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Mathas na Mara à Brùchdan
Faodaidh brùchdan a’ gheamhraidh air a’ chladach feamainn bhlasta a chur ri daithead an rùrachair Continue reading
Posted in autumn, beach, beaches, biodiversity, coastal, Folklore, foraging, Gaelic, History, Marine, NatureScot, sea life, Uncategorized, winter
Tagged feamainn, Gaelic, Gàidhlig, nature, NatureScot, NàdarAlba, seaweed
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The Surly Animal of the Yellow Moon
Roddy Maclean reveals aspects of the badger’s appearance in folklore and literature, and on Scotland’s Gaelic landscape Continue reading
Posted in autumn, badger, Folklore, Gaelic, History, NatureScot, poetry
Tagged Gaelic, Gàidhlig, NatureScot
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Ainmhidh Gnù na Gealaich Bhuidhe
Tha Ruairidh MacIlleathain a’ toirt sùil air a’ bhroc ann am beul-aithris, litreachas agus eòlas-tìre nan Gàidheal Continue reading
Posted in autumn, badger, Folklore, Gaelic, NatureScot, poetry, Uncategorized
Tagged broc, Gaelic, Gàidhlig, nature, NàdarAlba
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Kings and Queens in the Gaelic Landscape
Roddy Maclean looks at Gaelic ‘royal’ names in Scotland’s landscape Continue reading
Posted in Folklore, Gaelic, History, Uncategorized
Tagged Gaelic, Gàidhlig, NatureScot, Placenames
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Rìghrean is Banrighrean air Aghaidh na Tìre
Tha Ruairidh MacIlleathain a’ toirt sùil air faclan ‘rìoghail’ a tha co-cheangailte ri ainmean-àite Gàidhlig Continue reading
Posted in Folklore, Gaelic, History, NatureScot, Uncategorized
Tagged Gaelic, Gàidhlig, NatureScot, Placenames
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Two Basking Fish of the West Highland summer
Roddy Maclean shares his enthusiasm for two amazing summer visitors to our waters Continue reading
Posted in basking shark, coastal, Gaelic, Marine, Uncategorized
Tagged Gaelic, Gàidhlig, nature, NatureScot
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Dà Iasg Bhlianaidh an t-Samhraidh
Tha Ruairidh MacIlleathain ag innse dhuinn mu dhà iasg-siubhail iongantach a thig a dh’uisgeachan na h-Alba as t-samhradh Continue reading
Posted in basking shark, coastal, Gaelic, Marine, Uncategorized
Tagged Gaelic, Gàidhlig, nature, NatureScot
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A Gaelic View of ‘Wild’
The Gaelic equivalent of the English word ‘rewilding’ is ‘ath-fhiadhachadh’. Roddy Maclean argues that the word, and the concept, sit comfortably within a Gaelic world-view. Continue reading
Posted in Gaelic, Rewilding, Uncategorized, woodlands
Tagged Gaelic, Gàidhlig, NatureScot, Scottish Natural Heritage, SNH
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‘Ath-fhiadhachadh’ tro Shùilean nan Gàidheal
Tha Ruairidh MacIlleathain a’ cumail a-mach gu bheil ‘ath-fhiadhachadh’ nàdarrach gu leòr mar bheachd-smuain agus mar fhacal Continue reading
Posted in Gaelic, Rewilding, Uncategorized, woodlands
Tagged Gaelic, Gàidhlig, NatureScot, Scottish Natural Heritage
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Fairy Mountains of the Gàidhealtachd
The word sìth for ‘fairy mountain’ is less frequent than its diminutive form sìthean, but it is to be found in the names of some significant and beautiful hills. Leugh ann an Gàidhlig Many readers will be aware that the … Continue reading
Posted in Gaelic, Uncategorized
Tagged Gaelic, NatureScot, Placenames, Scotland, Scottish Natural Heritage, SNH
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