Acadamh na hOllscolaíochta Gaeilge
Encyclopedia
Acadamh na hOllscolaíochta Gaeilge (English: The Gaelic University Academy) was established under the auspices of the National University of Ireland
, Galway
in 2004, to develop Gaelic-medium education. An tAcadamh works in co-operation with faculties, departments and other university offices to develop the range and number of programmes that are provided through the medium of Irish Gaelic on campus and in the Acadamh’s Gaeltacht
centres in An Cheathrú Rua
, Carna
and Gaoth Dobhair
.
National University of Ireland, Galway
The National University of Ireland, Galway is a constituent university of the National University of Ireland...
, Galway
Galway
Galway or City of Galway is a city in County Galway, Republic of Ireland. It is the sixth largest and the fastest-growing city in Ireland. It is also the third largest city within the Republic and the only city in the Province of Connacht. Located on the west coast of Ireland, it sits on the...
in 2004, to develop Gaelic-medium education. An tAcadamh works in co-operation with faculties, departments and other university offices to develop the range and number of programmes that are provided through the medium of Irish Gaelic on campus and in the Acadamh’s Gaeltacht
Gaeltacht
is the Irish language word meaning an Irish-speaking region. In Ireland, the Gaeltacht, or an Ghaeltacht, refers individually to any, or collectively to all, of the districts where the government recognises that the Irish language is the predominant language, that is, the vernacular spoken at home...
centres in An Cheathrú Rua
Carraroe
An Cheathrú Rua is a village in County Galway, Ireland. The village is within the Irish-speaking region of Connemara, and is famous for its traditional fishing boats known as Galway Hookers. Its population is widely dispersed over Carraroe peninsula between Greatman's Bay and Casla Bay...
, Carna
Carna
-Places:*Cârna, a commune in Dolj County, Romania*Càrna, an island in Loch Sunart on the west coast of Scotland*Carna, County Galway, a village in Connemara in the west of Ireland...
and Gaoth Dobhair
Gweedore
Gweedore is an Irish-speaking district located on the Atlantic coast of County Donegal, part of the Province of Ulster in Ireland. Gweedore stretches some 16 miles from Meenaclady in the north to Crolly in the south and around 9 miles from Dunlewey in the east to Magheraclogher in the west, and...
.