24th Annual Féis an Eilein – Gaelic Classes

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Beginners & Intermediate/Advanced Gaelic Language 10 am – 4 pm. Lunch is included. Admission $25 per day, Seniors & Students $10 Day-long classes with Instructors Angus MacLeod and Margie Beaton are continued.…

24th Annual Féis an Eilein

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Ar Seanachas, Ar Daoine agus Ar n-Àiteachan Our Stories, Our People and Our Places 7:30 pm Admission $10 Tea & Lunch will be served. Each community in the Gaelic world had an active and lively tradition of song composition. Songs…

24th Annual Féis an Eilein – Gaelic Classes

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Gaelic Language Classes 10 am – 4 pm Admission $25/per day ~ Seniors & Students $10. Lunch provided. Angus MacLeod from the North Shore will instruct the beginner class. It is designed for students who have taken part in classes…

Stòras a’ Bhaile Gaelic Folk-life School

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A four-day Gaelic immersion folklife school, Storas features the traditional foods, music, dance, stories and songs of Gaelic Nova Scotia. Stòras a’ Bhaile distinguishes itself by hands-on language activities and social time conducted entirely through the Gaelic language in Highland…

Àm na Samhna / Hallowe’en Time

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Tha Oidhche Shamhna a’ tighinn dlùth a nis agus bidh tachartasan ann an iomadh baile ‘is coimhearsnachd. Mar eisimpleir bidh Oidhche nam Bòcan aig a’ Chlachan Ghàidhealach agus bidh Cuairt le Lòchran aig an Daingneach Louisburg. Bha Oidhche Shamhna aig…

Taibhsean? / Ghosts?

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Taibhsean agus rudan os-nàdurra. 'S e cuspair a thogadh inntinn daoine 's dòcha cho fad 's a tha sinn air a bhith air an talamh. Chan eil mi cinnteach a bheil seann taigh, àite eachdraidheil no làrach cliùiteach air nach…

A Day at Highland Village

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I recently had the good fortune of spending a day at the Highland Village in Iona. My mom and two girls joined me for a trip back in time to a living history museum and cultural centre that celebrates the…