I can speak Scottish Gaidhlig, if I go to Ireland will anyone be able to understand me?

Answer 1

Irish , Scots and Manx Gaelic are closely related as are Welsh,Cornish and Breton.Whether you understand each other ..judge for yourself..Here is the opening line of the Lords prayer in the various languages.
English....Our Father, who art in heaven.
Welsh......Ein Tad,yr hwn wyt yn y nefoedd.
Cornish....Agan tas ny,us yn nef.
Irish..........Ar n-atheir,ata ar neamh.
Scots.......Ar n-athair a tha air neamh.

To me they appear quite close...enjoy finding out..I'm sure the Irish people will be glad to help you..they are very helpful and friendly people in my experience.

I don't know where Amos lives but I do not know of two nearby Welsh speaking villages that would not understand each other.Hell, even people from the north west can understand people from the south east...most of the time.

Thank you Brennus for putting me straight .(I only speak Welsh you see.)

Answer 2

NO. The Irish Celtic language is entirely different from the Scottish Gaidhlig. I am afraid you will have to resort to English. However as you have a knack for pronounciation in a Celtic language you should be able to pick up some Irish while you are there. No matter where you go the Native people of that country are always delighted when you attempt to address them in their own language. Enjoy yourself they are a very hospitable people.

Answer 3

Yes - if you speak English. Most people only speak Irish in the gaeltacht regions. I doubt they will understand your Scottish gaidhlig fully, but some words may be recognisable. Have a good time if you go. Most of the Irish speaking areas are in the west of Ireland - parts of counties Donegal, Mayo, Galway etc.

Answer 4

No, Sir. You will find that most Irish and Irish-Americans respect Scottish Gaelic and Manx Gaelic as sister languages of their own Irish Gaelic language. However, they are still too different in terms of vocabulary and syntax (sentence structure; word order etc.) to be understood by Irish Gaelic speakers. There is probably more inter-communication ability even between Swedish and Danish speakers than between Scottish and Irish Gaelic speakers.

Scottish Gaelic is an older form of Gaelic in many ways. It is more like what Irish Gaelic was like around the year 1400.

Answer 5

not a fu*king chance mate, l speak welsh and the can`t even understand me in the next village.

or you could do as the sasenac`s do and talk slowly and loudly with amusing sign language deivations.

Answer 6

If they have the Gaelic they will.