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Originally Posted by Uncle Robin
Though in my defence, Ireland has embraced the revival of its indigenous language with more vigor than NZ, making it seem more Irish, and a bit less militantly English. If the NZ Head of State and/or Government were to be given Māori titles the was Ireland has given its Irish ones, the howls of outrage would be heard from Dublin.  |
You lost me.
But even in the 1950s compared to Israel the revival of Irish is a disaster. Today not ONE Irish local council does its meetings in Irish. Wales is more successful. There are Welsh councils that use Welsh.
Irish people themselves suppressed Irish in the 18th and 19th C in the belief that being Native English speakers would be more advantageous. Irish names have revived. But the Irish language is dying. There are more native Polish speakers here.
Ireland (The Republic)
English speaking Radio: 1922
Irish speaking radio: 1972
Ireland watched UK TV from 1950 approximately. Local TV started 31st December 1961. Mostly in English,
Irish Language TV in 1996!
Welsh TV in 1982 (S4C). But the BBC had Welsh before that and it was always replaced by the test card in Northern Ireland, except for the Annual Eisteddfod. Though once cut by accident in BBC Belfast. The Irish Language Radio and TV was added in NI on local transmitters after the 1998 GFA!