You probably know by now that we are in the middle of Seachtain na Gaeilge but not only that, but we are living through a huge resurgence in the Irish language too. New research has shown 68% of adults want to improve their Irish and that percentage rises to 73% in the under 35s.
Nowhere is that interest clearer than where many of those people spend most of their time, online. Irish language content creators are seeing their following and subsequent engagement with their content grow exponentially.
Statistics released this week showed content published on TikTok using the hashtag #Gaeilgetiktok has jumped by 120% year on year, globally and other related hashtags have followed suit.
Tá borradh ollmhór tagtha ar an spéis atá léirithe i bhfoghlaim na Gaeilge agus tá an spéis sin níos soiléire ar líne ná in aon áit eile. Tugtar an 'Gaeltok' ar an líonra daoine atá anois ag cruthú ábhar i nGaeilge dóibh siúd atá ag foghlaim agus tá líon nach beag daoine ag obair sa spás sin anois.
Foilsíodh staitisticí an tseachtain a léiríonn an spéis ollmhór atá ag daoine in ábhar a bhaineann le foghlaim na Gaeilge le fás 120% faoin haischlib #Gaeilgetiktok agus haischlibeanna eile.
Tháinig cuid de na cruthaitheoirí ábhar seo le chéile ag Lá na Teicneolaíochta in oifigí TikTok le labhairt ar an bhfás seo agus na féidearthachtaí a fheiceann siad sna pobail seo.
Ag labhairt faoina thaithí féin, dúirt Shaun with a Fada: "Cuidíonn TikTok liom nascadh le mo phobal ar fud an domhain agus domsa is í an Ghaeilge an nasc comhroinnte atá againn. Tá an Ghaeilge beo bríomhar ar an aip agus inniu táim ar bís an deis a bheith ann í a cheiliúradh le daoine óga."
If you're one of the many who want to up their fluency, seo a leanas cuid de na cruthaitheoirí ar cheart duit aithne a bheith agat ort:
Laura Pakenham
Laura, also known as Barbie na Gaeilge is a great follow if you have some Irish, but want to improve your grammatical, fluency and correct your common mistakes.
Máire Ní Churraoin aka Máire na Gréine
Máire is a singer from the Gaeltacht in County Meath agus 'your Irish-speaking bestie', lean í má tá tú ag iarraidh cur leis an saibhreas atá agat sa Ghaeilge.
Shaun with a Fada
'where Irish meets everyday life', a deir Shaun faoin spás atá cruthaithe aige ar líne. Léiríonn Shaun go bhfuil spás ann don teanga sa saol laethúil ach na deiseanna a thapú.
