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Wild Boars of Gaelic Legend
Roddy Maclean explores the presence of the wild boar in the Gaelic landscape Continue reading
Posted in Folklore, Gaelic, History, NatureScot, Placenames, Uncategorized
Tagged Gaelic, Gàidhlig, NatureScot, NàdarAlba, Roddy Maclean, Ruairidh MacIlleathain, wild boar
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Tuirc nan Sgeulachdan air Aghaidh na Tìre
Tha Ruairidh MacIlleathain a’ toirt sùil air an fhacal ‘torc’ ann an ainmean-àite air a’ Ghàidhealtachd Continue reading
Posted in Folklore, Gaelic, History, NatureScot, Placenames, Uncategorized
Tagged boar, Gaelic, Gàidhlig, NatureScot, Placenames, Roddy Maclean, Ruairidh MacIlleathain
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Water on the move
In such a frequently showered and mountainous landscape as Scotland, burns and streams abound, and the Gaelic language has a number of generic words for moving water. Continue reading
Posted in Gaelic, NatureScot, Placenames, Uncategorized
Tagged abhainn, allt, Gaelic, Gàidhlig, NàdarAlba, Roddy Maclean, uisge
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Uisge a’ sìor-ghluasad
Ann an dùthaich a tha cho sìor-uisgeach ri Alba, tha uillt is aibhnichean pailt agus chan eil e na iongnadh gu bheil uiread de dh’fhaclan againn airson a leithid. Continue reading
Posted in Gaelic, NatureScot, Placenames
Tagged abhainn, allt, Gaelic, Gàidhlig, NatureScot, NàdarAlba, Roddy Maclean, Ruairidh MacIlleathain, uisge
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