Ken
If I am honest I am only regurgitating what somebody told me on
Facebook. I don't pretend to really know for sure.
I asked the same question in a local forum and started a spat between a
Scot who told us she only remembered enough Gaelic to fill in the forms
to get out of there (direct quote) and another lady who I guess was
either Irish or just a typical Facebook lurking moaning mini.
Mike
On 09/08/2023 21:10, Ken Fallon via Hpr wrote:
Hi Mike,
> The word 'Scottish' is redundant in that sentence and is only there
because some people think Irish can also be called Gaelic.
I'm interested to know why you would say that Irish is not Gaelic ? Are
you perhaps thinking that Irish people speaking the English Language is
the "Irish" Language ?
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_language
* https://www.rte.ie/gaeilge/
* https://www.rte.ie/radio/rnag/
To answer your question I was fluent in "/Caighdeán /Irish" having gone
to 1st level in a Gaelscoileanna, Irish Language Only School. There we
learned everything including English using the Irish language.
That said, it's been decades since I have used it, although I can still
follow Munster Irish, but Galway and Donnegal Irish is tough. I've been
able to get the jist of some BBC Alba programs.
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