Oileáin Árann – The Aran Islands

I thought it only appropriate to put the name first in Irish, as the Aran Islands are part of the Gaeltacht: the Irish speaking regions of Ireland. While Irish language classes are required in school (and all signs and public announcements throughout the country are in both English and Irish), the adults I've talked usually remember …

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