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Irish language Irish (Standard Irish: ), also known as Irish Gaelic or simply Gaelic ( ), is a Celtic language of the Indo-European language family. It is a member of the Goidelic languages of the Insular Celtic sub branch of the family and is indigenous ...
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Des Bishop Desmond Bishop (born 12 November 1975) is an American - Irish comedian. He was brought up in New York and moved to Ireland at the age of 14. He primarily resides there. Early life Bishop attended St. Francis Preparatory School in the Fresh M ...
* Blink * Luka Bloom * Ross Breen *
Moya Brennan Moya Brennan (born Máire Philomena Ní Bhraonáin on 4 August 1952), also known as Máire Brennan, is an Irish folk singer, songwriter, harpist, and philanthropist. She is the sister of the musical artist known as Enya. She began performing pr ...
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Kate Bush Catherine Bush (born 30 July 1958) is an English singer, songwriter, record producer, and dancer. Bush began writing songs at age 11. She was signed to EMI Records after David Gilmour of Pink Floyd helped produce a demo tape. In 1978, at the ...
* Paddy Casey *
The Chieftains The Chieftains were a traditional Irish folk band formed in Dublin in 1962, by Paddy Moloney, Seán Potts and Michael Tubridy. Their sound, which is almost entirely instrumental and largely built around uilleann pipes, has become synonymous w ...
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Clannad Clannad () were an Irish band formed in 1970 in Gweedore, County Donegal, by siblings , and (Moya) (in English, Brennan) and their twin uncles Noel and (Duggan). They have adopted various musical styles throughout their history. Beginn ...
* Clann Zú * The Coronas * The Corrs * Máirtín de Cógáin * Delorentos * Damien Dempsey * Janet Devlin * Tadhg Mac Dhonnagáin * The Saw Doctors *
The Dubliners The Dubliners () were an Folk music of Ireland, Irish folk band founded in Dublin in 1962 as The Ronnie Drew Ballad Group, named after its founding member; they subsequently renamed themselves The Dubliners. The line-up saw many changes in pers ...
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Enya Eithne Pádraigín Ní Bhraonáin (born 17 May 1961; anglicised as Enya Patricia Brennan) known mononymously as Enya, is an Irish singer and composer. With an estimated equivalent of over 80 million albums sold worldwide, Enya is the best-selli ...
* Fontaines D.C. * Órla Fallon * The Fuchsia Band * Dingle White Females * Fiach * The Hothouse Flowers *
The Frames The Frames are an Irish rock band based in Dublin. Founded in 1990 by Glen Hansard, the band has been influential in the Dublin rock music scene. The group has released six studio albums. In addition to Hansard, the band's current line-up inc ...
* Dave Geraghty * Meanscoil Gharman * Gavin Glass * The Guggenheim Grotto * Lisa Hannigan *
Mickey Harte Mickey Harte (born 1954) is an Irish Gaelic football manager and former player. He has been joint-manager of Offaly since 2024. Harte managed the Tyrone county team from 2003 until his resignation in 2020, at which time he was the longest ...
* Gemma Hayes * Heathers * IMLÉ * Bevel Jenny * Sandie Jones * Susan McKeown agus Róisín Chambers * Maria Doyle Kennedy * Kíla *
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* Jack L * Mary Jane Lamond *
Lir Lir or Ler (meaning "Sea" in Old Irish; ''Ler'' and ''Lir'' are the nominative and genitive forms, respectively) is a sea god in Irish mythology. His name suggests that he is a personification of the sea, rather than a distinct deity. He is na ...
* Ashley MacIsaac * The Mongrels * Morgan The Bouncer *
Van Morrison Sir George Ivan "Van" Morrison (born 31 August 1945) is a Northern Irish singer-songwriter and musician whose recording career started in the 1960s. Morrison's albums have performed well in the UK and Ireland, with more than 40 reaching the UK ...
* Morgan is Mosney * Mundy * Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh * Mike O'Laughlin * Na Fíréin *
Sinéad O'Connor Shuhada' Sadaqat (born Sinéad Marie Bernadette O'Connor; , ; 8 December 1966 – 26 July 2023) was an Irish singer, songwriter, record producer and activist. Her debut studio album, ''The Lion and the Cobra'', was released in 1987 and achieve ...
* Declan O'Rourke * Conor O'Tuama * Q - OOH! * The Pale * Luan Parle * Picturehouse * Planxty * Primordial * Q (22) *
The Revs The Revs are an indie rock band from Kilcar, County Donegal in Ireland. The group consisted of three childhood friends: Rory Gallagher (named after the famous blues guitarist Rory Gallagher and who had previously released the album ''20th Centur ...
* Roesy * Rubberbandits * The Backroom Bandits * Pauline Scanlon * Seneca * Seo Linn * Slide * Rónán Ó Snodaigh * Solas * The Spikes * John Spillane * Claire Sproule * The 4th State * Sting * Emmett Tinley * Traic * Tuath * The 4 of Us *
The Walls The Walls are an Irish rock band. They were formed in 1998 by two members of The Stunning – brothers Steve and Joe Wall. Their debut album ''Hi-Lo'' was released in 2000 and included the singles "Bone Deep", "Something's Wrong" and "Some K ...
* The Frank and Walters *
The Waterboys The Waterboys are a rock band formed in 1983 by Scottish musician and songwriter Mike Scott (Scottish musician), Mike Scott. The band's membership, past and present, has been composed mainly of musicians from Britain and Ireland, with Scott re ...
* Ian Whitty * Ger Wolfe * M-Opus


See also

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Gaelic Revival The Gaelic revival () was the late-nineteenth-century national revival of interest in the Irish language (also known as Gaelic) and Irish Gaelic culture (including folklore, mythology, sports, music, arts, etc.). Irish had diminished as a sp ...
- Irish language revival *
Gaelscoileanna A Gaelscoil (; plural: ''Gaelscoileanna'') is an Irish language-Medium of instruction, medium school in Ireland: the term refers especially to Irish-medium schools outside the Irish-speaking regions or Gaeltacht. Over 50,000 students attend Gaels ...
Irish-medium education * Gaelic broadcasting in Scotland *
List of Celtic-language media The list below contains information on the different types of media available in the Celtic languages. All languages Only a handful of media contain all the Celtic languages. An example is ''Carn'' magazine, which has contained columns in all ...


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Seachtain na GaeilgeGaeilge.ieTop 40 Oifigiúil na hÉireannGiotaíGaelportIrish language commissioner
Irish-language mass media
Irish-language Irish (Standard Irish: ), also known as Irish Gaelic or simply Gaelic ( ), is a Celtic language of the Indo-European language family. It is a member of the Goidelic languages of the Insular Celtic sub branch of the family and is indigenou ...
Irish-language songs