Gaelic book

Eachdraidh
Rannsachadh
History
In the mid-nineteenth century the third most spoken
language in the whole of Canada was Gaelic. The eastern
counties of the province of Nova Scotia and the greater
portion of Cape Breton Island (excepting Loyalist, Acadian
and Mi’ kmaq districts) were predominantly Gaelic speaking
from the early decades of the 19th century to the turn
of the 20th century. During the 1920s Gaelic language and
culture in eastern Nova Scotia began to decline. Following
WWII , Gaelic Nova Scotia became a source of exploitation
for cultural tourism by way of the British army and
Victorian romanticism.
30
%
Nova Scotians
indicated Scottish
ethnic origin
0.2%
Nova Scotians are
fluent Gaelic speakers.
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