Glór na nGael (; "voice of the

Gaels The Gaels ( ; ; ; ) are an Insular Celts, Insular Celtic ethnolinguistic group native to Ireland, Scotland, and the Isle of Man. They are associated with the Goidelic languages, Gaelic languages: a branch of the Celtic languages comprising ...

") is an

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 ...

lead organisation funded by

Foras na Gaeilge (, " Irish Institute"; ) is a public body responsible for the promotion of the Irish language throughout the island of Ireland, including both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. It was set up on 2 December 1999, assuming the rol ...

which promotes and supports Irish in three sectors: the family, community development, and business. It was established as an Irish language community group competition in 1961, and Cardinal Tomás Ó Fiaich and

Monsignor Monsignor (; ) is a form of address or title for certain members of the clergy in the Catholic Church. Monsignor is the apocopic form of the Italian ''monsignore'', meaning "my lord". "Monsignor" can be abbreviated as Mons.... or Msgr. In some ...

Pádraig Ó Fiannachta were among its founders.

Competition

The ''Comórtas Ghlór na nGael'' competition includes a prize fund of over €80,000 with themes encompassing several aspects of community life. The organisation presents several special awards on an annual basis. Glór na nGael's adjudication groups visit each committee towards the end of the year to assess the progress made and award marks towards the competition. A written report is provided to each committee detailing their progress and providing any further advice or recommendations. Glór na nGael Trophy winners 1962 – present *1962 Mainistir na Féile,

County Limerick County Limerick () is a western Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster and is located in the Mid-West Region, Ireland, Mid-West which comprises part of the Southern Reg ...

*1963 Mainistir na Féile,

*1964 Baile Átha Luain,

County Westmeath County Westmeath (; or simply ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster and is part of the Eastern and Midland Region. It formed part of the historic Kingdom of ...

*1965 Durlas,

County Tipperary County Tipperary () is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster and the Southern Region, Ireland, Southern Region. The county is named after the town of Tipperary (tow ...

*1966 Durlas,

*1967 Oileán Chléire,

County Cork County Cork () is the largest and the southernmost Counties of Ireland, county of Republic of Ireland, Ireland, named after the city of Cork (city), Cork, the state's second-largest city. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster ...

*1968 Drom Collachair,

*1969 Bré,

County Wicklow County Wicklow ( ; ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The last of the traditional 32 counties, having been formed as late as 1606 in Ireland, 1606, it is part of the Eastern and Midland Region and the Provinces ...

*1970 Dún Garbhán,

County Waterford County Waterford () is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster and is part of the Southern Region, Ireland, Southern Region. It is named after the city of Waterford. ...

*1971 Baile Mhúirne/Cúil Aodha,

*1972 Caisleán a’ Bharraigh,

County Mayo County Mayo (; ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. In the West Region, Ireland, West of Ireland, in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Connacht, it is named after the village of Mayo, County Mayo, Mayo, now ge ...

*1973 Clochán Bhréanainn,

County Kerry County Kerry () is a Counties of Ireland, county on the southwest coast of Republic of Ireland, Ireland, within the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster and the Southern Region, Ireland, Southern Region. It is bordered by two other countie ...

*1974 Eochaill,

*1975 Clár Chlainne Mhuiris,

*1976 Teampall an Ghleanntáin,

*1977 Dúiche Chrónáin,

County Dublin County Dublin ( or ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland, and holds its capital city, Dublin. It is located on the island's east coast, within the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster. Until 1994, County Dubli ...

*1978 An tÁth Leacach,

*1979 Baile Munna,

Dublin Dublin is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Situated on Dublin Bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, and is bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, pa ...

*1980 Trá Lí,

*1981 An Daingean,

*1982 Ceatharlach,

County Carlow County Carlow ( ; ) is a Counties of Ireland, county located in the Southern Region, Ireland, Southern Region of Ireland, within the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster. Carlow is the List of Irish counties by area, second smallest and t ...

*1983 Inis,

County Clare County Clare () is a Counties of Ireland, county in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster in the Southern Region, Ireland, Southern part of Republic of Ireland, Ireland, bordered on the west by the Atlantic Ocean. Clare County Council ...

*1984 Baile an Easpaig,

*1985 Ráth Chairn,

County Meath County Meath ( ; or simply , ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in the Eastern and Midland Region of Republic of Ireland, Ireland, within the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster. It is bordered by County Dublin to the southeast, County ...

*1986 Béal Feirste Thiar,

Belfast Belfast (, , , ; from ) is the capital city and principal port of Northern Ireland, standing on the banks of the River Lagan and connected to the open sea through Belfast Lough and the North Channel (Great Britain and Ireland), North Channel ...

*1987 Tamhlacht,

*1988 Paróiste an Chnoic,

County Galway County Galway ( ; ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Northern and Western Region, taking up the south of the Provinces of Ireland, province of Connacht. The county population was 276,451 at the 20 ...

