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Set in the late 2010s in West Belfast’s Gaeltacht Quarter, the film follows teenagers Liam Óg Ó Hannaidh and Naoise Ó Cairealláin, who, under the tutelage of their former IRA member father, Arlo (played by none other than Michael Fassbender), embrace the Irish language as an act of rebellion.
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Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Throughout my trip, people had expressed fears about the future of the Donegal Gaeltacht and its culture, pointing to the region's stagnant economy and the disruptions of a hyperconnected age that has disconnected us from our physical surroundings and what came before us.
—Saki Knafo, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2024
But few places cast a spell quite like the Dingle Peninsula (Corca Dhuibhne in Gaelic — much of the area is recognized as a Gaeltacht, a stronghold of the Irish language).
—Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 9 July 2023
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Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Throughout my trip, people had expressed fears about the future of the Donegal Gaeltacht and its culture, pointing to the region's stagnant economy and the disruptions of a hyperconnected age that has disconnected us from our physical surroundings and what came before us.
—Saki Knafo, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2024
But few places cast a spell quite like the Dingle Peninsula (Corca Dhuibhne in Gaelic — much of the area is recognized as a Gaeltacht, a stronghold of the Irish language).
—Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 9 July 2023
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“Gaeltacht.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Gaeltacht. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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