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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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The ‘Blind’ Streams of the Uplands
Roddy Maclean looks at the fascinating word ‘caochan’ in the Gaelic landscape Continue reading
Posted in Folklore, Gaelic, History, mapping, NatureScot, Uncategorized
Tagged caochan, Gaelic, nature, NatureScot, Placenames, Roddy Maclean
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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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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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Sìthean na Gàidhealtachd
Chan eil am facal sìth cho bitheanta ri a mheanbh-riochd, sìthean, ach tha e ri fhaicinn ann an ainmean grunn bheanntan brèagha. Read in English Bidh leughadairean gu leòr eòlach air an fhacal sìthean agus mar a bhios daoine a’ … Continue reading
Posted in Gaelic, Uncategorized
Tagged Gaelic, NatureScot, Placenames, Scotland, Scottish Natural Heritage, SNH
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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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