| http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#value | - Although the numbers taking certificate exams in Irish were small, and not particularly boosted by the Troubles, performance in Irish (1982-1987) was consistently superior to that in French, German or Spanish at GCE O level, and at ???A??? level, boys performed better in Irish than girls, running contrary to the usual trend in the western world whereby females out-perform males in languages.
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