Gaelic was a dead language in early Australia; why?
Sep 8, 2025
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Since Europeans first landed in Australia, the country has been a net importer of languages. Not all of those languages make it, and Gaelic was one of the early languages that died out. What did the loss of language mean for Australia's earliest Gaelic speakers?
Guest: Dr Pamela O'Neill, the Sir Warwick Fairfax Lecturer in Celtic Studies at The University of Sydney