Irish language tuition with Eo Feasa.
Most Irish people profess a love for the language and many know it quite well.
Successive waves of invasion by Vikings, Normans, and English brought new languages into the island but the native population were still predominantly Irish-speaking in the 17th Century. This sad history had a devastating effect on the traditional Irish-speaking community which was gradually forced to abandon the speaking of Irish until today the use of Irish as a first language or mothertongue has been almost totally replaced by English except in the Gaeltacht areas, where Irish is still the public community language and the preferred language of many homes. Bilinguals Outside the Gaeltacht there are bilingual families in many areas throughout the country who use Irish in their homes as much as they can and their number is increasing as the spread of Irish medium schools shows. In addition to those who actually use Irish there are numerous individuals who could if the opportunity arose speak Irish fluently having been reared in the Gaeltacht or having learnt it well at school. The late 19th and 20th Centuries saw a determined effort at the preservation and revival of the Irish language with considerable success.