No, I think more people speak welsh than Irish, because a recent survey was done in Ireland (3 years ago) out out 4 million people than live in Ireland, only 1000 people speak Irish at home or as the Irish would say "gaeilge"!
Don’t forget the people speaking it in Y Wladfa! http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/newyddion/newsid_2559000/2559781.stm And while Irish people in exile seldom seem to want to speak Irish Gaelic, the Welsh keep it up. I was surprised to find a thriving Welsh speaking church in Melbourne, for example, and pleased to help host a Welsh male choir from Canada while in Grand Cayman.
No, I think more people speak welsh than Irish, because a recent survey was done in Ireland (3 years ago) out out 4 million people than live in Ireland, only 1000 people speak Irish at home or as the Irish would say "gaeilge"!
Far more people speak Welsh than either scottish or irish gaelic
Don’t forget the people speaking it in Y Wladfa! http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/newyddion/newsid_2559000/2559781.stm And while Irish people in exile seldom seem to want to speak Irish Gaelic, the Welsh keep it up. I was surprised to find a thriving Welsh speaking church in Melbourne, for example, and pleased to help host a Welsh male choir from Canada while in Grand Cayman.