The Irish government somehow making less people speak Irish than when it’s speakers were persecuted
The Irish government somehow making less people speak Irish than when it’s speakers were persecuted from ireland
The Irish government somehow making less people speak Irish than when it’s speakers were persecuted
The Irish government somehow making less people speak Irish than when it’s speakers were persecuted from ireland
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this post seems like a directed attack on shit-skid gravy train politicians, how dare you
Your post is a lighthearted criticism of the government. Therefore you are now under investigation for treason. The van parked outside your home is full of Thought Police.
I personally, I think the successive handling of the economy and job prospects here when they were better elsewhere hollowing out the Gaeltachts. As well as that because people were leaving for UK and US. There was also less reason to learn Irish to work abroad.
Only people I know who speak Irish went to the Gaeltacht. The teaching of Irish in schools is a complete waste of time and money because it doesn’t work and another problem is Irish speakers tend to get real defensive and condescending when it’s brought up, which I suspect is because they either are or friends with Irish teachers who rely on the current system to survive.
When’s something’s perceived as not directly threatened (ie: Irish post independence) people are less likely to care about it.
Also for different reasons irish identity is not synonymous with the irish language, which would have helped a lot.
Is any subject on the Irish curriculum getting less return on investment than Irish? Absolute robbery so it is!
I am currently learning Irish through Duolingo and it’s going really well. The course is really well designed for beginners with no previous knowledge of the language imo (my dad speaks a little Scottish Gaelic but I came into the language almost totally new and its been really easy to follow). I would definitely recommend people pick it up along with the memrise course as its been really fun learning it and could help restore language.
The way it’s taught needs more focus on oral communication from a younger age, Gaelscoil or not, but its slowly getting better
Hire proper language teachers, most primary teachers do not understand the language fully and just did enough to scrape by. Also the teaching curriculum is outdated and rigid. It is a proven failure that keeps getting doubled down on by union and the department of Ed .
English below
Bhí mé ag smaoineamh faoi seo inniu. Léigh mé poist ó Úcránach buartha faoi na Rúiseach ag scriosadh a gcultúr agus a dteanga. Dhein na Sasanaigh obair mhaith chun ár gcultúr agus go háirithe teanga a scriosadh.
Ní thiocfaidh an Ghaeilge in áit an Bhéarla go deo mar theanga ghnó. Ach d’fhéadfaimis tosnú á úsáid le haghaidh níos mó cultúir, siamsaíochta agus rudaí spraíúla. Ansin bheadh cúis mhaith, agus spraoi, ag daoine é a phiocadh suas
I was thinking about this today. I read posts from Ukranians worried about the Russians erasing their culture and language. The British did a good job of erasing our culture and especially language.
Irish will never replace English as a business language. But we could start using it for more culture, entertainment and fun things. Then people would have a good, and fun, reason to pick it up
Yeah honestly I attended a gaelscoil all of primary, and four years secondary. Was fluentish but sometimes would struggle when real Irish speakers (those who spoke at home) went off, especially when they came from another province.
Anyways finished school 7 years ago and haven’t used it since. It has no real value as a language and no day to day practical utility. And after spending the last few years travelling I’m extremely thankful that English is my first language.
I think the government are the ones keeping the language alive in schools but after that what purpose does the language actually serve?