Ráth Chairn

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Ráth Chairn is a small Irish-speaking (Gaeltacht) village in County Meath, Ireland, known for its 20th-century resettlement of Irish-speaking families to promote the language.

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Ráth Chairn canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Gaeltacht area
village
country Ireland
establishedAsGaeltacht 1930s
hasCommunityFacilities GAA pitch
church
community centre
hasCommunityOrganization local Gaeltacht co-operative
hasCulturalActivity Irish dance
Irish traditional music
Irish-language drama
hasCulturalIdentity Irish-speaking community
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
commuting to nearby towns
hasEducationalFocus Irish-language education
hasHeritage 20th-century language revival project
hasHistoricalSignificance state-sponsored Gaeltacht resettlement
hasIrishName Ráth Chairn
hasLocalGovernmentArea Meath County Council
hasOfficialNameLanguage Irish
hasPopulation small village population
hasPostalCountry Ireland
hasPrimarySchool Irish-medium primary school
hasRegionType Gaeltacht village
hasSettlementType rural settlement
hasTransport local road connections
languageCommunity Irish language
locatedIn County Meath
province of Leinster
locatedNear Athboy
Trim
locatedOnIsland island of Ireland
officialLanguageStatus Gaeltacht
partOf Meath Gaeltacht
linked to: Gaeltacht of Meath
purposeOfResettlement creation of new Gaeltacht community
promotion of Irish language
recognizedAsGaeltachtBy Irish government
resettlementFrom Connemara
linked to: Connemara Gaeltacht

County Galway
timeZone Western European Time
timeZoneDST Irish Standard Time

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