ACHILL ISLAND

Ireland

Achill Island

Achill Island:

- biggest Irish Island

- highest sea cliffs in Europe

- about 2900 inhabitans

- high unemployment

- about 30 % speak Irish

K e e l

Article 8 of the Irish condition (Bunreacht na hÈireann) of 1973 includes that Irish (duly to the gaelic branch of the celtic language) is "national language" and "first office language".

English is in contrast to this only as "the second office language" established. Even if in the year 1981 about 31.6% of the Irish inhabitants said they could talk Irish- Gaelic we can say that only about 10000 of the Irish are using it as their main language. In 1945 and 1947 the Irish letters were reformed. 

Achill Community IT Centres are a subsidiary of Comhlacht Forbartha Áitiúil Acla - the Achill Local Development Company.(mainly funded by MFG)

St. Colmans

Day-Care-Unit

St. Colmans is one of two homes for the eldery in Achill and is also mainly funded by MFG.

Achill Community Tourism is the offical Tourist board in Achill and is also mainly funded by MFG.

Thank you...

for listening ...and maybe CU in

Ireland!!