Policies for Survival: Minority Languages (Leaving Cert Geography): Flashcards
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Minority language
Minority language
Language spoken by smaller portion of population within a region
Language extinction risk threshold
Language extinction risk threshold
When fewer than 70% use language daily
When Gaeilge brought to Ireland
When Gaeilge brought to Ireland
Around 500 BCE by the Celts
Irish speakers in 1832
Irish speakers in 1832
4 million people (50% of population)
Great Famine period in Ireland
Great Famine period in Ireland
1846-1852
Great Famine deaths & emigration
Great Famine deaths & emigration
1 million died, 1 million emigrated
Irish speakers by 1871
Irish speakers by 1871
15% of population
Gaelic Revival policy introduced
Gaelic Revival policy introduced
1926
Fíor-Gaeltacht region definition
Fíor-Gaeltacht region definition
Area where at least 80% speak Irish
Number of Gaeltacht areas today
Number of Gaeltacht areas today
Seven: Cork, Donegal, Galway, Kerry, Meath, Mayo, Waterford
2022 budget for Irish-language sectors
2022 budget for Irish-language sectors
Over €85.6 million
Welsh Not
Welsh Not
Wood token hung around neck to punish students for speaking Welsh
Welsh Language Measure year
Welsh Language Measure year
2011 - gave Welsh official language status
Cymraeg 2050 strategy goal
Cymraeg 2050 strategy goal
One million Welsh speakers by 2050
Welsh speakers by end of 2022
Welsh speakers by end of 2022
Approx. 900,600 people aged 3 or older