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Mon 04 Apr 2011Montreal's love of all things Irish
Languages matter in Quebec, a region proudly divided between French and English speakers, and now Irish is getting the chance to flourish there too
In Montreal in the Canadian province of Quebec, English and French communities mix like oil and water, together but separate, with mass immigration making the city one of the most diverse in North America. Language is pervasive here. At Concordia University, an Anglo island in a sea of French, the Canadian Irish Studies School was established in 2009.
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