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Northern Ireland: Irish language skills in 2011

Proportion of the population of Northern Ireland with some language skills in Irish or Ulster-Scots in 2011
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The data displays the percentage of the population of Northern Ireland who had at least some ability in Irish or Ulster-Scots in 2011. A total of 3.7% of the population declared themselves able to speak, read, write and understand Irish, compared with less than 1% for Ulster-Scots.

Ability to speak, read, write and understand 3.7 0.9
Ability to understand only 4.1 5.3
Some ability 11 8.1

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