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Irish Language: Schools
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In areas outside the traditional Gaeltacht, where standard Irish was learnt in schools, this has become the "dialect" of learners of the language. What has been called "Dublin Irish" or "Gaelscoil Irish" has ... arisen, that is Irish heavily influenced by English. English idioms are translated directly, e.g. "Tabhair suas" for Give up when the verb "Lig" should be used. English grammar is sometimes used straight when not applicable to Irish. Often, when the speaker doesn't know a word, the English will be substituted, sometimes with "-áil" affixed. "-áil" is generally an ending for the verbal noun of a verb, but when added to an English word, this becomes the stem, e.g. vótáil (to vote).
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Irish has been considered a live language from its origins up to the 19th century. From that moment on, it unfortunately went through a period of decline, and only Enlish was seen as the language of the future. Also political leadres, such as O'Connel, suported this idea of Irish as a minority language and Irish was finalle banned from National schools. Things got worse when the country was stricken by the Great Famine, which hit a great number of Irish speakers.
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Liam worked in his official capacity as a clerk during the day and laboured at night for the Irish language cause. It is believed that pressure of work was a contributory cause of his untimely death. He was instrumental in founding the Inchicore Branch of the Conradh and both he and Arthur Griffith attended the inaugural meeting in Goldenbridge school in 1900. Railwaymen at Inchicore Works with an interest in the language would have been members of this branch: these included William, later Counsellor, Partridge who had great difficulty learning Irish despite a number of unsuccessful attempts. He was a fitter in Inchicore and a staunch supporter of the National Insurance Bill of 1911. He was later to be dismissed for refusing to retract a letter criticising the nepotism and sectarianism of the Works management.
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The Irish language is a compulsory subject in government funded schools in the Republic of Ireland and has been so since the early days of the state. While many students learn Irish well through the Irish school system, and develop a healthy respect for it, many other students find it difficult or are taught it poorly by unmotivated teachers; these students' attitudes toward Irish tend to range from apathy to hostility.
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