Why is the Gaelic language dying out?
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The Irish language was the main language here until the normals invaded. In overtime english settlers wiped out the language and culture, killing all those who opposed their rules. They banned Catholicism, as well as schools at one point. The famine of 1845-1849 wiped out almost 3/4 of the population finishing off the language. The Gaelic revival in the early 19th century managed to rediscover the language and culture but not to the same extent as before. The main language of the country slowly became English, and even town names changed to occupier translations. While most areas lost the language as people died due to famine, poor living conditions or death at crown hands some Gaeltacht areas in the west and south retained the language. In 1922 the Irish free state reinstalled the language and culture in national education
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