The 20-Year Strategy for the Irish Language and the Irish Speaking Communities: an Ethnographic Investigation

Authors

  • Pilar Luz Rodrigues Waterford Institute of Technology, Ireland.
  • James Cuffe

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37389/abei.v19i1.3508

Abstract

This study examines the impact of the ‘20-Year Strategy for the
Irish Language 2010-2030’. This policy works toward the promotion and
revival of Irish language usage in Ireland, particularly in the Gaeltacht (Irish
speaking) regions. The research aims at ascertaining how this policy has been received by the population and assessing its effects, so far, on Irish speaking communities. Taking an ethnographic approach, the research involved participant observation and interviews conducted at twelve sites covering a variety of locations, including villages, towns and islands located in the seven Gaeltacht regions. Initial findings show the heterogeneous character of Irishspeaking regions problematic for centrally imposed policy.

Author Biographies

  • Pilar Luz Rodrigues, Waterford Institute of Technology, Ireland.

    Pilar Luz Rodrigues is a Research Fellow of the Moral Foundations of Economy & Society Research Centre on a PhD scholarship investigating the socio-cultural effects of Irish economic policy in Ireland based in Waterford Institute of Technology, Ireland.

  • James Cuffe

    James Cuffe is a Lecturer in the Department of Sociology & Criminology at University College Cork, Ireland and General Editor of the Irish Journal of Anthropology.

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Published

2017-11-17

Issue

Vol. 19 (2017): ABEI Journal 19

Section

Articles

How to Cite

Rodrigues, P. L., & Cuffe, J. (2017). The 20-Year Strategy for the Irish Language and the Irish Speaking Communities: an Ethnographic Investigation. ABEI Journal, 19, 123-130. https://doi.org/10.37389/abei.v19i1.3508