William MacArthur, was the first President of the Society, having learned Irish in Cloch Cheannfhaolaidh in west Donegal.
The 2007 edition features a total of eleven groups, with the Trinity College, Dublin Cumann cementing its position as the largest, gaining more than 50%, with Queen's University Belfast Cumann the largest in Northern Ireland.
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An Cumann Gaelach (English: The Irish language Society) is a student society found in most colleges and universities in Ireland.