Irish

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A language of Ireland

Cork, Donegal, Galway, Kerry, part of Mayo, Meath, and Waterford counties. Western isles northwest and southwest coasts.

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Canada

Language NameIrish

User Population

No known L1 speakers in Canada. Last speakers likely died in the mid-2000s.

Location

Newfoundland and Labrador province.

Language Status

9 (Dormant).

Language Use

Shifted to English [eng].

Other Comments

Non-indigenous.

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New Zealand

Language NameIrish

User Population

1,020 in New Zealand (2013 census).

Language Status

Unestablished.

Other Comments

Non-indigenous.

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United Kingdom

Language NameIrish

User Population

5,730 in United Kingdom (2011 census). England and Wales 1,560, Northern Ireland 4,170. Widely used as L2 in all parts of Northern Ireland.

Location

Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon district: Armagh county; Belfast; Fermanagh and Omagh county.

Alternate Names

Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish, Irish Gaelic, Ulster

Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Language Use

Some young people, all adults.

Language Development

Taught in a few primary and secondary schools, in Irish-medium education in Northern Ireland.

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United States

Language NameIrish

User Population

20,600 in United States (2015 census).

Location

Massachusetts: Boston; scattered elsewhere.

Language Status

Unestablished.

Language Use

Most shifting to English [eng].

Other Comments

Non-indigenous.

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Irish

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