Antrim Irish Explained

Antrim Irish
Nativename:Gaedhilge[1]
Ethnicity:Irish people
Extinct:February 1983 (Rathlin Dialect)[2]
Familycolor:Indo-European
Fam2:Celtic
Fam3:Insular Celtic
Fam4:Goidelic
Fam5:Irish
Fam6:Ulster Irish
Ancestor:Primitive Irish
Ancestor2:Old Irish
Ancestor3:Middle Irish
Ancestor4:Early Modern Irish
Ancestor5:Ulster Irish
Dia1:Rathlin Island [3] Glens
Script:Latin (Irish alphabet)
Irish Braille
Imagescale:1.45
Also Known As:East Ulster Irish

The Antrim Dialect is an extinct dialect of Irish formerly spoken in County Antrim until its extinction in February 1983 following the death of Séamus Bhriain Mac Amhlaig.[4] [5]

Since it survived into the 20th century it is well attested such as the Doegen Recordings.[6]

References

  1. Web site: East Ulster Gaelic – A Forgotten Dialect – Language Volcano . Languagevolcano . 2016-07-12 . 2023-04-21.
  2. Web site: Ultach . Ultach . 2023-04-21.
  3. Web site: Rathlin and Glens Irish: The Irish Language in Rathlin Island . Rathlingaelic.blogspot.com . 2023-04-21.
  4. Web site: Language . Feis na nGleann . 2023-04-21.
  5. Web site: Lament for Seamus 'Bhriain' Mac Amhlaigh . 12 February 2006 .
  6. Web site: The Doegen Records Web Project . Doegen.ie . 2023-04-21.