Ceantar na nOileán

Ceantar na nOileán is an Irish-speaking district in the West of County Galway. There are about 2,000 people living in the area, located 56 km west of Galway city.

In 2016, 71.7% (1,474) of the population aged 3 years and over spoke Irish daily outside the education system.^[1]

The islands are connected by a bridge to the mainland. The main islands are Leitir Móir, Garmna and Leitir Mealláin. The area is rich in Irish language and culture.^[2]

Economy

Tourism and fishing are the main sources of revenue. The land is poor and the people have always had a strong bond with sea.^[tone] Seaweed farming was important in the past on all of the islands especially for the production of iodine.

References

^ "Irish Language and the Gaeltacht - CSO - Central Statistics Office". Retrieved 4 April 2018.
^ "Aspects of Education in the Gaeltacht". muintearas.com/. Archived from the original on 29 January 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2012.

External links

Ceantar na nOilean stats

Gaeltacht

Gaeltachtaí

Ulster

Gaeltacht Thír Conaill (Donegal)	[[The Rosses\|Na Rosa]] [[Gweedore\|Gaoth Dobhair]] [[Cloughaneely\|Cloch Cheann Fhaola]] Gaeltacht an Láir

Connacht

Gaeltacht na Gaillimhe (Galway)	[[Galway City Gaeltacht\|Gaeltacht Chathair na Gaillimhe]] Cois Fharraige Conamara Theas [[Joyce Country\|Dúiche Sheoigheach]] [[Aran Islands\|Oileáin Árann]] Ceantar na nOileán
Gaeltacht Chontae Mhaigh Eo (Mayo)	Gaeltacht Iorrais agus Acaill

Munster

Gaeltacht Chontae Chiarraí (Kerry)	Gaeltacht Corca Dhuibhne [[Iveragh Peninsula\|Gaeltacht Uíbh Ráthach]]
Gaeltacht Chontae Chorcaí (Cork)	[[Muskerry\|Múscraí]] [[Cape Clear Island\|Oileán Chléire]]
Gaeltacht na nDéise (Waterford)	[[Ring, County Waterford\|Rinn Ó gCuanach]] [[Old Parish\|An tSean Phobal]]