Antrim Irish

The Antrim Dialect is an extinct dialect of Irish formerly spoken in County Antrim until its extinction in February 1983 following the death of Séamus Bhriain Mac Amhlaig.^[4][5]

Antrim Irish
East Ulster Irish
Gaedhilge[1]
County Antrim
Ethnicity	Irish people
Extinct	February 1983 (Rathlin Dialect)[2]
Language family	Indo-European Celtic Insular Celtic Goidelic Irish Ulster Irish Antrim Irish
Early forms	Primitive Irish Old Irish Middle Irish Early Modern Irish Ulster Irish
Dialects	Rathlin Island †[3] Glens †
Writing system	Latin (Irish alphabet) Irish Braille
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–

Since it survived into the 20th century it is well attested such as the Doegen Recordings.^[6]

References

1. "East Ulster Gaelic – A Forgotten Dialect – Language Volcano". Languagevolcano. 2016-07-12. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
2. "Ultach". Ultach. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
3. "Rathlin and Glens Irish: The Irish Language in Rathlin Island". Rathlingaelic.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
4. "Language". Feis na nGleann. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
5. "Lament for Seamus 'Bhriain' Mac Amhlaigh". 12 February 2006.
6. "The Doegen Records Web Project". Doegen.ie. Retrieved 2023-04-21.