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Originally Posted by bitontheslide
there is a requirement in scotland that a certain proportion of the tv programs have to be in gaelic, and i think there are about 3 people in the whole country who can actually speak it  |
I think Irish (certainly in the Republic anyway) is much more popular(?) though. We still have towns and Islands around Ireland (not loads but a good few) that speak Irish as their first language and also it's a subject taught all the way through both primary and secondary school. Most Irish people have at least a basic knowledge of the Irish language