Saoirse wrote:
Bhí an-díoma orm nuair a bhíomar sa Daingean i rith na seachtaine mar ní raibh Gaeilge ar bith ar na biachláir nó ar na fógraí timpeall na háite ach amháin na comharthaí bóthair oifigiúla. (spelling?)
Thosaigh gach freastalaí i mBéarla ach leanamar ar aghaidh i nGaeilge agus tháinig siad ar ais i nGaeilge. Bhí sé an-ait. Tá Gaeilge ag alán daoine nó cuid dóibh ann, ach níl aon 'evidence?' sna fógraí srl.
So back to the title of the thread... There's feck all Gaeilge to see sa Daingean; they might as well call it Dingle and be done with it and hand back any grants they get for being in the Gaeltacht....
Aon tuairimí eile?
I totally agree. I've often said Dingle (as that's what they want to call it) should be kicked out of the Gaeltacht.
I believe the rural areas around the town do have a lot of Irish speakers and deserve the Gaeltacht status.