Sometimes you'll hear "Gaelic", other times "Irish Gaelic" or "Scottish Gaelic", or even just "Gaelic". Find out the differences, with a focus on the Irish language.

1. Irish, Gaelic and Irish Gaelic
By Eoin
at www.bitesizeirishgaelic.com

2. Two national languages in Ireland
● English
● Irish

3. Where's Irish spoken?
● Found in communities mainly along Ireland's
Atlantic coast
● Including counties:
● Donegal
● Galway
● Kerry

4. Where's Irish spoken
● Kids learn it at school
● TV station – TG4
● Radio station – Raidió na Gaeltachta

5. Irish
● The Irish language
● Established in Ireland several thousand years
ago
● Celtic language

6. What's it known as?
● “Irish” ● “Gaeilge”
● Like “French” and “Francais” referring to the
language of France

7. Next up...
Gaelic

8. Gaelic
● On a good day, see Scotland from Northern
Ireland
● “Irish” spread across over Scotland

9. Gaelic and Irish
● Were really a continuum in accents
● Today, recogonized as different languages
● Still very close

10. Scotland's language
● “Gaelic” ● “Gàidhlig”

11. Now it gets complicated :)

12. Most “correct” terminology
● Irish is spoken in ● Gaelic is spoken in
Ireland Scotland
● (Dare I say most “correct”)

13. Visitors to Ireland
● Told about “Gaelic”
● It is, after all, transliteration from “Gaeilge”
● So “Gaelic” can refer to Irish

14. Irish Gaelic
● To help remove the ambiguity

15. What should I call it?
● I recommend:
● “Irish” in Ireland
● “Gaelic” in Scotland
● But use “Irish Gaelic” or “Scots Gaelic” if you
need to
● Remember Gaeilge and Gàidhlig

16. What should I do now?
● Head on over to:
● http://www.bitesizeirishgaelic.com/beginners/
● Free Irish lessons every couple of days, by
BitesizeIrishGaelic.com

17. Slán tamaill
● Bye for now

18. Where's the video related to these
slides?
http://www.bitesizeirishgaelic.com/blog/gaelic-irish-language/
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