Irish and why it is not the 1st language in Ireland

Today in Ireland, Irish is a (dead language) which basically is a language that is not spoken any more, for example, Latin. However this is not true. Many of the things we do everyday are through Irish. It is compulsory to learn Irish in schools, however many of the students think that Irish is a (waste of time). But there are many people from other countries such as America and Canada who have large amounts of people who's families originated from Ireland. Many of these people will find that their families emigrated from Ireland at the time of the Great Famine. The Great Famine occurred in the 19th century and occurred due to an over reliance on the potato. Many Irish people learnt English as they were leaving Ireland in search of a better life.
These Irish people mainly emigrated to America, England and Canada.