“A country
without a language is a country without a soul,” said Ireland ’s
Patrick Henry Pearse.
It was On This
Day in 2007, that the European Union (EU) finally recognized Ireland . Irish
became the 23rd Official Language of the EU on this day. This meant that all
key legislation would now be translated into Irish and that Irish could now be
spoken at council meetings.
Sources
January
2. Ireland
Calling. www.ireland-calling.com/january2
On
This Day is a prompt to further explore historical events.
©
Jeanne Ruczhak-Eckman, 2016
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