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| Posted on Saturday, March 24, 2007 - 06:29 pm: |
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Ó Coigligh has this to say near the end: (p216) "It is estimated that one-third of the pupulation of the island are monoglot Irish speakers". Numbers: 257 in toto All the references seem to point to the date of of late 70's early 80's, but I get the old guard are now in Valhalla Ó Coigligh (1983) English words and expression in the Irish of Inis Meáin and use of English by the local community. In Liam Mac Mathúna and David Singleton (eds.), Language Across Cultures, 55-70 Dublin: IRAAL |
Riona
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Post Number: 1077 Registered: 01-2006
| Posted on Monday, March 26, 2007 - 12:11 am: |
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A BhRN a chara. Ta seo suimiuil. Go raibh maith agat as do theachtaireacht anseo. You are one of my most loyal supporters here in my endeavors and I appreciate it very much. Beir bua agus beannacht |