The Irish Language decline and revival

When was the oldest evidence of written Irish?

• 3rd century
• 4th century
• 5th century
• 6th century

When did the Irish begin to decline?

• 1400s
• 1500s
• 1600s
• 1700s

What happened the Irish language?

• Irish people decided they prefereed English
• The Irish government banned Irish
• The British government banned Irish
• The British forced the Irish to speak English

What happened in 1695?

• Penal Laws
• The Famine
• The Book of Kells was written
• The Irish Free State

Who began the cultural revival?

• William Butler Yeats
• Douglas Hyde
• Sean O' Casey
• Daniel O Connell

Where are the Gaeltacht areas in Ireland?

• Dublin, Meath, Donegal
• Meath, Kerry, Waterford
• Cork, Mayo, Wexford
• Galway, Donegal, Dublin

What is Údarás na Gaeltachta?

• The Gaeltacht Authority
• The Gaeltacht Association
• The Gaeltacht Revival
• The Gaeltacht language

When did TG4 begin?

• 1990s
• 1980s
• 2000s
• 1970s

How many people in Ireland could read and speak Irish in 2011?

• 20%
• 30%
• 40%
• 50%

When was Irish made an official langauge of the European Union?

• 2004
• 1997
• 2007
• 1994