Conchúr Ó Giollagáin

Minority language academic

[Conchúr Ó Giollagáin @ConchurOG]

Our thanks to the staff of @UniLeipzig for the kind welcome to conference on Sociolinguistics of vernaculars 110 years after the Easter Rising + the opportunity to talk on Irish and the vernacular crisis in European minority languages #Gaeilge #Gàidhlig #GaelicCrisis @ThinkUHI

[Guthan nan Eilean - Island Voices @GuthanVoices]

"... From Craigard the compilation moves quickly on through the Uist and Barra Children’s parliament and Roddy Red Tie’s croft to Am Pàipear’s feature story on the renowned Norman Maclean..."

With plenty more to follow!

https://t.co/E0JzG3UltZ

[Conchúr Ó Giollagáin @ConchurOG]

Gràcies, Frederic

[Frederic J. Porta @fredericjporta]

Lectura recomanada sobre el gaèlic. Lliçons pel català

[Conchúr Ó Giollagáin @ConchurOG]

"A common cultural feature of the current Irish and the historical British rule is found in indifference about the societal viability of Irish." Full text below for Irish Times article 13.3.26: https://t.co/Kd0nsIlEEQ #Gaeilge #Gaeltacht #GaelicCrisis #Gaelic @ThinkUHI #MinLang

[Conchúr Ó Giollagáin @ConchurOG]

"The State’s perspective on the Irish language and its speakers has become indistinguishable from that of British colonial rule" Our thanks to @IrishTimes for publishing our Op-Ed today #Gaeilge #Gaeltacht #Gaelic #GaelicCrisis #Colonialism @ThinkUHI https://t.co/2GPg8KXDF0

[Conchúr Ó Giollagáin @ConchurOG]

Grateful for having our perspective included in this important publication #Gaeilge #Gàidhlig #GaelicCrisis

[Guillem 🦋🏳️‍🌈 @mahler_77]

D'obligada lectura. Brillant volum. Amb magnífics articles, entrevistes. Passat, present i futur del català @RevistaCat @fredericjporta @natxosorolla #JordiMartíMonllau #LluísDuran @CerniEscale @juliaojedacaba @bernatmallen #AntoniodiPaolo @ConchurOG @margapayola @abel_riu Fil 👇🏼

[Conchúr Ó Giollagáin @ConchurOG]

Official approaches often prioritise minority-language civic promotion while ignoring the social demise of minority vernacular, native-speaking communities. Under current circumstances, this will degenerate into language promotion as minority vernacular communities disappear.

[Ecolingüisme @ecolinguisme]

Al núm. 331 de la @RevistaCat, #LaLlenguaEnJoc @ConchurOG acaba el seu article així: "Si tenim la voluntat de mantenir la diversitat lingüística al planeta, el destí de les comunitats gaèliques s'hauria d'estudiar amb detall." Tenim aquesta voluntat?

[Conchúr Ó Giollagáin @ConchurOG]

"Practicing or performing Irish in schools, institutions and in ceremonial and aesthetic contexts, is now sufficient from the State’s perspective to give an illusion of life to Irish." from @RevistaCat #Catalan article in La llengua en joc: “L’ensorrament social del m��n gaèlic:

[Conchúr Ó Giollagáin @ConchurOG]

Well done to all the contributors!

[Frederic J. Porta @fredericjporta]

Mil gràcies a tots els que vau venir ahir a @OnaLlibres per escoltar-nos a la @juliaojedacaba, en @bernatmallen i a mi parlar del nou número de la @RevistaCat "La llengua en joc". Sala plena de gom a gom d'amics, col·laboradors i interessats en aquest nou començament.

