Origins of Irish-medium Education: The Dynamic Core of Language Revitalisation in Northern Ireland

Learning Irish amid controversy: how the Irish Language Act debate has impacted learners of Irish in Belfast

“…Many grassroots initiatives contributed to raising the profile of Irish in the North, and encouraging speakers and learners to use the language. The Shaws Road Gaeltacht was established in 1969 by local families as a means of raising their families through Irish (Nig Uidhir 2006), leading to further developments for the language including the opening of schools, leading to mainstream Irish immersion schools (Maguire 1991;Ó Baoill 2007). The founding of Irish cultural centres in Belfast and Derry and the emergence of various community organisations (Mitchell and Miller 2019) with a focus on Irish language and culture sought to reclaim the place of Irish in society and its role in everyday life.…”

Ag plé le haincheisteanna measúnaithe i suíomhanna luathbhlianta Gaelscolaíochta

“…Is fada fás na Gaelscolaíochta ó thuaidh ó 1971 ar aghaidh aitheanta ag lucht taighde (Garland et al 2010;Maguire 1991;Ó Baoill 2007). Glactar le síniú Chomhaontú Aoine an Chéasta 1998 mar thús phróiseas athraithe san earnáil, athrú 'from being a marginal (and perhaps marginalised) element in the education system to being a stable and full partner in that system' (Peover 2002: 125).…”

Content-based language teaching: Convergent concerns across divergent contexts

“…Arnau, 2000), Basque immersion in Spain (Cenoz, 2008), and Irish immersion in Ireland (e.g. Ó Baoill, 2007). Many such immersion programs are often identified simply as programs taught through the medium of a given language, such as Gaelicmedium schools in Scotland or Irish-medium schools in Ireland.…”