Thanks for taking the time to reply Felipa, it is interesting though to find out that the presbyterians, I'm not one, had their ministers learn Irish. I asked some others and found this little known or should I say appropriately forgotten fact.

We have lost a lot in our education system in N.I. while at school,we lost out to the predjudices of our politicians. This is where I think the lanaguage bill is important, it is part of Scotlands culture/heritage, and lets hope if it is successful.