Torin Russell
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Mimimomo35 :
TL;DR The English
2026-09-14 17:57:01
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bikezzz :
as a Welshman who is proud to be able to speak Welsh I hope one day all my Celtic cousins will be able to speak there mother tongue
2026-09-14 16:37:22
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probablycian :
extremely pleasantly surprised to see a decent vid on Ireland and Irish from abroad, let alone an American
2026-09-14 16:07:01
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Darren 🇮🇪 :
Our current gov are a disgrace, spending less than ANY previous on our native language! only 6% go to Irish speaking schools. where Welsh speaking schools 29% with policy to reach 40%.
2026-09-14 20:08:00
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cutedoge81 :
There are areas in Ireland where Irish is the only language spoken, though they are few, small, and far between.
2026-09-14 15:49:13
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Lali :
That was super interesting. Thank you from a descendant of Irish speakers from Mayo.
2026-09-16 08:31:06
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AlastairSC :
The revival worked differently in Wales and Ireland. Wales uses it in mainstream media, parliament, and business, so children learning it have places to see and hear it everyday. Ireland did the schools bit only. It's not used much in most of society. It's not used in parliament, only a token amount. It's not used in mainstream media, apart from a token amount - there's an Irish radio and TV channel instead. It's not used in business. Only schools. So apart from a few enthusiasts, most people have schoolboy Irish and don't have the words for a conversation that isn't quite simple. Lip service only.
2026-09-14 22:49:56
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Ciorstan :
Great vid. When it comes to Scotland, it's pronounced "gah-lick" not "gay-lick" :)
2026-09-14 20:25:21
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stonez stonemasonry :
My grandmother used to get severely whipped for speaking Welsh.
2026-09-14 21:19:41
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Number1H8r :
Wales also didn’t suffer as much as the Irish - they didn’t lose half their population to a famine and migration. The Welsh were allowed to participate in their government and political rule, whereas the Irish were not. Their country was not partitioned into two separate states. They didn’t have to fight a war of independence. The circumstances between these two countries are not alike. Ireland suffered far more than Wales ever did.
2026-09-15 13:37:14
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🇮🇪oneconor-YNWA :
In Ireland, with increasing national self confidence, speaking Irish is starting to become a badge of honour for people outside the Gaeltachts too. Irish language schools are sought after but still relatively rare. I personally wish we had a school system like in Luxembourg. Ideally Irish in primary school as the universal language of instruction, with a switch to English later.
2026-09-15 13:21:11
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wedontknoweachother :
I'd also give some credit to the eisteddfod - currently the largest cultural festival in europe and has apparently been going for 800 years, all in welsh with very prestigious prizes for poetry etc.
2026-09-14 20:21:37
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50shades of Brady :
I’m Irish and love my native tongue but I wish it spoke more at home and locally
2026-09-15 21:32:12
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El Pablo Seshcabar :
Isle of Man mentioned!! 🇮🇲🇮🇲. I was a Manx fluent speaker but unfortunately lost a lot of it simply because after I left school I didn’t have opportunities to use Manx in my day to day life. Manx, Irish and Scottish are so close that when I met a Scottish speaker I understood ≈80% without much effort of thinking; Irish was a bit more difficult but I was able to understand the general gist. When I met a Welsh speaker it was like Martian haha
2026-09-16 06:50:12
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Oliver :
Cymru am byth 🏴
2026-09-15 22:16:02
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Late-Blooming Gaeilgeoir :
While the Welsh have been far more successful in their language revitalisation it’s not true to say there aren’t areas where Irish is the primary community language.
2026-09-15 06:39:03
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Claire Vaughan109 :
Annibyniaeth!
2026-09-15 09:09:23
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Hi, It’s Lucee :
I do think the overlooking of Welsh language suppression in this video does overlook how hard we worked to keep the language alive. We also were banned from speaking it in school and public life and children were beaten in school for speaking it. You couldn’t work in government positions if you spoke Welsh. All similar things in Ireland (barring the famine) so it’s interesting to consider
2026-09-15 14:09:41
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rorydixon92 :
Very good video! Also worth noting the Welsh education system where every family has the choice to send their child to a Welsh language school or an English language school!
2026-09-14 16:28:32
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P :
Very insightful! It’s surprising how Irish & Welsh opposition to English language has so many parallels to Ukrainian & Belarusian vs russian language. Belarusian is in a very similar situation to Irish. It would be great to see your video about this.
2026-09-15 12:13:40
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Pol :
I would love for all our primary and secondary schools to be only taught through Irish.
2026-09-14 22:28:51
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Kingbruffbruff :
That’s interesting. Those anti language things you mentioned that happened in Ireland also happened in Wales tho. Henry 8 - Wales and English law became - just English law. English was the language of the courts and administration so until recently you could not deal with govt institutions in Wales unless you spoke English.The Victorians prohibited the speaking of Welsh in the classroom - The Welsh Not - so Welsh children were also physically punished in the classroom. The politics of the Welsh language - Cymdeithais yr Iaith - Came about mid last century - because the Welsh language actually was in danger of dying out completely. Industrial areas of South Wales were English speaking. English was the language of industry and wealth and management. The Welsh tv channel - bilingual signposts - was campaigned for because Welsh was dying. Having the Eisteddfod which is such a big deal in all of Cymru really helped. I think the fact that Welsh speakers weren’t catholics meant the Methodist movement - Chapels and their place in the centre of the communituy are such a big deal in Wales -wasn’t seen as the enemy in the samre way the Catholic Church was. As a point of interest, my English family moved to Wales in 1973 when I was about two. We lived in a small village in Eryri (Gwynedd) and the primary school in the village was a Welsh speaking school and I learnt Welsh in the same way I learnt English - I just picked it up. English families would often move into the area. For their children who went to school it was seen as essential that they learnt Welsh as quickly as possible so they could take part fully in School life . This wasnt the case all over Wales. would
2026-09-14 22:49:29
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quru100 :
Didn’t expect to login and see you talking about Irish but a great summary! Over the last few years Irish has become “cool” in a way I’ve never seen before. Kneecap are controversial but have genuinely done more for the language than most. A lot of adults I know have taken up lessons and Irish language schools are really popular, there are Irish language campsites at music festivals. When I was younger it was a boring stuffy subject in school, hopefully it can keep riding the trendy wave and make a comeback
2026-09-14 21:30:38
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Greg :
Welsh isnt shrinking in total number of speakers
2026-09-14 15:44:36
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@FoxtrotRomeo25 🇮🇪 :
Never thought I'd see a roadsign from my wife's hometown of Killorglin on one of your excellent videos, Torin! 👏👏👍😎
2026-09-14 17:07:19
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