Meaiti Jo Sheamuis on the Irish Language

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Meaiti Jo Sheamuis is the host of a traditional Irish music show on RTE, the Irish language radio network. He’s also an evangelist for the Irish language. He tells Jim Fleming that he grew up speaking Irish and couldn’t speak or understand English until he was 15. He talks about the history of the Irish language and the reasons why it’s especially threatened now, despite the political and cultural freedom in Ireland.