If they were native Irish they would. If they were Scotch they'd have Scottish Gaelic.. If Welsh they'd have Welsh Gaelic... If English then very very few. DH On 20/03/2015 18:15, Brandt Gibson via wrote: > I've been curious for years about whether my Irish ancestors would have spoken Irish Gaelic or not. Did any percentage of people in Fermanagh speak it? My ancestors left in the 1830s-1840s. I'd appreciate any insight you could offer. >> >>Thanks, >> >>Brandt

DH, Would lowland Scots such as the Achesons have spoken Gaelic, especially if they were Church of Ireland and not Presbyterian??? Anne Sterling Ottawa Canada -----Original Message----- From: Dave H via Sent: Friday, March 20, 2015 2:45 PM To: fermanagh-gold@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: FERMANAGH-GOLD Irish Gaelic If they were native Irish they would. If they were Scotch they'd have Scottish Gaelic.. If Welsh they'd have Welsh Gaelic... If English then very very few. DH On 20/03/2015 18:15, Brandt Gibson via wrote: > I've been curious for years about whether my Irish ancestors would have > spoken Irish Gaelic or not. Did any percentage of people in Fermanagh speak it? My ancestors left in the 1830s-1840s. I'd appreciate any insight you could offer. >> >>Thanks, >> >>Brandt ================================== https://www.google.ie/ ================================== http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/placenames/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FERMANAGH-GOLD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Well as you know the English and Scots weren't friends, especially since the English threw the Scotch off their lands in favour of sheep.. So I'd say most spoke "non English" if they wanted to communicate without being understood by the English! But also spoke/understood English when needed. Even the Kerry Gaelic and Donegal Gaelic is hugely different and 2 Kerry people can talk a lot in Gaelic about a Donegal person without the Donegal person knowing what they were saying... Even with Scots speaking in English they can say a lot without non Scots understanding what they are saying... DH On 20/03/2015 19:44, Anne Sterling wrote: > DH, > Would lowland Scots such as the Achesons have spoken Gaelic, especially > if they were Church of Ireland and not Presbyterian??? > > Anne Sterling Ottawa Canada