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Conference tallis::celt

Title:Celt Notefile
Moderator:TALLIS::DARCY
Created:Wed Feb 19 1986
Last Modified:Tue Jun 03 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1632
Total number of notes:20523

548.0. "Language Stats" by VOGON::WALTERS () Fri Apr 07 1989 14:15

    
    Can any gaelg�ir suggest an official source that would give
    me accurate statistics about the current use of Gaelic in
    Eire?

    
    Regards,

    Colin

    PS What does "Sl�inte 'gus go n-eirigh an b�thar leat" mean?
    
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548.1TranslationREFINE::FARRELLThe Hacker. DTN 235-8164Fri Apr 07 1989 17:4411
Re: -1


>>    PS What does "Sl�inte 'gus   go n-eirigh an b�thar leat"   mean?
    
		   "Bye,     and   may the road rise to meet you"

That's not literal, but it is the meaning.

Bernard.
548.2Bord na GaeilgeGAOV08::JCREANPay peanuts, get monkeysSat Apr 08 1989 07:027
    A place you could try.....
    
    	Bord na Gaeilge
    	7 Ceranog Muirfean
    	DUBLIN 2
    	 Ireland.
    
548.3The Irish Language - M�irtin � Murch�VLNVAX::MDLYONSMichael D. Lyons DTN 297-5911Tue Apr 11 1989 19:335
    	....Try "The Irish Language" by M�irtin � Murch�, published
    by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Bord na Gaeilge.
    
    	It has a discussion of the number of Irish speakers both
    in the past and present.