Category Archives: Gaelic

Earball peucaig no bò riabhach?/A peacock’s tail or a brindled cow?

Posted on March 21, 2018 by

Cò fear as fheàrr a nì tuairisgeul de dh’aimsir deireadh a’ Mhàirt am-bliadhna? / Which is the better descriptor of the end of March this year? Trì Latha Sgathaidh na Bà Riabhaich Tha dà bharail eadar-dhealaichte mun aimsir a bhios … Continue reading →

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‘Tìr nan Òg’ ann am Bliadhna na h-Òigridh / ‘Land of the Ever Young’ in the Year of Young People

Posted on February 27, 2018 by

Anns a’ bhliadhna seo a tha a’ comharrachadh òigridh, tha e iomchaidh a bhith a’ cuimhneachadh an fhaoinsgeil mu thìr anns nach fhàsadh daoine sean / In this year marking young people, it is fitting to recall the ancient Gaelic … Continue reading →

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‘Coileach’ air Aghaidh na Tìre / ‘Rooster’ in the Landscape

Posted on January 24, 2018 by

Tha Bliadhna a’ Choilich aig na Sìonaich an impis thighinn gu ceann – deagh àm airson sùil a thoirt air an fhacal ‘coileach’ ann an ainmean-àite / The Chinese Year of the Rooster is about to come to an end … Continue reading →

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Sealladh Gàidhlig air Reul-bhad Ainmeil / A Gaelic interpretation of a familiar constellation

Posted on November 24, 2017 by

Tha na h-oidhcheannan dorcha a th’ againn an-dràsta a’ toirt deagh cothrom dhuinn sùil a thoirt air na speuran. Seo mar a bhios na Gàidheil a’ tuigsinn cruth is cumadh an reul-bhaid ris an canar Orion ann am Beurla. Nach … Continue reading →

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Iùl Gàidhlig do Luchd-rùrachd / Gaelic Foraging Guide

Posted on October 18, 2017 by

Mar thoradh air an taic airson na ceanglaichean eadar a’ Ghàidhlig agus àrainneachd na h-Alba a dhaingneachadh, tha Dualchas Nàdair na h-Alba, le taic bho Bhòrd na Gàidhlig, air leabhran-iùil Gàidhlig air rùrachd a chruthachadh; thathar a’ smaoineachadh gur e … Continue reading →

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Oighreag an Fhoghair – The elusive cloudberry

Posted on August 24, 2017 by

Now is the time to get onto the hills foraging for deliciously juicy cloudberries for your winter jam. Roddy Maclean tells us more about them and their connection with Gaelic place names. Bidh Albannaich a thadhlas air Lochlann a’ faicinn, … Continue reading →

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Àirighean Samhraidh – Summer shielings

Posted on July 5, 2017 by

Àirigh Shamhraidh ‘summer shieling’ is the focus of our regular Gaelic article by Roddy Maclean. This month he looks at the name Àirigh which recalls a time when people would leave the townships with their cattle and benefit from the … Continue reading →

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Sàr-rùrachd ann an Dùn Stafhainis – Gourmet foraging in Dunstaffnage

Posted on May 11, 2017 by

Cuir sàr-eòlaiche rùrachd ri oide àrainneachd Gàidhealach agus tha cuirm biadh fiadhain air leth ann. Take a foraging expert and add a Gaelic environmental educator to create the perfect recipe for a day out discovering wild food.  Read the full … Continue reading →

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Lus buidhe Bealltainn – Yellow plant of Beltane

Posted on May 1, 2017 by

The marsh marigold is a vivid reminder of the close links between Gaelic culture and the Scottish seasons, as Ruairidh MacIlleathain explains. Read the full Gaelic version below. The day that starts the summer, now the first of May, is … Continue reading →

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Ten Gaelic place name facts

Posted on November 8, 2016 by

Many of Scotland’s place names have Gaelic origins, some with fascinating stories and some very surprising. Here we’ve chosen our top ten. The Cairngorms get their English name from the Gaelic An Càrn Gorm ‘the blue mountain’ (the location of … Continue reading →

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