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Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development
Editor and Book Reviews Editor: John Edwards (St Francis Xavier University, Canada)


Volume: 18  Number: 4  Page: 316–330

Changes in the Celtic-language-speaking Populations of Ireland, The Isle of Man, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales from 1891 to 1991
Ian Mate

This paper brings together the Census data from 1891 to 1991 on the numbers of Irish, Manx, Scottish Gaelic and Welsh speakers in all parts of the British Isles except England.The paper concentrates on the changes in age structure of the Celtic-language- speaking populations as well as the percentage of people speaking the language.

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