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Land of Falling Water
‘Eas’ in the Gaelic landscape marks a named waterfall Leugh ann an Gàidhlig There must be thousands of waterfalls cascading off mountains in the Scottish Highlands, most of which are marked on our maps with the simple English label ‘waterfall’. … Continue reading
Posted in Gaelic, Uncategorized
Tagged entymology, Gaelic, nature, NatureScot, place names, Roddy Maclean, Scotland, Scots language, Scottish Natural Heritage, SNH, waterfalls
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Tìr nan Easan ʼs nan Steall
ʼS iomadh eas a chithear air a’ Ghàidhealtachd, agus tha ainmean sònraichte air feadhainn dhiubh. Read in English Feumaidh gu bheil na mìltean de dh’easan ann an Alba mhòr bheanntach an uisge ach mar as trice chan fhaicear air a’ … Continue reading
Posted in Gaelic, Uncategorized
Tagged entymology, Gaelic, History, maps, nature, NatureScot, place names, Roddy Maclean, Scotland, Scottish Natural Heritage, SNH, waterfalls
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The Leaping Dolphins
A number of species of leumadairean – dolphins – can be seen in Scottish waters. Leugh ann an Gàidhlig There is a rocky point of land to the south of the village of Clachtoll in Assynt (North West Sutherland) which … Continue reading
Posted in Gaelic, Marine, Uncategorized
Tagged cetaceans, dolphins, entymology, Gaelic, nature, NatureScot, place names, Scotland, Scottish Natural Heritage, SNH, whales, YCW2021
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Cairt-làir – lus beag le cliù mòr / Tormentil – little plant with a big reputation
Ged a tha e beag, tha dualchas iongantach aig a’ chairt-làir, gu h-àraidh am measg nan Gàidheal / Tormentil might be small and little celebrated today, but it played a substantial role in the social history of northern Scotland … … Continue reading
Posted in Flowers, Folklore, Gaelic, Uncategorized
Tagged entymology, flowers, Folklore, Gaelic, Gaelic language, History, language, nature, NatureScot, Placenames, Scotland, Scottish Gaelic, Scottish Highlands, Tormentil, wild flowers
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Eun a’ Chinn Duibh air a bheil ‘Ceann-fionn’ / The Black-headed ‘White Head’ Bird
Carson a tha na Gàidheil a’ gabhail ‘ceann-fionn’ air eun le ceann dubh? Tha Ruairidh MacIlleathain a’ feuchainn ris an gnothach a shoilleireachadh. / Why do Scotland’s Gaels call penguins ‘white-heads’, despite their being black-headed? Roddy Maclean investigates a nomenclatural … Continue reading
Posted in Birds, coastal, Folklore, Gaelic, Land management, Uncategorized, Year of Coasts and Waters 2020
Tagged Auks, birds, entymology, Folklore, Gaelic, great auk, language, names, NatureScot, penguins, Roddy Maclean, Scotland, Scots language, Scottish Gaelic, seabirds
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