It is reported that 94,000 people are native speakers of Irish in the Republic of Ireland; this is 2% of the 2011 population. As far as second language speakers
the Republic is about 39% and Northern Ireland is 11%. All are bilingual in English as well.
Less than 1% speaks Irish Gaelic as a first language. About 5% can speak it fluently as a second language.
The traditional language in Ireland is Gaelic, but nowadays most people in Ireland speak English. Irish Gaelic (Gaeilge) and Irish English, and in Ulster some people speak Ulster Scots
English and Irish Gaelic
The Irish Gaelic name for Ireland is Éire; "na hÉireann" means "of Ireland".
Kim is a foreign name, not Irish. So, an irish speaker would just use Kim. By the way, we don't call it Gaelic in Ireland. If speaking in the English language, it's called Irish (or the Irish language). If you're speaking Irish, it's called Gaeilge. In Ireland, Gaelic usually means Scots Gaelic.
Its called An Ghaeilge in Irish and belongs to the Gaelic branch of the Celtic language group along with Scottish Gaelic and Manx Gaelic.The official languages of Ireland are English and Gaelic.
The official language of Ireland is English. However, many people are able to speak Irish Gaelic, particularly in the west and southwest of the country.
Irish isn't a langauge. In Ireland they speak English and a little Irish Gaelic. So if you mean Irish Gaelic, then some probably would, but only a very small minority.
Irish Gaelic is just called Irish in Ireland; it's the same thing.
Judy as in English even if surname is given an Irish Gaelic form. The native namesSiúán (in the northern half of Ireland) and Sílewere sometimes Anglicized as 'Judy'.
Phonetic spelling in English of the Irish Gaelic "Éirinn go brách" meaning "Ireland Forever".
'Melanie' is used in Ireland even with the surname in Gaelic. There is no Irish Gaelic version of the name.
Bilingual highway signs in Scottish Gaelic: Scotland and Nova Scotia. Bilingual highway signs in Irish: Ireland.