[Conchúr Ó Giollagáin @ConchurOG]

Gràcies de nou @RevistaCat! As many aspects of the evasive official and academic thinking contributing to the societal collapse of #Gaelic communities prevail in other European minority-language contexts, it is only a matter of time before they face a similar sociolinguistic fate

[Frederic J. Porta @fredericjporta]

Mercès per ser-hi! La situació del gaèlic és un avís per la nostra llengua. Trobareu l'article d'en Conchúr a "La llengua en joc"

[Conchúr Ó Giollagáin @ConchurOG]

My thanks to Revista de Catalunya editors for including me in this special edition «La llengua en joc» on the minority language crisis: “L’ensorrament social del món gaèlic: una lliçó per a les minories lingüístiques” https://t.co/Pc9XVCUtsJ Moltes gràcies @RevistaCat

[Conchúr Ó Giollagáin @ConchurOG]

Is demolinguistic size sufficient to protect against minority-language endangerment? Looking forward to hearing #Catalan perspectives on the social dynamics of our #LanDS framework for Ethnolinguistic Vitality https://t.co/oDEoCnaW2Y #MinLang

[Conchúr Ó Giollagáin @ConchurOG]

Looking forward to our discussions tomorrow in Barcelona

[Linguapax @InfoLinguapax]

▶️Aquest dijous no us perdeu aquesta conferencia del @ConchurOG i coorganitza da per @InfoLinguapax @SOCS_IEC i el CUSC a l’#IEC: https://t.co/aZ8VwURqn9

[Conchúr Ó Giollagáin @ConchurOG]

I am grateful to @InfoLinguapax, @SOCS_IEC + @CuscUB for the opportunity to present our new framework for sustaining Ethnolinguistic Vitality https://t.co/hFCXJukfu0 #català #Gaeilge #Gàidhlig #Cymraeg #Euskara #MinLang #GaelicCrisis #Ethnolinguistics #Sociolinguistics

[Conchúr Ó Giollagáin @ConchurOG]

Our thanks to all our @UHI_UCU supporters on the 1st day of strike action @ThinkUHI

[UHI_UCU @UHI_UCU]

It was a great speech from @ConchurOG talking through all of our concerns with the cuts at @ThinkUHI 👏👏👏

[UHI_UCU @UHI_UCU]

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Our members are on strike from 30/10/25 to fight back against compulsory redundancies at @ThinkUHI

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[Conchúr Ó Giollagáin @ConchurOG]

Eskerrik asko, @ArantxaIraolaA "O Giollagainen arabera, hizkuntza politiketan ikuspegi «postestrukturalista» bat gailendu da sarri; «neoliberalismoaren» irizpideetan ditu horrek zimenduak, eta komunitateek berez dituzten beharrizanak ahantzi egin dira" https://t.co/uMSjj8d3pG

[Conchúr Ó Giollagáin @ConchurOG]

Eskerrik asko! Thanks for the kind welcome in #Azpeitia, #Basque Country for #Arnasguneak2025 conference to examine the sociolinguistic crisis in Europe's minority-language vernacular communities. Link below to our #LanDS paper, as requested by attendees: https://t.co/uTnEzX6WuM

[Conchúr Ó Giollagáin @ConchurOG]

Powerful contributions from Alaitz, Mikel & Haritz on the problems of imposing an ideological language policy framework on vernacular higher density #Basque communities that does not suit the social & political requirements of the Basque minority #Arnasguneak2025 #GaelicCrisis

[UEU @ueu_orokorra]

Euskarak ez du periferiarik zentrorik ez baitauka.

Alaitz Aizpuru, Mikel Artola eta Haritz Garmendia (Ikerlariak).

#Arnasguneak2025

[Conchúr Ó Giollagáin @ConchurOG]

Eskerrik asko, @begotxuo Thanks for posting and drawing attention to the official and academic denial of the societal collapse of the remaining #Gaelic/#Irish vernacular communities. #Gaeltacht #Gàidhealtachd #GaelicCrisis #Arnasguneak2025 #Euskara @ThinkUHI

[Begotxu Olaizola Elordi @begotxuo]

Irlandako lezioa ikasiko? @ConchurOG, Eskoziako Highlands eta Irlandako Unibertsitateko ikerlariak zer pentsatua eman du: 100 urtetako Hizkuntza Politikaren ondoren gaelikoa hilzorian dago arnasguneetako hiztunen beharrak kontuan ez izateagatik.

#Arnasguneak2025