Antrim dialect

Antrim Irish
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];
Writing system	Latin (Irish alphabet); Irish Braille
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–

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

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

References

"East Ulster Gaelic – A Forgotten Dialect – Language Volcano". Languagevolcano. 2016-07-12. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
"Ultach". Ultach. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
"Rathlin and Glens Irish: The Irish Language in Rathlin Island". Rathlingaelic.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
"Language". Feis na nGleann. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
https://antrimhistory.net/lament-for-seamus-bhriain-mac-amhlaigh/
"The Doegen Records Web Project". Doegen.ie. Retrieved 2023-04-21.

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[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] ttps://antrimhistory.net/lament-for-seamus-bhriain-mac-amhlaigh/

[6] "The Doegen Records Web Project". Doegen.ie. Retrieved 2023-04-21.