*1989 Dúiche Chrónáin,

*1990 Inis,

*1991 Fionntrá,

*1992 Doire,

Derry Derry, officially Londonderry, is the second-largest City status in the United Kingdom, city in Northern Ireland, and the fifth-largest on the island of Ireland. Located in County Londonderry, the city now covers both banks of the River Fo ...

*1993 Carna,

*1994 Ceantar Naithí,

*1995 Ceatharlach,

*1996 Béal Feirste Thiar,

*1997 An tAonach,

*1998 Ráth Chairn,

*1999 Doire,

*2000 Paróiste an Chnoic,

*2001 Inis Oírr,

*2002 Inis,

*2003 Cumann Cultúrtha Mhic Reachtain, Tuaisceart Bhéal Feirste,

*2004 Trá Lí,

*2005 An Droichead, Deisceart Bhéal Feirste,

*2006 Paróiste an Chnoic,

*2007 An Clár as Gaeilge, Inis,

*2008 Comharchumann Forbartha Ghaoth Dobhair,

County Donegal County Donegal ( ; ) is a Counties of Ireland, county of the Republic of Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Ulster and is the northernmost county of Ireland. The county mostly borders Northern Ireland, sharing only a small b ...

*2009 An Droichead, Béal Feirste,

*2010 Glór Charn Tóchair, Machaire Rátha,

County Londonderry County Londonderry (Ulster Scots dialects, Ulster-Scots: ''Coontie Lunnonderrie''), also known as County Derry (), is one of the six Counties of Northern Ireland, counties of Northern Ireland, one of the thirty-two Counties of Ireland, count ...

*2011 Gaelphobal an tSrátha Báin,

County Tyrone County Tyrone (; ) is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland, one of the nine counties of Ulster and one of the thirty-two traditional counties of Ireland. Its county town is Omagh. Adjoined to the south-west shore of Lough Neagh, the cou ...

*2012 Ionad Naomh Pádraig, Dobhar,

*2013 Comharchumann Mhic Dara, An Cheathrú Rua,

*2014 Glór Charn Tóchair, Machaire Rátha,

*2015 Cultúrlann Uí Chanáin, Doire,

*2016 Cumann Forbartha Chois Fharraige,

*2017 Glór na Móna, Béal Feirste,

*2018 Áislann Rann na Feirste, Dobhar,

*2019 Cultúrlann McAdam Ó Fiaich, Béal Feirste,

*2020 Coiste Forbartha Charn Tóchair,

*2021 Comharchumann Mhic Dara, An Cheathrú Rua,

*2022 Ionad Naomh Padraig, Dobhar,

*2023 Oidhreacht Chorcha Dhuibhne,

Fondúireacht Sheosaimh Mhic Dhonncha

Fondúireacht Sheosaimh Mhic Dhonncha ("Joe McDonagh Foundation" in English) is a support scheme of the

Gaelic Athletic Association The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA; ; CLG) is an Irish international amateur sports, amateur sporting and cultural organisation, focused primarily on promoting indigenous Gaelic games and pastimes, which include the traditional Irish sports o ...

(GAA) and Glór na nGael which is aimed at GAA clubs that are engaged in the promotion of the Irish language. The scheme is administered by Glór na nGael in collaboration with the GAA National Committee. The foundation was named in honour of Joe McDonagh, a former president of the Gaelic Athletic Association and chief executive of

. The purpose of the foundation is to recognise and support the work done by GAA clubs. Bronze, silver and gold medals are awarded to clubs at the end of the year – depending on the number of goals set by the foundation that clubs have achieved.

Irish language games

Glór na nGael is the Irish publisher of the ''

Scrabble ''Scrabble'' is a word game in which two to four players score points by placing tiles, each bearing a single letter, onto a Board game, game board divided into a 15×15 grid of squares. The tiles must form words that, in crossword fashion, re ...

'' and ''Junior Scrabble'' word games, and in 2015 it also published the Irish-language version of the ''

Monopoly A monopoly (from Greek language, Greek and ) is a market in which one person or company is the only supplier of a particular good or service. A monopoly is characterized by a lack of economic Competition (economics), competition to produce ...

'' board game. It has also published the Irish language version of

Cluedo ''Cluedo'' (), known as ''Clue'' in North America, is a murder mystery game for three to six players (depending on editions) that was devised in 1943 by British board game designer Anthony E. Pratt. The game was first manufactured by Waddingt ...

and '' Monopoly Junior'' which was launched as part of ''Lá Spraoi na Gaeilge'' 2024 in Letterkenny. Monopoly Junior as Gaeilge launched in Letterkenny https://www.donegallive.ie/news/letterkenny-milford/1499298/monopoly-junior-as-gaeilge-launched-in-letterkenny.html

References

External links

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