Cultural Regions
Language based regions
The Gaeltacht Region, Ireland
A region where people share a specific language, religion and/or a way of life is a cultural region
Gaeltacht
-A region in Ireland that can be defined by language-Over 80% of people living in those regions speak Gaeilge-There are 8 Gaeltacht regions-Almost 92'000 people are living in Gaeltacht areas -Figure from 2006
-Gaeltachts are found in Donegal, Mayo, Connemara, Kerry, Cork and Waterford-A Gaeltacht was created in Co.Meath in the 1930's-100 families were brought from Galway to Meath-They were given 80 acres on the promise they would use Gaeilge as their every day language-They were given land in the towns of Rath Carn or Baile Ghib-There was tension between them and the Meath locals
Gaeltacht Areas
Decline of Gaeilge
-Gaeilge began declining in the 1840's during the famine - death and emmigration-When Britain was in charge of Ireland Gaeilge was prohibited-It survived only in remote areas especially on the west coast
Regrowth of Gaeilge
-1920's Irish Free State were supportive of Gaeilge-Irish is Ireland's official language as well as English-Free State made Irish compulsory in first and second level education-All civil servants were made to be competent in Irish - this has been phased out
The Government and Gaeilge
-The department in charge of the Gaeltacht keeps changing but currently is the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht-Gaelterra Eireann looks after employment in the Gaeltacht-Údarás na Gaeltachta promotes social and economic schemes in the region-The Gaelteacht's primary economic sources are its language courses run throughout the year-Gaelscoileanna across Ireland teach children through Irish
Media as Gaeilge
-Rádió na Gaeltachta is based in Connemara it provides Irish listening to Gaeltacht communities-Rádió na Life is Dublin based and provides a limited service through Irish
Radio
Television
-TG4 (previously T na G) was set up in 1996 in Connemara-It's main purpose is to promote Gaeilge in the Gaeltacht and throughout Ireland
Publications
-Lá, Nós, Foinse/Seachtain
Protection of the Gaeltacht
-If too many people within a Gaeltacht are found speaking English it may lose its Gaeltacht status eg. Baile Ghib, Meath-There are strict planning guidelines to protect the Gaeltacht areas
The use of Gaeilge has increased in recent years, more people now speak Gaeilge than in famine times
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