Not surprising really, Richard Routledge Kane was an orangeman who used and spoke Irish and i think was involved with the Belfast Gaelic League.
Apparently he signed the minutes of his lodge as gaelige. Sure Shankill is Irish (old church)
Cancelled after 100 years!
Don’t loyalist speak scots Irish which is similar to Gaelige so what is the story here.
It’s important that unions can see themselves in the history of the language and find their own voice.
>Ms Duggan said intriguingly many responses from Protestants who saidthey could speak Irish had subsequently been crossed out by officials.
That’s sadly not surprising. The East Ulster dialect is now extinct which is a real shame.
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Not surprising really, Richard Routledge Kane was an orangeman who used and spoke Irish and i think was involved with the Belfast Gaelic League.
Apparently he signed the minutes of his lodge as gaelige. Sure Shankill is Irish (old church)
Cancelled after 100 years!
Don’t loyalist speak scots Irish which is similar to Gaelige so what is the story here.
It’s important that unions can see themselves in the history of the language and find their own voice.
>Ms Duggan said intriguingly many responses from Protestants who saidthey could speak Irish had subsequently been crossed out by officials.
That’s sadly not surprising. The East Ulster dialect is now extinct which is a real shame.