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Proinsias Ó Coinn explores the history of the 'fáinne' tradition.

Déanann Proinsias Ó Coinn tochailt ar stair 'An Fáinne'. Proinsias Ó Coinn explores the history of the 'fáinne' tradition.

Breis is céad bliain i ndiaidh thús na gluaiseachta athbheochana Gaeilge darbh ainm 'Cumann An Fháinne', faigheann Proinsias Ó Coinn amach cad chuige ar shíl grúpa Gaeilgeoirí gur gá siombail a chruthú lena leibhéal líofachta sa teanga a léiriú. Lena chois sin, faigheann sé léargas ar thábhacht an fháinne do Ghaeilgeoirí an lae inniu. Is léiriú de chuid BBC Gaeilge 2016 é seo.
 
Over a 100 years after the start of the Irish language revival movement called ‘Cumann An Fháinne’, Proinsias Ó Coinn discovers why a group of Irish speakers felt the need to create a symbol to demonstrate their level of fluency in the language. He also gets an insight into the importance of the fáinne for Irish speakers today.  This is a BBC Gaeilge 2016 production.


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