Reply #9: And, I believe, all official documents are printed in both [View All]

[dflprincess]

English and Gaelic. However, there are very few areas in Ireland where Gaelic is still the first language. The areas where it is still the dominant language are called Gaelteacht. I know there is one in Donegal, but I'm not sure where the other ones. Most the native Irish people I've met don't know anymore of the language than I do. (I used to be able to have a simple conversation in it, but lack of use has caused me to lose what little I did know.)

The Irish and Scots versions of the language are similiar and a fluent speaker in one can get by fairly well in the other. Welsh is also considered a Gaelic language, but is very different.