Celtic languages
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The Celtic languages are a branch of the Indo-European language family, descended from the hypothetical Proto-Celtic language. The term Celtic was first used to describe this language group by Edward
The second of the four Botorrita plaques. The third plaque is the longest text discovered in any ancient Celtic language. However, this plaque is inscribed in Latin script.
Irish language
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Irish, also known as Irish Gaelic or simply Gaelic, is a Celtic language within the Indo-European language family native to the Irish people and indigenous to the island of Ireland. It was the first l
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…born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood. Irish: Saolaítear gach duine den chine daonna saor agus comhionann i ndínit agus i gcearta. Tá bua an réasúin agus an choinsiasa acu agus ba cheart dóibh…
The distribution of the Irish language in 1871
Bilingual sign in Grafton Street, Dublin
Bilingual road signs in Creggs, County Galway
A sign for the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure in Northern Ireland, in English, Irish and Ulster Scots