Ireland History – Northern Irish History Belfast Dublin

For twenty years Feineas presided over Seanair, until his younger son Niul had become acquainted with the several languages. Then he returned to Scythia, and there estab¬lished other schools. These he placed under Gaedheal son of Eathor, whom he commanded " to arrange and regulate the Gaelic language." From this Gaedheal the Gaelic tongue takes [...]

Above : St. Columbanus The introduction of Christianity had a profound influence on the Gaelic language. The culture of the new religion, accompanied by the increased use of writing, created a new technical vocabulary. New words had to be created for the new worship and its ritual, its clergy, and its churches, and these were, [...]