Synopsis
This collection of essays explores Belfast's relationship with the Irish language from its earliest roots through to the cultural pioneers of the 19th-century revival, the urban Gaeltacht of the 1960s, the Belfast of the Good Friday Agreement and beyond. Contents: Ciaran Carson (QUB) Belfast and the Irish language; Pat McKay (QUB) The place-names of Belfast; A.J. Hughes (UU) Robert MacAdam & the 19th-century Gaelic revival; Fionntán de Brún (St Mary's U College) The Fadgies: an 'Irish-speaking colony' in 19th-century Belfast; Aodhán Mac Póilín (Iontaobhas Ultach/Ultach Trust) The Irish language revival in Belfast, 1900-1960; Gabrielle Nig Uidhir (St Mary's U College) Shaws Road urban Gaeltacht; Gordon McCoy (Iontaobhas Ultach) Protestants and the Irish language; Seán Mac Corraidh (Belfast Education and Library Board) Irishmedium education; Seán Mistéil (Mitchell Kane Assoc.) Belfast's new Gaeltacht quarter
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This book explores Belfast's relationship with the Irish language over the years - from its earliest roots through to the cultural pioneers of the nineteenth-century revival, the urban Gaeltacht of the 1960s, the Belfast of the Good Friday Agreement and beyond.
Synopsis
After the late 18th century, Irish ceased to function as the everyday language of social interaction and exchange in the Belfast area, but took on new significance as part of the cultural resistance of the Irish people under English domination. Researchers, teachers, and advocates of the Irish language consider the role of the language in the cultu
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