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Do Irish people speak Irish, or just English, or some other language?

Because when I was on google translator the other day, and it said there was an Irish language.

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Answer #1

They speak Gaelic.

Answer #2

thy speaks Irish also known as Gaelic

Answer #3

Yepp, Irish-Gaelic. That’s a Celtic language. There are other Languages in the family ot Celtic-Gaelic languages: Scottish-Gaelic (Gáidhlic, 60000 speakers, in north-west Scotland mostly on the Hebrides islands), Cornish (Kernowek, 2000 speakers in Cornwall), Welsh (Cymraeg spoken by about 600000 people, mostly in Wales) and Breton (Brezhoneg, spoken by 200000 people in the Brittany, northern France) as well as Manx-Gaelic (now extinct as a first language).

Some of these languages are also spoken by small communities in Canada, USA, Australia, New Zealand and Argentina.

Answer #4

they speak english, but at school they get taught gaelic :) i should know all my family and i are irish hahah

Answer #5

Gaelic

Answer #6

they speak Irish Gaelic as there is also Scottish gaelic :)

Answer #7

ive been going to ireland for 15 years, at least twice a year and i have never heard them speak gaelic.. they just get taught it but they all just speak english!

Answer #8

… im from scotland and ive never spoken scottish gaelic in my life.. i dont even know how to say hi

Answer #9

Gaelic is considered a dead language btw.

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