Gaeilgeoir

English Alternative forms gaeilgeoir Etymology en ga Gaeilgeoir Pronunciation en /ˈɡ(w)eɪlˌɡoɹ/ GA Noun + Gaeilgeoirí en Ireland Someone who speaks Irish fluently or often. en February 1 2014 Seán Mag Leannáin https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/irish-gaeilge-native-language-loss-1291938-Feb2014/ We'll soon find out whether we lose our native language forever The Journal Another remarkable development is the way Gaeilgeoirí have made their own of the new social media – they’ve taken to Facebook and Twitter like ducks to water. https://web.archive.org/web/20250908064206/https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/irish-gaeilge-native-language-loss-1291938-Feb2014/ 8 September 2025 en January 23 2022 Victoria White https://www.independent.ie/life/the-new-gaeilgeoirs-forecasts-of-the-irish-languages-demise-are-greatly-exaggerated-41264786.html The New Gaeilgeoirs: Forecasts of the Irish language’s demise are greatly exaggerated Irish Independent Tate Donnelly, a Gaeilgeoir from Co Monaghan who was, at 21, the youngest candidate in the 2020 general election, running for the Green Party, admits these younger speakers are not using the language of the Gaeltacht, but argues that we need “a new colloquialism”. https://web.archive.org/web/20230207052859/https://www.independent.ie/life/the-new-gaeilgeoirs-forecasts-of-the-irish-languages-demise-are-greatly-exaggerated-41264786.html 7 February 2023 en Claire Fahy ‘Bursting Proud’: Ireland Cheers Paul Mescal for Embracing Irish Language The New York Times 2023-02-24 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/24/movies/paul-mescal-irish-baftas.html 0362-4331 Brendan Gleeson, a well-known Gaeilgeoir, or fluent Irish speaker, also gave an interview in Irish, while Colin Farrell, his co-star in “Banshees of Inisherin,” slowly backed away and was relieved to quickly find someone who would ask him questions in English. https://web.archive.org/web/20251019221600/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/24/movies/paul-mescal-irish-baftas.html 19 October 2025 en Ireland People Irish Alternative forms ga Gaedhilgeoir superseded Etymology From ga Gaeilge the Irish language -óir -eoir. Noun m -eora ~í Gaelophone, Irish speaker or learner Declension G aeilgeoir aeilgeora aeilgeoirí Derived terms ga Gaeilgeoireacht f (act of) speaking Irish Mutation Further reading ga Ireland People