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The Irish For: The Irish language version of Wikipedia is going strong
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The Irish For: Some older words don't exist in English - clochscríbhinn means an inscription on stone
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The Irish For: While Europe was stuck in the Dark Ages - Ireland's Brehon laws were relatively enlightened
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The Irish For: What does old Irish tell us about life in ancient Ireland?
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