Taisce na Tuaithe. TG4

[Denn Forever]

Did anyone see this last night?  Caught the end of it when they were talking about Native irish speakers in Tyrone up to 50 years ago.  Never knew that the Irish language survived outside of the Gaeltachts up to that recently. 

[seafoid]

This map shows what would have been classed as a Gaeltacht under the current rules in 1926. There was a pocket in South Armagh as well

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gaeltacht_1926.jpg

[Denn Forever]

http://www.iftn.ie/?act1=record&only=1&aid=73&rid=4282694&tpl=archnewshome&force=1

this webpage gives a summary of the programmes.