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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 language, indigenous to the island of Ireland. It was the majority of the population's first language until the 19th century, when English (language), English gradually became dominant, particularly in the last decades of the century, in what is sometimes characterised as a result of linguistic imperialism. Today, Irish is still commonly spoken as a first language in Ireland's Gaeltacht regions, in which 2% of Ireland's population lived in 2022. The total number of people (aged 3 and over) in Ireland who declared they could speak Irish in April 2022 was 1,873,997, representing 40% of respondents, but of these, 472,887 said they never spoke it and a further 551,993 said they only spoke it within the education system. Linguistic analyses o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eipic (restaurant)
Eipic (; "epic"), styled as EIPIC, was a restaurant in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It was awarded a Michelin star in 2016 and retained that until its closure in 2023. Head chef of ''EIPIC'' is Alex Greene. He took over from Danni Barry in late September 2017. The restaurant was closed in Autumn 2023, with owner Michael Deane citing price sensitivity among customers facing the cost-of-living crisis. The closure was reported as a "massive" loss to Belfast's culinary status. Awards * Michelin star The ''Michelin Guides'' ( ; ) are a series of guide books that have been published by the French tyre company Michelin since 1900. The ''Guide'' awards up to three Michelin stars for excellence to a select few restaurants in certain geographic ...: since 2016 See also * List of Michelin starred restaurants in Ireland References External linksOfficial Site Culture in Belfast Defunct Michelin-starred restaurants in the United Kingdom Restaurants in Northern Ireland Food and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eipic (TV Series)
''Eipic'' (, "epic"), stylised as ''EIPIC'', was an Irish teen drama miniseries which was broadcast on Irish-language station TG4 in 2016, coinciding with the centenary of the Easter Rising. It depicts five teenagers in contemporary Ireland who take over an abandoned post office and aim to start a "musical revolution." It was written by Mike O'Leary of '' Misfits'', who wrote in English and then had his scripts translated into Irish. Production ''Eipic'' received funding from TG4, the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland and the Section 481 tax scheme. The scenes in the village of Dobhar were filmed in Woodford, County Galway. Writer Mike O'Leary said that "The aim was to explore the idea of how teens today living in rural towns straddle two worlds ecause ofthe internet and social media ��On the one hand they’re stuck in the back of beyond, and on the other hand they’re plugged into this global network.” Plot Five misfit teenagers living in a grim small Irish town ("D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
