While much of this thread is historically accurate, it is also silly. Irish is not the exclusive preserve of any one political viewpoint. Some of the greatest scholars who preserved and revived the Irish language were Unionists. Irish unionists have a perfect right to speak Irish
Ní cúis cheiliúrtha do phobal na Gaeilge é ról na Gaeilge sa choronú i Sasana
The use of the Irish language in the coronation in England is no cause of celebration for Irish speakers
The Irish language stands with the colonised around the world, not the coloniser! 🧵1/8