Situation of Irish (Gaelic) in North America
A presentation given by Professor Brian Ó Broin of William Paterson University, NJ at the University of Ottawa (OLBI) in October, 2011.The presentation presents figures for the number of Irish speakers in North America, suggests why the numbers are so low for fluent speakers, and recommends that Irish language advocates do what advocates of Hebrew have been doing on North American university campuses: founding *Gaelic* societies (not Irish societies), which will then bring pressure to bear on the institutions to offer Irish (Gaelic) as a language for credit.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zs5YA7g7HKs&list=UUGoiEOv3Z-SreK3oKGriUcw&index=1&feature=plcp
Labels: gaeilge, Gaelic, Hebrew, Irish language, Meiriceá Thuaidh, North America, OLBI, Ottawa
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