Talk:is fearr Gaeilge bhriste ná Béarla cliste

Origin and age

Is this an alteration of an older version "Clever Irish is better than broken English"? Sayings of this kind are found in most places where there's a foreign prestige language alongside a native language. The current form would not be expected in a situation where Irish had no prestige, was learnt by nobody and quickly given up by native speakers. Or is it perhaps a recent coinage of the nationalist era? 84.63.31.38 11:40, 19 September 2022 (UTC)