Plans for new museum for Irish language and Gaelic revival in West Cork village

Irish language teacher training building dating from the early 1900s in Ballingeary set to become 'An Súgán Museum'

Ballingeary was the first place in the country to house a dedicated teacher training college for the Irish language, which was started in the early 1900s. Picture: Denis Minihane

Plans have been drawn up to open the country's first national museum dedicated to the Irish language and the Gaelic revival.

It is hoped to open it in Béal Átha nGhaorthaidh (Ballingeary), Co Cork, as the village is considered the most appropriate location for the 'An Súgán Museum' project.