Irish Language

In this Celtic Symbols blog we will be exploring, among many other things, Celtic languages. When you think of Celtic symbols, you may think of things like Celtic knots and spirals and we will certainly be discussing those too –and their application in art, jewelry and tattoos. However, languages are also based on symbols. In fact, language is the most common form of symbolism we use in everyday life.

There are many Celtic languages. Celtic languages are a distinct family of language (like Germanic and Latin languages), and part of the larger Indo-European classification of languages. They are not spoken by many people, but they are not dead languages either. There are people working to keep them alive. There are also Celtic musicians who keep the languages alive by singing in traditional Irish, Scottish, Welsh and other Celtic tongues.

This video is the first in a series of tutorials in Irish. I will not post all of them. If you are interested, you can find them on Youtube. There are other resources for Celtic languages as well.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSgwrCdOXdw