Cathair Saidhbhín le Gaeilge

Maidir Linn/About Us

Neadaithe idir sliabh ‘s farraige, ‘sí Cathair Saidhbhín an baile is mó ar leithinis Uíbh Ráthaigh le daonra de 1,297. Meallann an baile na mílte cuairteoirí gach aon bhliain agus é suite ar Mhórchuaird Chiarraí agus ar Shlí an Atlantaigh Fhiáin. 

Sa mbliain 2023, bronnadh stádas ‘Baile Seirbhíse Gaeltachta’ ar Chathair Saidhbhín agus seoladh plean teanga an bhaile leis. Oibríonn Coiste Chathair Saidhbhín le Gaeilge agus Oifigeach Pleanála Teanga an bhaile le húsáid agus feiceálacht na Gaelainne a ardú sa bhaile agus le spriocanna uile an phlean teanga a bhaint amach.

Situated between mountain and sea, Cathair Saidhbhín is the largest town on the Uffrah peninsula with a population of 1,297. The town attracts thousands of visitors every year as it is located on the Kerry Circuit and the Wild Atlantic Way. In the year 2023, the status of ‘Gaeltacht Service Town’ was awarded to Cahair Sidhbhín and the town’s language plan was launched with it. Coiste Cahair Saidbhín le Gaeilge and the town’s Language Planning Officer were encouraged to increase the use and visibility of Irish in the town and to achieve all the goals of the language plan.