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The Gaeltacht The term ‘Gaeltacht’ is used to denote those areas in Ireland where the Irish language is, or was until the recent past, the main spoken language of a substantial number of the local population. The Gaeltacht areas are defined by Government order and every successive government has recognised the need for specific measures, structures and funding to ensure the maintenance of these communities. The existence of areas where Irish lives as a community language is an important cornerstone in the building of a bilingual society in Ireland, and it provides an environment where the language can evolve naturally in a modern setting. Gaeltacht Locations and Profiles The Gaeltacht covers extensive parts of counties Donegal, Mayo, Galway and Kerry – all along the western seaboard – and also parts of counties Cork, Meath and Waterford. There are also six populated offshore islands. The total population of the Gaeltacht is 100,716 (Census 2011). Around 15,300 of this population reside within the expanding suburbs of Galway City. For information on each Gaeltacht area, click on the county above or on the map area.
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An Ghaeltacht Úsáidtear an téarma ‘Gaeltacht’ chun na ceantair sin in Éirinn ina bhfuil, nó ina mbíodh go dtí le gairid, an Ghaeilge mar phríomh theanga labhartha ag an gcuid is mó den phobal. Tá na ceantair Ghaeltachta sainithe ag orduithe Rialtais agus tá sé aitheanta ag rialtas i ndiaidh a chéile go bhfuil gá le bearta, struchtúir agus maoiniú ar leith chun cothabháil na bpobal seo a chothú. Tá tábhacht thar na bearta ag baint le go mbeadh pobal ann ina labhraítear an Ghaeilge mar ghnáth-theanga laethúil agus tá sé mar bhunchloch má táimid le sochaí dhátheangach a bheith againn in Éirinn. Ceantair agus Próifílí Gaeltachta Clúdaíonn an Ghaeltacht codanna leathana de chontaetha Dhún na nGall, Mhaigh Eo, Ghaillimh agus Chiarraí – iad uile ar an gcósta thiar – chomh maith le codanna de chontaetha Chorcaí, na Mí agus Phort Láirge. Tá sé oileán Gaeltachta ann chomh maith a bhfuil cónaí orthu. Is é daonra iomlán na Gaeltachta ná 100,716 (Daonáireamh 2011). Tá thart ar 15,300 den daonra seo ina gcónaí laistigh de bhruachbhailte nua chathair na Gaillimhe. Chun eolas a fháil ar na ceantair Ghaeltachta, gliogáil ar na contaetha luaite thuas nó ar an mapa.