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  1. “An entire system of comharran – Gaelic navigational marks – surrounds the islands… A wealth of knowledge about the creatures which populate these fishing grounds is also encoded within the Gaelic language.”

    theconversation.com/how-scotti

    #Scotland #Gaidhlig #Gaelic #conservation #marinelife #language #minoritylanguages #Hebrides

  2. “An entire system of comharran – Gaelic navigational marks – surrounds the islands… A wealth of knowledge about the creatures which populate these fishing grounds is also encoded within the Gaelic language.”

    theconversation.com/how-scotti

    #Scotland #Gaidhlig #Gaelic #conservation #marinelife #language #minoritylanguages #Hebrides

  3. “Scientists searched for the inclusion of the Gaelic words for oyster or oysters – eisir, eisirein and eisirean – and oyster habitats… They then found an oyster bed that had not been previously documented”

    The discoveries could help rebuild native oyster populations

    bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ck4gl6

    #Scotland #Gaidhlig #Gaelic #conservation #marinelife #language #minoritylanguages #Hebrides

  4. “Scientists searched for the inclusion of the Gaelic words for oyster or oysters – eisir, eisirein and eisirean – and oyster habitats… They then found an oyster bed that had not been previously documented”

    The discoveries could help rebuild native oyster populations

    bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ck4gl6

    #Scotland #Gaidhlig #Gaelic #conservation #marinelife #language #minoritylanguages #Hebrides

  5. NAMING THE SNAKES: New Writing Scotland 44
    Edinburgh launch
    15 September, Blackwell’s, South Bridge – £3 / £11 with book

    Celebrate the latest issue with a mix of readings of poetry, short fiction & non-fiction in English, Gaelic & Scots – all welcome!

    eventbrite.co.uk/e/naming-the-

    #Scottish #literature #Gaidhlig #Gaelic #Scots #Scotslanguage #poetry #shortstories #shortfiction #writing #writingcommunity #booklaunch #Edinburgh

  6. NAMING THE SNAKES: New Writing Scotland 44
    Edinburgh launch
    15 September, Blackwell’s, South Bridge – £3 / £11 with book

    Celebrate the latest issue with a mix of readings of poetry, short fiction & non-fiction in English, Gaelic & Scots – all welcome!

    eventbrite.co.uk/e/naming-the-

    #Scottish #literature #Gaidhlig #Gaelic #Scots #Scotslanguage #poetry #shortstories #shortfiction #writing #writingcommunity #booklaunch #Edinburgh

  7. Abhainn, allt, uisge: Mar a tha a’ Ghàidhlig a’ sruthadh tron chruth-tire
    River, stream, water: How Gaelic flows through the landscape
    19 September, National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh – free

    Gaelic names for Scotland’s rivers & burns reveal reveal the spread of Gaelic across Scotland, & how medieval people understood their landscape

    eventbrite.co.uk/e/river-strea

    #Scottish #Scotland #toponymy #placenames #Gaidhlig #Gaelic #medieval

  8. An Irish tragedy: The fall of Ferdiad at the hands of Cú Chulainn. Two great warriors, foster brothers, who trained together under the tutelage of the legendary warrior Scáthach.

    In Scottish Gaelic, it's said that: Is caomh le fear a charaid, ach 's e smior a chridhe a cho-dhalt. ~ Dear is a kinsman, but the pith of the heart is a foster-brother.

    #CúChulainn #Scáthach #IrishFolklore #Gàidhlig #Folklore #Ferdiad #MastoDaoine

  9. mar a rachadh sinn, clann na dùthcha,
    mach as a bhaile-mhór, air feasgar àrd
    samhraidh…

    —Aonghas MacNeacail, “feasgar samhraidh (do Dhaibhidh A. MacDhòmhnaill)”
    from THE HUNTERIAN POEMS, ed. Alan Riach (Freight, 2015)

    Today, 15 April, is World Art Day

    artuk.org/discover/artworks/la

    #Scottish #literature #Gaidhlig #Gaelic #poem #poetry #art #painting #visualart #WorldArtDay

  10. Brits.

    Comhlan Les Ramoneurs às a' Bhreatainn Bhig is òran cliùiteach ana-fàiseasteach.

    Breton punk/ trad band Les Ramoneurs with a well-kent anti-fascist anthem.

    #Breizh #Breton #Antifa #Tunesday #TuneTuesday #Celtic #Celtique #Gàidhlig

    youtu.be/sl0p5zVu4OA?si=Kb41D3

  11. “Céad Míle Fáilte NOT Céad Míle Fascists” leis AnDreamDearg ar Instagram / Twitter.

    “Ceud Mìle Fàilte NOT Ceud Mìle Fascists” leis AnDreamDearg air Instagram / Twitter.

    “A Hundred Thousand Welcomes NOT A Hundred Thousand Fascists” by AnDreamDearg on Instagram / Twitter.

    #Fascism #Faisisteachas #AntiFascism #FrithFhaisisteachas #AnaFaisisteachas #Racism #Ciníochas #GràinChinnidh #AntiRacism #FrithChiníochas #AnaGhràinChinnidh #Gaeilge #Irish #Gàidhlig #Gaelic #MastoDaoine @gaeilge @gaidhlig

  12. Some Good News for Gaelic #Gaelic #Gàidhealtachd #Ghetto_na_Gàidhlig #Imagine #gàidhlig @gaidhlig bellacaledonia.org.uk/2024/05/ Le Bella Caledonia Editor More on the #ScottishCensus2022. Some good news for Gaelic. The census shows us that: 2.5% of people aged 3+ had some skills in Gaelic in 2022. This is an increase of 43,100 since 2011. The percentage of 3 to 15 year olds with Gaelic skills doubled from 1.3% to 2.9%. Small … Leugh an còrr de “Some

  13. 🏳️‍🌈 Tha eagraichean #HighlandPride air ainmeachadh gum bi iad a’ comharrachadh #Pròis2024 anns an Ògmhios / an Iuchar le sreath de thachartasan air feadh na #Gàidhealtachd. Nam measg thèid caismeachd-pròise na bliadhna seo a chumail 22na An t-Ògmhios ann an #InbhirNis.

    #LGBTQIA #LGBTQ #LGBT #LGDTCEN #LGDTC #LGDT #Pride2024 #Pride #Pròis #Gèidheil #AGhèidhealtachd #ScottishHighlands #Inverness #Gàidhlig #Gaelic #cleachdi @lgbtqia @gaidhlig

  14. Port-adhair Inbhir Nis taobh Stepford #Gàidhealtachd #Uncategorized #gàidhlig @gaidhlig treanaichean.wordpress.com/202 Le alasdairmaccaluim Bha mi ann an Inbhir Nis bho chionn ghoirid airson a’ chiad turas ann an trì bliadhna is còrr. Bha e fìor mhath a bhith air ais ann am prìomh bhaile na Gàidhealtachd. Bha coinneamh obrach agam ach bha tìde agam às dèidh na coinneimh airson a dhol air safari rèile beag. Bha … Leugh an còrr de “Po

  15. I love finding new-to-me #gàidhlig music to help me learn, but today's pair go from one extreme to the other!

    Thugainn by #Mànran which I have a good chance of being able to sing along to by the weekend
    manran.bandcamp.com/track/thug

    and Ged thigeadh fear le buaile chruidh by #JoyDunlop (track 6, 4th in the medley) where I can't catch a single lyric!! How is she singing so fast 😲 ?
    joydunlop.bandcamp.com/album/c

    #ceòl #NewSongs