Irish Cultural region -Gaeltacht

Question 1

culture overview

Answer 1

-describes how ppl live their lives
-Culture includes:language,ethnic origin,religion,food,music,literature and dance

Question 2

Gaeltacht region

Answer 2

-group of irish-speaking communities in western+southern areas
-Irish spoken daily-aprox.60% of ppl in gaeltacht
-Donegal-largest gaeltact region
-Dingle kerry-largest gaeltacht town

Question 3

culture in gaeltacht

Answer 3

-Defined by language+other activities: sean nós singing+ céilis
-2018>$178 mil gov. funding preserve irish
-industries employ 7346ppl full time
-GAA,TG4+ Radió na Gaeltachta promote irish

Question 4

Government funding and grants

Answer 4

-gov. support Gaeltacht families through grants
-helps to accomadate education through irish
-paid grants for cultural events+social life in Gaeltacht regions

Question 5

Decline in Irish culture and language

Answer 5

-decreasing language-threat to surrvival of gaeltacht areas
-decline regions: in-migration non-irish speakers,remote pysical landscapes(limited economic development)