Scottish Gaelic ‘at point of collapse’, major study finds

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Researchers found that the Gaelic-speaking community had fallen to just 11,000 people, the majority of whom were in the 50-plus age category. “The Gaelic communities are collapsing and are moving into the final phase of language shift to English, which will culminate in 10 years’ time in the monolingualisation of community language practice,” he warned.

“The similarities relate to process of demographic contraction and loss of social densities of speakers in the vernacular areas and to the similar irrelevance of formal public supports and provision for the Gaelic communities,” he said. Prof Ó Giollagáin said authorities in both jurisdictions should acknowledge the severity of the threat faced by both languages.

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