Gael Linn
Encyclopedia
Gael Linn is an organization devoted to the Irish language
and art
s.
It is a non-governmental, non-profit organization
, founded in 1953 to foster the Irish language and promote artistic events. On the business side, they run the Gael-Linn Records
record label, which is partly funded by the Irish state.
Irish language
Irish , also known as Irish Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people. Irish is now spoken as a first language by a minority of Irish people, as well as being a second language of a larger proportion of...
and art
Art
Art is the product or process of deliberately arranging items in a way that influences and affects one or more of the senses, emotions, and intellect....
s.
It is a non-governmental, non-profit organization
Organization
An organization is a social group which distributes tasks for a collective goal. The word itself is derived from the Greek word organon, itself derived from the better-known word ergon - as we know `organ` - and it means a compartment for a particular job.There are a variety of legal types of...
, founded in 1953 to foster the Irish language and promote artistic events. On the business side, they run the Gael-Linn Records
Gael-Linn Records
Gael Linn Records is an Irish record label, run by the Irish language promotion organisation Gael Linn.Gael Linn released records by many of the world's most renowned Gaelic and Irish Traditional musicians known today...
record label, which is partly funded by the Irish state.