How is the identity of a culture transferred? For many cultures it’s through geography or heritage. But what if it was knowledge of a language that conferred a people’s identity. Continuing our series ...

I spent a number of days in the Basque Country last weekend. I was there to speak at a conference organised by Gure Esku, a Basque organisation similar to Ireland’s Future, of which I am a member.

Though the Basque and Armenian languages share no superficial resemblances, they do share a baffling litany of words and grammatical elements. A few steps from the entrance to the Cathedral of the ...

On March 19, hundreds of thousands of Basque citizens will participate in an initiative that passes a baton from hand to hand without interruption; the same baton that has become a symbol of the ...

When Gen Francisco Franco banned the use of the ancient Euskara language, residents of the Basque Country fought to keep it alive. From my car window, I watched Spain transform. From Madrid in the ...