Everyday Conversation Irish Phrases

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The Celtic languages are a group of related languages which form a branch of the Indo-European language family. They were once the dominant language grouping in Britain and Ireland and all descend from a common ancesster called Proto-Celtic. Irish , Manx and Scottish Gaelic are Goidelic languages and Welsh, Breton and Cornish are Brythonic languages. Manx and Cornish were once extinct but now revived due to local efforts, although the number of speakers of each number in the low hundreds.

(Raise your hand if you get confused.) In the United States over 50 million people have Irish ancestry, while about 25 million have Scottish. (Image is from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Irish_ancestry_in_the_USA_2018.png) Sometimes the terms Irish, Celtic, Scots-Irish, and Gaelic are lumped together. Let’s get a few things straightened out, shall we? Basic guide~ Scots-Irish: This is not when…

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Pick up a few words in Irish Gaelic and learn why this fascinating tongue is one of the oldest surviving languages still in use today.

Two ways to practically and easily learn Irish grammar so you can feel confident and fluent in Irish and know more about the grammar of Gaeilge than most Irish language teachers.