Gaeltacht

/ ˈɡaɛl-, ˈɡɛːltəxt, ˈɡeɪlˌtæxt /

noun

1. any of the regions in Ireland in which Irish Gaelic is the vernacular speech. The form Gaeltacht is sometimes also used to mean the region of Scotland in which Scottish Gaelic is spoken See also Gaidhealtachd

Word History and Origins

Origin of Gaeltacht¹

C20: from Irish Gaelic

Example Sentences

The Advocacy Manager of Conradh na Gaeilge, Conchúr Ó Muadaigh, said that it was the first time that the Irish language and Gaeltacht community had taken strike action.

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A spokesperson for the Irish Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media described the deaths as a terrible tragedy.

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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.

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Ms. Ui Aodha was born in a village in the Gaeltacht, the Irish-speaking area of the country, into a family that had fished for over 150 years.

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Producers actively searched Gaeltacht areas and approached Irish language schools before being introduced to Catherine Clinch.

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