Irish language
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Irish is a language spoken in Ireland. Irish is a Celtic language. This means that Irish is similar to Scottish Gaelic and Welsh. People who speak Irish can understand some Scottish Gaelic. They do not understand Welsh, though.
Hundreds of years ago, everybody in Ireland could speak Irish. There were great poets who wrote in Irish. Their poems became the songs of the people. People told stories about the heroes of old times. Many of the poems were about them.
Today, Ireland is the official language of the Republic of Ireland but is not spoken by most Irish people.