Benn Ó hÓgáin | Comhfreagraí Gaelach The disappointment was palpable among the Irish language community on Thursday morning, as news broke that Google Translate had been used to translate English to Irish on the 1916 commemorations website. The website, ireland.ie, even featured Google translations of sections of the Proclamation. The irony was that the department responsible for the 1916 commemorations is the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht – the very department with governmental responsibility for the language itself.ADVERTISEMENT Even non-Irish speakers should be alarmed at such blatant disregard for the language. It shows a lack of respect for the culture and history of the … Continue reading ‘Google Translate’ Irish: Forgetting 1916