Gaeltacht
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of Gaeltacht
C20: from Irish Gaelic
Example Sentences
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The Celtic folk singer, songwriter and harpist from the Irish-speaking Donegal Gaeltacht area of Gaoth Dobhair recorded about 25 albums and sold millions of records worldwide.
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2026
Both committees will work in parallel and coordinate where applicable and they will be supported by a team from the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2023
Like Arranmore Island, Doochary is in the Gaeltacht, the area of Ireland where the Irish language is spoken, so some classes are taught in Irish.
From New York Times ● Sep. 5, 2022
In one chapter, titled “The Killer Chord,” O’Toole is 12 years old and spending the summer of 1970 learning Irish in the Gaeltacht.
From New York Times ● Mar. 15, 2022
Even in the Gaeltacht – areas where Irish is the communal language – the proportion of those speaking it every day fell between the 2006 and 2011 censuses.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 17, 2016
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