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| − | Gaelic refers to three closely related modern [[Indo-European]] languages spoken on the islands [[Great Britain]] and [[Ireland]]. Irish Gaelic, usually known as ''Irish'' (or ''Gaeilge'' in its own speech), is spoken on the Island of [[Ireland]], Manx Gaelic on the Isle of Man, and Scottish Gaelic in the Western [[Highlands of Scotland]] and The [[Hebrides]]. | + | Gaelic refers to three closely related modern [[Indo-European]] languages spoken on the islands [[Great Britain]] and [[Ireland]]. Irish Gaelic, usually known as ''Irish'' (or ''Gaeilge'' in its own speech), is spoken on the Island of [[Ireland]], Manx Gaelic on the Isle of Man, and Scottish Gaelic in the Western [[Highlands of Scotland]] and The [[Hebrides]]. Gaelic has been in danger of being exterminated in many of the traditional gaelic speaking areas, but now a gaelic renaissance has slowed this trend if not yet reversed it. |
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Revision as of 00:23, May 4, 2007
Gaelic refers to three closely related modern Indo-European languages spoken on the islands Great Britain and Ireland. Irish Gaelic, usually known as Irish (or Gaeilge in its own speech), is spoken on the Island of Ireland, Manx Gaelic on the Isle of Man, and Scottish Gaelic in the Western Highlands of Scotland and The Hebrides. Gaelic has been in danger of being exterminated in many of the traditional gaelic speaking areas, but now a gaelic renaissance has slowed this trend if not yet reversed it.
