#gaidhlig — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #gaidhlig, aggregated by home.social.
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“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.”
https://theconversation.com/how-scottish-gaelic-is-helping-protect-scotlands-seas-155660
#Scotland #Gaidhlig #Gaelic #conservation #marinelife #language #minoritylanguages #Hebrides
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“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
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ck4gl6e0737wo
#Scotland #Gaidhlig #Gaelic #conservation #marinelife #language #minoritylanguages #Hebrides
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NAMING THE SNAKES: New Writing Scotland 44
Edinburgh launch
15 September, Blackwell’s, South Bridge – £3 / £11 with bookCelebrate the latest issue with a mix of readings of poetry, short fiction & non-fiction in English, Gaelic & Scots – all welcome!
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/naming-the-snakes-new-writing-scotland-44-tickets-1995684361648
#Scottish #literature #Gaidhlig #Gaelic #Scots #Scotslanguage #poetry #shortstories #shortfiction #writing #writingcommunity #booklaunch #Edinburgh
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Happy Glasgow Fair Monday!
“…on one occasion the Highland Queen was berthed by the master and a boy, the rest of the crew being quite incapable…”
Steamships, “steaming”, drunkenness & “smùid” – Donald Meek on going doon the watter, & early Scottish booze-cruising
https://meekwrite.blogspot.com/2013/04/maritime-and-linguistic-studies.html
#Scottish #Scotland #Scots #Scotslanguage #Gaelic #Gaidhlig #steaming #GlasgowFair #FairMonday #culturalstudies #19thcentury #20thcentury #alcohol #steamboat
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An t-slighe a dh’Inbhir Ghòrdain madainn an-diugh.
#InbhirGhòrdain #Invergordon #CaolasChrombaigh #CromartyFirth #RosCuithne #Rosskeen #RosAnEar #EasterRoss #aGhàidhealtachd #ScottishHighlands #Gàidhlig #Gaelic @gaidhlig
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An t-adhar os cionn Bhaile Eòghainn a-nochd
#BaileEòghainn #Evanton #RosAnEar #EasterRoss #AGhàidhealtachd #ScottishHighlands #Alba #Scotland #Gàidhlig #Gaelic #CleachdI @gaidhlig