Gaeltacht

British  

/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of Gaeltacht

C20: from Irish Gaelic

Example Sentences

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

From BBC • Aug. 22, 2023

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

From BBC • Oct. 30, 2022

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