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Irish is alternatively known as Irish Gaelic. It is a Goidelic language that belongs to the Indo-European language family. It originated in Ireland and at present it is spoken in the country by a small percentage of the Irish population. Geographically, the language is mostly used in the Gaeltacht areas. It also serves as a significant symbolic role for the Irish state and is employed by various forms of media throughout the country. It has been designated as the first language of the Republic of Ireland and also serves as the first official language. Northern Ireland has declared it as an official minority language. The following are a few important facts related to the Irish language.

• There are about 20,000 to 80,000 native Irish speakers. Since it is taught as a compulsory subject in the schools of Republic of Ireland, there are considerable numbers of users of Irish as a second language. Approximately, there are over 1.6 million competent Irish speakers all over the world.

• Irish is spoken in a number of dialectical variations which are distinct from each other. The dialects can be broadly categorized according to three regions. These regions are Munster, Connacht and Ulster.

• There are substantial differences between the dialects of the above three regions. This makes it difficult for speakers of different dialects to converse with each other. Due to the same reason there have been frequent difficulties in the creation of a standard Irish language.  

• The most challenging aspects of Irish to English and English to Irish translation are the facts that Irish differs significantly from English in terms of initial consonant mutations, word order which the Verb Subject Object convention and orthography. The Irish syntax also has a distinct feature called copula.

•  Written Irish can appear significantly difficult to people who are not familiar with it. However in reality it is quite straightforward.

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