Ring, County Waterford
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| Province | Munster |
| County | Waterford |
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Ring (Template:Langx, its official name) or Ringagonagh (Template:Langx Script error: No such module "IPA".)[2] is a parish within the Irish-speaking Gaeltacht na nDéise area in County Waterford, Ireland. It lies on a peninsula about eleven kilometres (7 mi) south of Dungarvan. The main settlement is the village of Ring or Ringville, which is within the townland of Ballynagaul.
It is a growing area that has three schools – two primary (including Script error: No such module "Lang"., an Irish language boarding school) and one secondary school, Script error: No such module "Lang".. There are also restaurants, pubs, and other businesses. There are two fishing piers/harbours (Ballynagaul and Helvick), two beaches (The Cunnigar and Ballynagaul) and a cove at Helvick. It is the only Gaeltacht in Waterford, and the only one in the south-east of Ireland.
Name
'Ring' is an anglicisation of the Irish name Script error: No such module "Lang"., meaning cape, point or headland.[citation needed] In 2005, the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs Éamon Ó Cuív announced that by way of Placenames Orders under the Official Languages Act 2003, anglicised place names of Gaeltacht towns and villages would no longer feature on official signposts, and only the Irish language names would appear.
Irish language
Script error: No such module "Lang"., the Waterford variant of the Munster Irish language dialect, is spoken by local native speakers. The strongest age group of Irish speakers is the 10-14 age category, of which 50.8% use the language on a daily basis outside of educational institutions.[citation needed] A large number of people have moved to the area over recent decades[when?] (primarily from other parts of Ireland), and as a result, there is a group of people living in Ring for whom Irish is not their first language.[3]
The Comprehensive Linguistic Study of the use of Irish in the Gaeltacht, published in 2007 and updated in 2014, gave information in relation to the number of Irish speakers in Gaeltacht na nDéise and the three electoral divisions it comprises: Ring, Ballymacart and Ardmore. The results for Ring were as follows: 43.07% in 2007 [4] and 48.14% in 2014.
According to the 2016 census 33% of the population in the Script error: No such module "Lang". electoral division claimed they spoke Irish on a daily basis outside the education system, while over 75% said they could speak Irish[5][6]
Áine Ní Fhoghludha, an Irish language writer, was born here.[7]
Education
All education in Ring is taught in Irish. There is a pre-school, Script error: No such module "Lang"., in the local community centre, Script error: No such module "Lang".. There is one primary school, Script error: No such module "Lang"., located at Script error: No such module "Lang".. There is one secondary school, Script error: No such module "Lang"., which services Ring, Script error: No such module "Lang"., and there are also some students from Dungarvan.
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Script error: No such module "Lang". (Ring College) is an Irish-language primary school in Ring.[8] It also operates as an Irish-language summer college. During term time it accommodates fifth and sixth class students. As it is a primary boarding school, many students go on to secondary-level boarding schools from here. Many of the visiting students are accommodated by local families, many of whom speak only Irish at home. The college also provides Irish language training courses for various public sector bodies and trainee teachers.
Sport
Rinn Ó gCuanach CLG is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) club based in Ring. The club enters teams for both Gaelic football and hurling each year.
Community development
Community development in Ring is primarily carried out by two bodies that co-operate with each other. Script error: No such module "Lang". runs the local community hall and Script error: No such module "Lang". hosts facilities and activities such as Script error: No such module "Lang"., the local doctors' clinic, the Raidió na Gaeltachta radio studio, Script error: No such module "Lang"., and Script error: No such module "Lang". – a parent and toddler group – as well as organising a variety of community events. Script error: No such module "Lang". have a Script error: No such module "Lang".[definition needed] which involves activities taking place in the hall to include the Irish language, and most activities are carried out in Irish only.
Script error: No such module "Lang".,[definition needed] which represents Script error: No such module "Lang"., also has an office in Ring and works to develop various projects. It was established in May 2005,[9] and is a registered company and charity that has representatives from Script error: No such module "Lang". as well as Script error: No such module "Lang". (the other community-based development committee in the Waterford Gaeltacht), on its board of directors. Script error: No such module "Lang". has developed and implemented several development plans for the Waterford Gaeltacht which have resulted in new facilities for Ring, such as a playground. Script error: No such module "Lang". won recognition for their activities in the Script error: No such module "Lang". competition in 2006.[10]
See also
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Sapmap Area: Settlements An Rinn". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office. 2016. Archived from the original on 14 February 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Placenames Database of Ireland". Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
- ^ O'Connor, T. et al (2007) Gaeltacht na nDéise, A Socio-Economic and Cultural needs Analysis. CIT Press: Cork. pg.15
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Ó Giollagáin, Conchúr; Mac Donnacha, Seosamh; Ní Chualáin, Fiona; Ní Shéagdha, Aoife; O'Brien, Mary (2007). "Comprehensive Linguistic Study of the User of Irish in the Gaeltacht: Principal Findings and Recommendations" (PDF). The Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 May 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."ArcGIS Web Application". census.cso.ie. Archived from the original on 28 November 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."ArcGIS Web Application". airomaps.nuim.ie. Archived from the original on 6 January 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- ^ Maria Luddy, ‘Ní Fhoghludha, Áine (1880–1932)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 13 May 2017 Script error: No such module "webarchive".
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Coláiste na Rinne". Archived from the original on 2 February 2007. Retrieved 5 January 2007.
- ^ O'Connor, T. et al (2007) Gaeltacht na nDéise, A Socio-Economic and Cultural needs Analysis. CIT Press: Cork. pg. 9
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."An Baile Beo – southern region prizes awarded « Údarás na Gaeltachta". Archived from the original on 21 November 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
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