A Neo-Gaeltacht (Irish: Nua-Ghaeltacht) is an area not part of the officially defined or traditional Gaeltacht but where the Irish language has a strong presence as a spoken language. It has been argued that non-Gaeltacht activist groups wishing to establish an Irish language community need to show that it is large, permanent and formally organised and that it has a growing number of people using Irish as their first language.
A Neo-Gaeltacht (Irish: Nua-Ghaeltacht) is an area not part of the officially defined or traditional Gaeltacht but where the Irish language has a strong presence as a spoken language. It has been argued that non-Gaeltacht activist groups wishing to establish an Irish language community need to show that it is large, permanent and formally organised and that it has a growing number of people using Irish as their first language.
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