Ulster Irish

Ulster Irish
Donegal Irish • Ulster Gaelic
Gaeilg Uladh
Pronunciation[ˈɡeːlʲəc ˌʊlˠuː]
EthnicityIrish
Early forms
Dialects
Latin (Irish alphabet)
Irish Braille
Language codes
ISO 639-1ga
ISO 639-2gle
ISO 639-3gle
Glottologdone1238
Percentage of population in each administrative area (Counties in Republic of Ireland and District council areas in Northern Ireland) in Ulster who can speak Irish.
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Ulster Irish (endonym: Gaeilg Uladh, Standard Irish: Gaeilge Uladh) is the variety of Irish spoken in the province of Ulster. It "occupies a central position in the Gaelic world made up of Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man".[1] Ulster Irish thus has much in common with Scottish Gaelic and Manx. Within Ulster there have historically been two main sub-dialects: West Ulster and East Ulster. The Western dialect is spoken in parts of County Donegal and once was spoken in parts of neighbouring counties, hence the name 'Donegal Irish'. The Eastern dialect was spoken in most of the rest of Ulster and northern parts of counties Louth and Meath.[1]

  1. ^ a b Ó Duibhín 1997, pp. 15–16.