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  1. Assoc for Scottish Literature @[email protected] ·

    “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

    #minoritylanguages #language #marinelife #conservation #gaelic #gaidhlig
  2. Assoc for Scottish Literature @[email protected] ·

    “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

    #minoritylanguages #language #marinelife #conservation #gaelic #gaidhlig
  3. Assoc for Scottish Literature @[email protected] ·

    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

    #edinburgh #booklaunch #writingcommunity #writing #shortfiction #shortstories
  4. Assoc for Scottish Literature @[email protected] ·

    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

    meekwrite.blogspot.com/2013/04

    #Scottish #Scotland #Scots #Scotslanguage #Gaelic #Gaidhlig #steaming #GlasgowFair #FairMonday #culturalstudies #19thcentury #20thcentury #alcohol #steamboat

    #steamboat #alcohol #20thcentury #19thcentury #culturalstudies #fairmonday
  5. Crìstean MacMhìcheil @[email protected] ·

    An t-slighe a dh’Inbhir Ghòrdain madainn an-diugh.

    #InbhirGhòrdain #Invergordon #CaolasChrombaigh #CromartyFirth #RosCuithne #Rosskeen #RosAnEar #EasterRoss #aGhàidhealtachd #ScottishHighlands #Gàidhlig #Gaelic @gaidhlig

    #inbhirghordain #invergordon #caolaschrombaigh #cromartyfirth #roscuithne #rosskeen
  6. Crìstean MacMhìcheil @[email protected] ·

    An t-adhar os cionn Bhaile Eòghainn a-nochd

    #BaileEòghainn #Evanton #RosAnEar #EasterRoss #AGhàidhealtachd #ScottishHighlands #Alba #Scotland #Gàidhlig #Gaelic #CleachdI @gaidhlig

    #baileeoghainn #evanton #rosanear #easterross #aghaidhealtachd #scottishhighlands