what are the languages spoken in ireland?

Answer 1

Two languages are spoken, English and Irish (Gaelic). During the long centuries of British control, Irish fell into disuse except in parts of western Ireland. Since the establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922, the government has sought to reestablish Irish as a spoken language throughout the country. It is taught as a compulsory subject in schools and all government publications, street signs, and post office notices are printed in both Irish and English. English, however, remains the language in common use. Only in a few areas (the Gaeltacht), mostly along the western seaboard, is Irish in everyday use. In 1995, a nation survey found that only 5% of Irish people frequently used the Irish language and only 2% considered it their native tongue. About 30% of the population, however, claims some proficiency in Gaelic.

Answer 2

We speak Irish (Gaeilge) and English.

Irish is a celtic language that shares no roots with English, It is spoken regularly and fluently by roughly a quarter of the population. If you want to refer to the Irish language by it's name in the Irish language, it is GAEILGE (pronounced Gay-il-ge) NOT Gaelic. Gaellic means "of the Gaels!" Referring to the language as Gaelic is the equivilant of referring to English as Anglo-Saxonish!

The English that we speak in Ireland is, (like the English spoken in Australia, USA, Canada, Belize, etc) a dialect of English all of its own. It is known as Hiberno-English and takes many grammatical constructions straight from the Irish, so that they sound slightly odd to someone who has grown up speaking British English!

Answer 3

Our two official languages are Irish and English. Polish(Probably spkoen fluently by more people than speak Irish fluently) and Chinese is also spoken in Ireland as 10% of our workforce are what we call non-national, immigrant workers.

Answer 4

Gaelic..and English,,,,

Answer 5

English and Gaelic.

Answer 6

Gaelic is spoken there