• Agosagror@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      15 hours ago

      Ireland has always had a tiny population of Irish speakers some are even first language speakers

      I believe they are trying to grow it with little success? I’m sure someone with boots on the ground can tell you whats actually going on

    • NOT_RICK@lemmy.world
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      20 hours ago

      Not to my knowledge. Irish never stopped being the language of daily life in parts of west Ireland and as far as I know the resurgence of the language started in the 1800’s with the Gaelic League and the Society for the Preservation of the Irish Language. I wouldn’t be surprised if the latter did some work on codifying certain things into a conventional framework but I’m definitely over my skis at this point.