page_title: Baile Ghib
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Baile Ghib / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Giving way to Irish in the Baile Ghib Gaeltacht The Baile Ghib or Gibbstown Gaeltacht was originally an area settled by families relocated from poor districts in the west of Ireland in the 1930's. Along with nearby Rath Cairn, it gained official Gaeltacht status in 1967.
context_page_description: Baile Ghib is a small Gaeltacht in County Meath, Ireland. It and one other village, Ráth Cairn, make up the Meath Gaeltacht. The Meath Gaeltacht has 1,591 inhabitants, representing 2% of the total population of Ireland's Gaeltachtaí. The Meath Gaeltacht encompasses a geographical area of 44 square kilometres, representing 1% of the land area of the Gaeltacht. By contrast, the county town of Navan, 8 kilometres from Baile Ghib, has a population of over 20,000.
context_section_description: The Baile Ghib Gaeltacht was founded in 1937, when Irish-speaking families were moved from Gaeltachts on the west coast of Ireland under the Land Commission. Baile Ailin (English: Allenstown) was established nearby at the same time as Baile Ghib, but proved less successful, with most of its inhabitants moving away. Each family received a house, 22 acres, farm animals and farm implements in exchange for land and property in their native county. Baile Ghib was eventually given official Gaeltacht status, along with Ráth Cairn, in 1967.
  Today, Baile Ghib has a GAA club (Bhulf Tón CLG), a village hall, a shop, a church, and a gaelscoil (primary school).
caption: Irish-language road sign on a road junction in the southeast of Baile Ghib
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