Rith

Rith
LocationIreland
Event typeRelay race
Primary sponsorForas na Gaeilge (partly)
Established2010 (2010)
Official siteArchived 2013-02-25 at the Wayback Machine

Rith (Irish pronunciation: [ɾˠɪh]) is a relay race organised in support of the Irish language. It was held for the first time in 2010 and coincided with Seachtain na Gaeilge, the Week of the Irish Language. The original race started in Belfast and finished in Galway. Each race traverses both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. Foras na Gaeilge partly funds the race.

Rith is a spin-off from the Korrika, a relay race organised in the Basque in support of the Basque language since 1980. It has since spun off the Correllengua in Catalonia; Corsa d'Aran in Val d'Aran (also Catalonia); Correlingua in Corsica; 'La Passem' in Gascony; and Ar Redadeg in Brittany.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Get your runners on as Rith 2010 comes to Dundalk". Irish Independent. 3 February 2010. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  2. ↑ "Rith 2016: More than 50,000 run for Irish language as part of Rising commemoration". Irish Independent. 15 March 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  3. ↑ "Relay Run 'Rith' Arrives in Limerick". Limerick City and County Council. 9 March 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  4. 1 2 "En avril 2024, les Gascons vont courir pour leur langue" [In April 2024, the Gascons will race for their language]. Breizh-info (in French). 8 October 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  5. ↑ McMahon, Christopher (16 March 2016). "Ceachtanna le Foghlaim ag lucht Sheachtain na Gaeilge ón gComhphobal Idirnáisiúnta" [Lessons to Learn by Irish Week from the International Community]. The University Times (in Irish). Retrieved 1 July 2025.