Irish Language in Northern Ireland

CAMILLE C. O'REILLY is Lecturer in Social Anthropology at Richmond, the American International University in London. She has published a number of articles on the Irish Language revival in Northern Ireland.

• Acknowledgements Preface Introduction Language and Culture in Northern Ireland: The Background to the Irish Language Revival Movement Identifying the Three Discourses Decolonizing Discourses Cultural Discourse Rights Discourse The Discourses in Practice: Four Case Studies Irish Language Discourses in the Republic of Ireland Northern Ireland, Brittany and Quebec Conclusion Appendix 1: Timeline of Some Important Events in Northern Irish History Appendix 2: Funding Criteria for Independent Schools Glossary Notes Bibliography Index

'This is an important study of a virtually unresearched topic - the conflictual politics of Irish language revival in Belfast. Based on skilled and sensitive field-work it deals with an emotive and politicised topic with empathy and detachment. At the same time its focus on the politics of discourse gives it analytical bite and relevance far beyond the particularities of the Northern Ireland case.' - Joseph Ruane, University College, Cork