The Gaelic League

Question 1

What cultural nationalism

Answer 1

Focus on promotion and national identity shaped by shared cultural traditions and language

Question 2

Anglicisation

Answer 2

The spreading of English culture throughout Ireland

Question 3

What percent could speak irish

Answer 3

Between 1800 and 1900 the number dropped from 50% to 1%

Question 4

Who founded the Gaelic league in 1893

Answer 4

Eoin MacNeill and Douglas Hyde

Question 5

What was the Gaelic league (Conradh na Gaeilge)

Answer 5

An organisation aimed to promote the Irish language

Question 6

Who was president of the Gaelic league

Answer 6

Hyde

Question 7

What did the gaelic league do

Answer 7

-founded An Claidheamh Soluis, which publishes Irish works (poems + short stories)
-trained travelling teacher (timirí) to teach Irsh to local communities
-organised feiseaanna and céilidhe to encourage traditional music and dancing
-aimed to increase the standard of written Irish

Question 8

Impact of the Gaelic League

Answer 8

-renewed enthusiasm for the Irish language
-contributed to the formation ofIrish identity
-ran succesful campaigns (St Patricks day as a national holiday)
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