Originally from England, fluent Irish speaker Daithí Kimber gives his views on the importance of the Irish language.
Daithí Kimber (David Cimber) was born in Guildford in Kent, England. After his graduation he moved to Ireland in 1964 and settled in Waterford. He is employed as an engineering draughtsman in the Waterford Iron Foundry.
On arrival to Ireland, Daithí Kimber noticed how important Irish is to the country. Determined to learn the language he undertook classes run by the Dean Kellegher Branch of the Gaelic League. In just two and a half years he has obtained a fluency of the language and now teaches a weekly Irish class in his workplace.
Daithí Kimber speaks about the importance of Irish and how to protect the language from extinction. He believes the most important thing for the language is easy academic courses and cultural activities such as dancing. He thinks if the language is lost to the next generation it will be lost forever.
An RTÉ News report broadcast on 9 October 1967.
