I'll never again say that English is difficult...

In 1º NB we've been learning about countries, nationalities and languages in English. So we've mentioned GAELIC. First of all, where is Gaelic spoken?

Irish (Gaeilge)

The Irish language, called Gaeilge, arrived with the Celts in the last centuries before common era.
It is still kept and supported in some areas, normally signposted "An Gaeltacht", covering extensive parts of Galway, Kerry, Mayo, Donegal and smaller areas in counties Cork, Meath and Waterford.
Here Irish is still spoken as community language by approximately 86.000 people besides English.

(Source: Ireland in a nutsell - mooseman.de)

Sample text in Irish Gaelic
Saolaítear na daoine uile saor agus coṁionann ina ndínit agus ina gcearta. Tá bua an réasúin agus an ċoinsiasa acu agus dlíd iad féin d'iompar de ṁeon bráiṫreaċais i leiṫ a ċéile.

Translation
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
(Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights)

But people used to write in Gaelic in a different way, with a different FONT which looked like this:


If you want to read further about the Irish Gaelic language, click on the text above.

Ok, and now some practice. Let's learn some basic phrases in Irish:



And to put a perfect end to this post, why don't we listen to some music in Gaelic?

So now, when you think English is difficult...THINK TWICE!!
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