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For centuries, colonialists, church leaders and educators discouraged Irish people from using their native tongue. When Ireland won independence, its leaders had no idea just how difficult it would be to bring the language back. Despite that, there's hope for Irish today— thanks in part to a group of researchers in California.

Image: Linguist Jaye Padgett wearing the head frame used to stabilise an ultrasound camera. Padgett and colleagues at the University of California-Santa Cruz and University College Dublin are documenting Irish consonant formation. Courtesy of Doug McKnight