Gaeltacht regions of Ireland

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Irish-speaking area cultural region linguistic region

The Gaeltacht regions of Ireland are designated areas, primarily along the western seaboard, where Irish (Gaeilge) is preserved and promoted as the community’s daily spoken language and a core element of cultural identity.

Aliases (2)

Gaeltacht regions ×2
Gaeltacht Language Planning Areas ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Irish-speaking area → cultural region → linguistic region →
administeredBy	Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media → Údarás na Gaeltachta →
contains	Gaeltacht of Cork → Gaeltacht of Donegal → Gaeltacht of Galway → Gaeltacht of Kerry → Gaeltacht of Mayo → Gaeltacht of Meath → Gaeltacht of Waterford →
coreFeature	Irish as community’s daily spoken language → strong Irish cultural identity →
country	Ireland →
culturalActivities	Irish dance → Irish-language literature → sean-nós singing → traditional Irish music →
demographicTrend	decline in daily Irish speakers in some areas →
designationBegan	1920s →
educationPolicy	Irish-medium education is prioritised →
hasType	island communities → rural communities → small towns →
includes	Aran Islands Gaeltacht → Connemara Gaeltacht → Donegal Gaeltacht → Kerry Gaeltacht → Múscraí Gaeltacht → Ring Gaeltacht → Ráth Cairn Gaeltacht →
languageVarieties	Connacht Irish → Munster Irish → Ulster Irish →
legalStatus	designated under Irish law →
locatedAlong	western seaboard of Ireland →
nativeName	na Gaeltachtaí →
officialLanguage	Irish language →
policyResponse	Gaeltacht Language Planning Areas →
purpose	preservation of the Irish language → promotion of Irish as a community language →
relatedTo	20-Year Strategy for the Irish Language 2010–2030 → Official Languages Act 2003 →
supportedBy	Irish government language policy →
tourismRole	cultural tourism destination → destination for Irish-language summer courses →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Pól →	hasPopularityRegion
Irish language ("Gaeltacht regions") →	hasRegion
Gaelic Ireland ("Gaeltacht regions") →	legacy
Gaeltacht regions of Ireland ("Gaeltacht Language Planning Areas") →	policyResponse
Modern Irish →	spokenIn