, just north of Galway.
August 11, 2010