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Clare second highest county of Gaelgeoirs

Clare residents have shown that they have more than just ‘na cupla focail’ in the latest batch of results from the census.

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CSO figures, released this morning, shows Clare has the second highest proportion of Irish speakers of any county nationwide.

Over 48% of residents in the Banner County have classified themselves as Irish speakers, lower only than County Galway, and far higher than the national proportion of 40%.

The stats also reveal that nearly 18,000 people here have achieved a third level education.
 

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