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Tír gan Teanga, Tír gan Anam – Irish Language Print

Tír gan Teanga, Tír gan Anam – Irish Language Print

€70,00 EUR
€70,00 EUR
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“A country without a language, a country without a soul” — the line that became the motto of the Irish language revival, tying the language directly to national identity.

About this work

Tír gan teanga, tír gan anam — a country without a language, a country without a soul. It is the effective motto of the Irish language revival, carried on banners, quoted in speeches and painted on Gaelscoil walls. It is usually printed as a seanfhocal with no author: it is widely attributed online to Pádraig Pearse, but that attribution cannot be traced to anything he actually wrote, and Irish-language proverb collections list it unattributed. The nearest documented ancestor is Thomas Davis, writing in The Nation in 1843: "A people without a language of its own is only half a nation." The print is an open edition, made to order and shipped worldwide.

Sizes & Format

  • 30 × 30 cm / 12 × 12″
  • 50 × 50 cm / 20 × 20″
  • 70 × 70 cm / 28 × 28″
  • Unframed, or framed in black, white or wood

Print & Frame Details

Archival matte paper, 250gsm (110lb), acid-free and FSC-certified — off-white, uncoated. Framed prints: solid oak or ash wood frame, 20mm thick, with shatterproof protective glazing. Ready to hang, hanging kit included. Unframed prints up to A4 ship flat; larger sizes ship rolled in a protective tube.

Free Worldwide Shipping

Framed prints are packed with protective corners and wrap, boxed with reinforced edges, and braced with internal supports for extra rigidity (max 3 frames per package). Every order ships free, made to order and delivered from the hub closest to you: Ireland 3–7 business days · UK 4–8 · USA 5–10 · Canada 6–12 · Australia 7–14.

Framed in black, natural wood or white, or unframed. Printed on archival matte paper and made to order.

Frame options and sizes
Frame finishes
  • Black — ash
  • Natural wood — oak
  • White — ash
All frames are 20 mm deep, made from responsibly sourced timber.
Glazing
Shatterproof clear acrylic — lighter than glass.
Paper
Archival matte paper — uncoated, off-white, acid-free and FSC-certified. No gloss, no laminate.
Sizes
  • 30x30 cm / 12x12″ — Unframed, black, natural wood, white
  • 50x50 cm / 20x20″ — Unframed, black, natural wood, white
  • 70x70 cm / 28x28″ — Unframed, black, natural wood, white
  • 100x100 cm / 40x40″ — unframed only
Hanging
Framed prints arrive ready to hang, with a hanging kit for portrait or landscape. Unframed prints arrive without a frame — up to A4 ship flat, larger sizes ship rolled in a protective tube.
Care
For indoor use. Keep out of direct sunlight and away from damp. Dust with a dry cloth; wipe the acrylic with a soft, slightly damp cloth.
Shipping
Free worldwide shipping. Made to order and sent from the production hub closest to you — Ireland 3–7 business days, UK 4–8, USA 5–10, Canada 6–12, Australia 7–14. Framed prints are boxed with protective corners and internal supports.
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