The chart below shows the percentage of Irish language speakers by province (Leinster, Munster, Connacht and Ulster) in the Republic of Ireland (State) in five different years.

The data illustrates the proportion of Irish language speakers by province in the Republic of Ireland in five different years. In the State, during 1981 the average percentage was just over 30%; from then on, the proportion kept increasing year after year and reached its peak in 2002 with over 40%. The lowest percentages of […]