The irish language

part 1 of essay

is cuid dár n-oidhreacht

part of our heratige

fadhbanna baiteach

problems involving

i mbaol a bháis

risk of death

staid na gaelige faoi láthair

current state of irish

chun na gaelige a tuiscint mar áta sé anios, caithfimid breathú siar ar an gaelige san am a chuaigh thart

to understand irish as it is now we have to look back at irish in the past

sula rabhamar faoi riail na Breataine

before we were under British control

meath ollmhar

huge decrease

o shin i leith

since then

riachtanach

essential

cuireadh ghailige ar leatobh

irish put aside

scaipeadh an bearla ar fud fad na tíre

english spread around the country

saibhreas

wealth

bhain……mbochatanas

associated… poverty

leanann athbheochan na teanga ar aghaid

revival of the language continues

conas atá an gaelige sa lá tá ann. an bhfuil sé ag laghdú?

how is irish today. is it decreasing?

o neart go neart lá i ndiabh lae

increasing from day to day

an-tóir

very popular

tuigeann daoine an tábhacht a bhaineann lenar dteanga dhúchais anios

people understand the importance of our mothers tounge

éileamh dochreidte

high demand

chun a gcuid gaelige a fheasbhsú

to improve their irish

tá cóláiste lurgan ag déanamh obair na gcapall ó thaobh an cheoil gaelige de

…. doing the horses work in terms of irish music

Aistríonn siad ceol

they translate music

Beatha teanga í a labhairt

speaking a language is life

tír gan teanga tir gan anam

county without a language is a county without a name

Bhí sé tábhachtach Béarla a bheith agat ionas go bhféadfá airgead a dhéanamh agus post maith a bheith agat.

It was important to know English so you could make money and have a good job.

I mo thuairim, is iontach an rud é dár dteanga.

In my opinion, it's a great thing for our language.

lena gcuid smaointe faoi conas is féidir leo an Gaeilge a chur chun cinn trí na seirbhísí seo

with their ideas about how they can promote the Irish language through these services

cruthaíonn sé sin pictiúr de theanga bheo bheatach i measc na n-óg.

This creates a picture of a living, vibrant language among the young.

chraolaítear

is broadcasted

i dtaobh na hathbheochana

towards the revival

cinnte go bhfuil athbheochan ag tarlú

a revival is certainly happening

féiniúlacht

identity

tá an iliomad irisí agus

nuachtáin le fáil ar líne

there are many irish magazines and newspapers available online

is minic a a chraolaítear na cluichí peile, iománaíochta agus camógaíochta trí mheán na Gaeilge

Football, hurling and camogie matches are often broadcast through the medium of Irish.

a chaillfaidís amach ar chluiche

who would lose out on a game

peil Ghaelach agus iománaíocht

Gaelic football and hurling