Editing Irish Sign Language (section)

{{Short description|Sign language of Ireland, used primarily in the Republic of Ireland}}
{{Infobox language
| name = Irish Sign Language
| nativename = Teanga Chomharthaíochta na hÉireann
| states = [[Republic of Ireland]], [[Northern Ireland]]
| speakers = 5,000 deaf
| date = 2014
| ref = e18
| speakers2 = 45,000 hearing signers
| familycolor = Sign
| fam1 = [[French Sign Language family|Francosign]]
| dia1 = [[Australian Irish Sign Language]]
| nation = [[Republic of Ireland]]
| iso3 = isg
| glotto = iris1235
| glottorefname = Irish Sign Language
}}
[[Image:Irish Sign Language ABC's.png|thumb|250px|The ISL manual/fingerspelling alphabet]]

'''Irish Sign Language''' ('''ISL''', {{langx|ga|Teanga Chomharthaíochta na hÉireann}}) is the [[sign language]] of [[Ireland]], used primarily in the [[Republic of Ireland]]. It is also used in [[Northern Ireland]], alongside [[British Sign Language]] (BSL). Irish Sign Language is more closely related to [[French Sign Language]] (LSF) than to BSL, though it has influence from both languages. It has influenced sign languages in Australia and South Africa, and has little relation to either spoken [[Irish language|Irish]] or [[English language|English]]. ISL is unique among sign languages for having different gendered versions due to men and women being taught it at different schools all over Ireland.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Irish Sign Language|url=https://www.irishdeafsociety.ie/irish-sign-language/|access-date=2020-07-28|website=www.irishdeafsociety.ie}}</ref>{{sfn|LeMaster|1998}}