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Giving new life to a dying language in Canada
FromThe Decibel
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Length:
15 minutes
Released:
Jan 12, 2022
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Podcast episode
Description
There are only nine students but the kids of Taigh Sgoile na Drochaide – or the Bridge Schoolhouse in English – represent the future of Gaelic fluency in Canada. This is the first Gaelic-immersion school in the country and the people who founded it hope one day it’ll be the first of many.Greg Mercer, who reports on Atlantic Canada for The Globe and Mail, shares the story of how this school sprouted up from a small community that is passionate about regaining its Gaelic roots.
Released:
Jan 12, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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