Post by Ptarmigan on May 11, 2008 22:20:21 GMT
Feis na nGleann
The Irish language was spoken universally in the glens and Rathlin Island up until the 1850s, making it one of the last Gaeltacht areas in Ulster.
Spoken Irish suffered as a result of the Antrim Coast Road being established in the 1850s, bringing with it trade and the English language.
English was no stranger to the area, with the 17th century plantation introducing the language as well as Scots Gaelic and the dialect Lallans.
Feis na nGleann
Spoken Irish suffered as a result of the Antrim Coast Road being established in the 1850s, bringing with it trade and the English language.
English was no stranger to the area, with the 17th century plantation introducing the language as well as Scots Gaelic and the dialect Lallans.
Feis na nGleann