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    Default Let's Stop Pretending that Irish is Alive and Well...


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    its alive and well in maybe 5-10 areas of the country and possibly 5% of the population are fluent, i wdnt say as a whole it is in healthy state wud you?

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    Ní féidir liom a thuiscint.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mousey View Post
    Nách raibh tú abálta an chéist a chuir i nGaeilge ?


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    I know nobody who speaks or has any interest in teh Gaeilge. Its cool if ppl wanna speak it, but I'm not buying this whole "alive and well" thing.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rayden View Post
    I know nobody who speaks or has any interest in teh Gaeilge. Its cool if ppl wanna speak it, but I'm not buying this whole "alive and well" thing.
    it is alive an well in certain areas of the country.
    but in the country as a whole no

    Tá sé béo béitheach in ceantracha eigsuala dén tír
    ach ín sán tír már iomlán níl
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    Quote Originally Posted by 69patrick69 View Post
    it is alive an well in certain areas of the country.
    but in the country as a whole no

    Tá sé béo béitheach in ceantracha eigsuala dén tír
    ach ín sán tír már iomlán níl
    I agree with part 1.

    Part 2, I'll take your word for it.

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    I don't honestly remember the last time I heard someone speak Irish to communicate, as opposed to speaking Irish simply to speak Irish. It's been years, certainly. Maybe that's because I live in Dublin, but I doubt it is very different in most of the country.
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    I think the only time Irish is spoken is when they realise the is an english person in their midst

    I mean, on a serious note, any one found a use for latin or ancient greek yet?

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    Quote Originally Posted by lucy chambers View Post
    I think the only time Irish is spoken is when they realise the is an english person in their midst

    I mean, on a serious note, any one found a use for latin or ancient greek yet?

    I think it's the same deal with Welsh.

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