Irish Language Background

2. HISTORY OF THE IRISH LANGUAGE. WHAT LANGUAGES HAVE BEEN SPOKEN IN IRELAND? HOW ARE THEY DIFFERENT AND IMPORTANT.

Scottish Gaelic, Manx Gaelic (Manx), Welsh, Breton and Cornish are the languages in spoken before in Ireland.

The official languages of Ireland at the moment is Irish (Also referred to as Gaelic) and English. Ireland predominantly used to use Gaelic for most of history; However due to English becoming the lingua franca of most countries it is becoming less frequently used.

Irish is the oldest surviving Celtic language and has a history that has has evolved since the age of technology.