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There are people in every county that can speak Irish fluently. An area where Irish is the the main language spoken more widely on a daily basis is called a Gaeltacht. They are usually in the counties along the west coast of Ireland. These would include Kerry, Galway, Donegal amongst others.
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∙ 12y agoNot many. in Connemara most people are fluant Irish speakers but in most places you just speak English.
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What language do Irish speake?
The official language of Ireland is Gaeilge (Irish). Which is mostly spoken in the Gaeltacht areas of Ireland. But most of the people speak Béarla (English).
Do Irish people speak Irish more or English?
They speak both. Irish (Gaelic) and English. Around 40% either speak or at least are competent in Irish. It is a compulsory subject in the Republic in schools. Monolingual Irish speakers are rare and usually found in Western Ireland.
Does everyone from Ireland speak Gaelic?
no - very few people speak Irish/Gaelic only. some people (25%) can speak Irish. English is the everyday language of most people
Do Irish people speak Irish?
Most Irish people speak English and there are many very different accents all around Ireland. So to know how they speak, you would have to hear a range of those different accents. Some people also speak the Irish language, which some people call Gaelic. That sounds completely different to English.
How many people in the world speak Irish?
Everyone in Ireland has to learn Irish as part of the school curriculum. (Unless you move to Ireland after you are 10 years old) Most people learn it at school and very rarely use it again.But people in the Gaeltacht (which means Irish-speaking region) people speak mainly Irish.At the moment only about 2 ½ percent of Irish people live in the Gaeltacht.The reason so few people speak Irish is because when England decided to try and take over Ireland, speaking Irish was banned. You could be imprisoned or even shot for speaking in Irish, playing Irish music or playing Irish sports.When my great great grandmother was in school each child had a board. If they spoke Irish the teacher put a mark on the board and at the end of the day that's how many times you were caned. Which was a lot because most of the children knew very little English.Oh and finally! No body in Ireland calls it Gaelic. We call it IrishWell I disagree with that I'm form Eire and i call it Gaelic! But otherwise you are right! XD
What languages does Niall Horan speak?
He speak fluent English (obviously)! but he also speaks fluent Irish (He's from ireland).
Does everyone in Ireland speak English?
English is one of the two official languages or Ireland, the other being Irish. English is the most widely spoken. So yes, just about everyone in Ireland does speak English. However, they speak lots of other languages too. Also there are people in Ireland who come from other countries and would not speak English. If you travel to Ireland, you will have no problem finding people who speak English. There are parts of Ireland where Irish is the main language spoken, but these are small areas and people there will speak English to visitors too. Each of these areas is known as a Gaeltacht. The majority of them are along parts of the west coast of Ireland, like in parts of Donegal, Galway and Kerry.
Does Keith Harkin speak Irish?
According to Keith, he used to speak Irish pretty fluently. He is no longer fluent (because he had no one to speak to him in Irish) but he can still speak a little.
What are the 2 main languages that the people in Ireland speak in?
English and Irish Gaelic
What language do Irish speake?
The official language of Ireland is Gaeilge (Irish). Which is mostly spoken in the Gaeltacht areas of Ireland. But most of the people speak Béarla (English).
Why do most people speak English?
Most Irish also speak Irish. The British killed people if they spoke Irish and it was outlawed. Some areas of Ireland are completely Irish-speaking, road-signs, newspapers, Garda(police).
What languages does irelnad speak?
Ireland has two official languages: Irish (Gaeilge) and English. Irish is the first official language and is used as a working language of the government, while English is more widely spoken across the country.
Do Irish people speak Irish more or English?
They speak both. Irish (Gaelic) and English. Around 40% either speak or at least are competent in Irish. It is a compulsory subject in the Republic in schools. Monolingual Irish speakers are rare and usually found in Western Ireland.
Does everyone from Ireland speak Gaelic?
no - very few people speak Irish/Gaelic only. some people (25%) can speak Irish. English is the everyday language of most people
How do you say 'The Land of Opportunity' in Irish?
the offical language of Ireland is English, so you would say it the same as hereAnswerActually the first official language of Ireland is Irish. English is the second official language. Unfortunately my Irish would not be good enough to translate the land of opportunity into Irish Irish and English are the official language, and although most people speak English mostly, more people CAN speak Irish than can speak English.
What country speaks Irish?
It is one of the two official languages of Ireland. English is the main language spoken, but some Irish people speak Irish too.
How many people speak English in Ireland?
In Ireland, 98% of the population speaks English. Both English and Irish are official languages, but although Irish is the first official language, only 1% of the population can speak Irish fluently.Almost everyone speaks English as a primary language, those that don't can still understand English.
