IRELAND: What sign languages are used in Ireland?

This article can help you answer the following questions:

How many Deaf / Hard of Hearing people are in Ireland?
What sign languages are used in Ireland?
How do you say Ireland in sign language?
Where can I learn Irish Sign Language online?
What Deaf organizations are located in Ireland?
What additional sign language resources are there for Ireland?

Where is Ireland?

How many Deaf / Hard of Hearing people are in Ireland?

There are an estimated 161,700 Deaf and Hard of Hearing in the Ireland.

This percentage is a rough estimation: 3.3% of the general population. Lack of research make estimating these numbers difficult. The World Health Organization estimates 5% of the world population has significant hearing loss. Keep in mind that developing nations typically have a much higher number of Deaf and Hard of Hearing populations.

What sign languages are used in Ireland?

Teanga Chomharthaíochta na hÉireann (Irish Sign Language, ISL)
- ISL is unique among sign languages for having different gendered versions due to men and women being taught it at different schools
British Sign Language (BSL)

Written / spoken languages in Ireland:

Irish
English
Ulster Scots
Shelta

How do you say Ireland in sign language?

Where can I learn Irish Sign Language online?

This language is not yet available. If you would like to learn this language, please request it here: https://www.intersignuniversity.com/sign-languages