the Gaeltacht
noun/ðə ˈɡeɪltəxt/
/ðə ˈɡeɪltəxt/
- the region of Ireland where Gaelic is spoken by a large part of the populationWord OriginIrish, earlier Gaedhealtacht, from Gaedheal ‘Gael’ + tacht ‘talk, speech’.
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