WebOld Irish, also called Old Gaelic (Goídelc; Ogham: ᚌᚑᚔᚇᚓᚂᚉ; Irish: Sean-Ghaeilge; Scottish Gaelic: Seann-Ghàidhlig; Manx: Shenn Yernish or Shenn Ghaelg), is the oldest form of the Goidelic/Gaelic language for which there are extensive written texts. It was used from c. 600 to c. 900. The main contemporary texts are dated c. 700–850; by 900 the language had …

WebOn 14 July 2003, the Uachtarán (president) signed the Official Languages Act 2003 into law. This was the first time the provision of state services through Irish had the support of law. The office of An Coimisinéir Teanga (The Language Commissioner) was established under the Official Languages Act as an independent statutory office operating as an …

WebThe Old Firm is the collective name for the Scottish football clubs Celtic and Rangers, which are both based in Glasgow. The two clubs are by far the most successful and popular in Scotland, and the rivalry between them has become deeply embedded in Scottish culture. ... (Loyalist and Republican), national identity (British or Irish Scots), and ...

WebOld Church Slavonic or Old Slavonic (/ s l ə ˈ v ɒ n ɪ k, s l æ ˈ-/) was the first Slavic literary language.. Historians credit the 9th-century Byzantine missionaries Saints Cyril and Methodius with standardizing the language and using it in translating the Bible and other Ancient Greek ecclesiastical texts as part of the Christianization of the Slavs. It is thought …

WebOjibwe / oʊ ˈ dʒ ɪ b w eɪ /, also known as Ojibwa / oʊ ˈ dʒ ɪ b w ə /, Ojibway, Otchipwe, Ojibwemowin, or Anishinaabemowin, is an indigenous language of North America of the Algonquian language family. The language is characterized by a series of dialects that have local names and frequently local writing systems.There is no single dialect that is …

WebThe Irish language, however, remained the dominant language of Irish literature until the nineteenth century, despite a slow decline which began in the seventeenth century with the expansion of English power. ... After the Old Irish period, there is a vast range of poetry from medieval and Renaissance times. By degrees the Irish created a ...

WebShelta (/ ˈ ʃ ɛ l t ə /; Irish: Seiltis) is a language spoken by Rilantu Mincéirí (Irish Travellers), particularly in Ireland and the United Kingdom. It is widely known as the Cant, to its native speakers in Ireland as De Gammon, and to the linguistic community as Shelta. It was often used as a cryptolect to exclude outsiders from comprehending conversations between …

WebThe standard Spanish language is also called Castilian in its original variant, and in order to distinguish it from other languages native to parts of Spain, such as Galician, Catalan, Basque, etc. In its earliest documented form, and up through approximately the 15th century, the language is customarily called Old Spanish.From approximately the 16th century on, …

WebOld Sock is the nineteenth solo studio album by Eric Clapton. It includes the two new compositions " Gotta Get Over " and " Every Little Thing ", as well as covers. Several notable musicians were involved in the album, including Steve Winwood , …

WebConnacht Irish (Irish: Gaeilge Chonnacht) is the dialect of the Irish language spoken in the province of Connacht. Gaeltacht regions in Connacht are found in Counties Mayo (notably Tourmakeady, Achill Island and Erris) and Galway (notably in parts of Connemara and on the Aran Islands).Connacht Irish is also spoken in the Meath Gealtacht Ráth …