Ireland was once called, "the most Catholic country in the world." While that might not be true anymore due to a drastic decline in Mass attendance, Irish church leaders aren't giving up.
Irish is the official language of Ireland, but its use is in rapid decline, and UNESCO lists it as an endangered language. A community of Irish speakers scrambles to revive their cultural treasure.
For many in Ireland, inadequate education in school left them without the ability to speak their own language. What's left is a longing for their culture and a sense of guilt.
Pulitzer Center student fellow Anna Hoffman from Kent State University discusses efforts to keep the Irish language alive.
Irish speakers are earnestly holding on to a cultural treasure. In a nation where it is recognized as the national language but rarely treated as such, the Irish language is fighting to stay alive.
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