Irish (An Ghaeilge)

Irish (ga, gle) is a world language. Wikidata records about 141K speakers. It is written in Gaelic type and Latin script. It is an official language in 1 country, including Ireland.

Irish uses initial mutations (lenition, eclipsis) that change the start of words — important for terminology and variables.

Expect text translated from English into Irish to grow by roughly 20–35%, which matters for layouts, subtitles and page counts.

Translation guides

• English → Irish translation
• Irish → English translation

Where Irish is official

• Ireland

Rates for Irish translation

Irish falls in our lesser-diffused languages band: roughly $0.12–$0.28 per word for general commercial work. These are indicative ranges, not quotes — specialised, certified and rush work costs more, and literary translation is usually priced per 1,000 words.

For context, the median salaried translator or interpreter in the US earned $60,170 in May 2025 (BLS). See salaries by state →