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Today we take you to
an Irish experience.
An Irish experience
tells you a bit about the history of the Irish Language and its people.
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video clips and sing along with Irish songs!
Today's Song is
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Gaelic,
Erse,
Irish (Gaeilge
pronounced Guail-ga)
Gaelic is recoginzed as the offical language of Southern
Ireland. Gaelic is also know as "Old Irish"
"Closely
related languages which descend from Old Irish
include Scottish
Gaelic (Gàidhlig),
and Manx Gaelic
(Gaelg),
languages spoken in Scotland
and the Isle of Man,
though the term Irish GaelicIrish
is often used when the three languages and their relationship to one
another are being discussed. Scottish Gaelic is often referred to in
English as simply Gaelic"
Origin
of writing in Ireland
"Irish first began to appear
in writing in the form of Ogham inscriptions during the 4th
century AD. When St Patrick introduced Christianity to Ireland in the
5th century, Irish writers began to write in Latin, while at the same
time, Irish literature written in the Latin alphabet began to appear.
The Viking invasions of the 9th and 10th centuries lead to the
destruction of many early manuscripts, so most surviving manuscripts
were written after that time." (OMNIGLOT Writing
Systems and Languages from across the world)
http://www.omniglot.com/writing/irish.htm
Ancient Gaels began inscribing notches and strokes
on the sides of their stone monuments - commonly known today as Ogham.
(Ancient Irish
inscription writing style known as Ogham.)
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