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No Béarla
2007 · TV series · documentary · 102 min episodes · 2 seasons
Created by Manchán Magan
The title 'No Béarla' means 'No English' in this adventure style documentary. Manchán Magan travels around Ireland trying to see if he can live speaking only in Irish and buying only Irish made goods.
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> whose first language is Gaelic
Is that really true though? I think it's a bit optimistic to say "first language". I know that many people do speak Irish, but the number of people who can speak Irish better than English is abysmal.
No Béarla[1] is one of the saddest documentaries I've ever seen. It follows a native speaker who tries to do mundane tasks in Ireland using only Irish, but can barely get anything done.
[1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyll-bBZzyk
In fact filmmaker Manchán Magan had to borrow the English word “no” to title his documentary “No Béarla” (No English) in which he roamed Ireland attempting to speak only Irish.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Béarla