Are you more likely to hear Welsh spoken in Cardiff than Irish spoken in Dublin?

10 Comments

1. Orla C says:

   October 25, 2009 at 6:16 pm

   Very much so. You’re more likely to hear Irish spoken in Galway than Dublin.
2. dubzson says:

   October 25, 2009 at 6:16 pm

   I don’t know but I do know that us dubs don’t speak Irish at all so yeah probably
3. Puzzledirishgirl says:

   October 25, 2009 at 6:16 pm

   I don’t know how much Welsh the Welsh speak but probably. Its kinda sad more people don’t speak Irish. Its on the up but not enough.
4. christina c says:

   October 25, 2009 at 6:16 pm

   well,my dad was born and raised some where in County Donagel. it’s my understanding that most of the gaelic that you will hear is still spoken there than elsewhere in Ireland. elsewhere you will hear only english. so i would have to say that it is a safe bet that you will hear more welsh spoken in cardiff than gaelic in Dublin. that’s a shame. the gaelic is a beautiful language that i understand is dying out in Ireland.
5. 100% irish says:

   October 25, 2009 at 6:16 pm

   well people in dublin and most of ireland don’t speak any irish but everyone learns it in school!!! but you would hear irish in the gaeltacths- some areas in ireland like conamara in county galway where people communitcate with each other through irish all the time!
6. Not the real Podge and Rodge! says:

   October 25, 2009 at 6:16 pm

   It depends. How much Welsh is spoken in Caerdydd?
   Cos there isn’t a word of Irish spoken in Dublin, apart from the Gaelghoir mafia……..
7. Misty Blue says:

   October 25, 2009 at 6:16 pm

   Sorry to disappoint everyone but I have three sons(Donegal men),fluent gaeilge speakers and they have stacks of gaeilge speaking mates and they all live in Doobla.That’s the problem you see,they only speak it amongst themselves so’s the West Brits don’t know what they’re saying.Crafty eh?
8. Flabby says:

   October 25, 2009 at 6:16 pm

   Only 11% of people in Cardiff speak Welsh but I don’t know how much people speak Irish in Dublin so I don’t know :S
9. Cailin Ceilteach says:

   October 25, 2009 at 6:16 pm

   Yes unfortunately, however I speak Irish whenever I can and even though most people can’t reply in Irish they understand. But! Us Celts will rise again!
10. Priscilla Duck says:

    October 25, 2009 at 6:16 pm

    I was in an antique bookshop on Saturday in Dublin and the shop owner and his assistant (possibly daughter) were speaking ‘as Gaeilge’ with a customer. It was lovely, but only the second time in my life that I’ve heard Irish spoken in Dublin (outside of an educational context), and I lived in Dublin for over eight years.