Mìos na Gàidhlig / Gaelic Month

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Tha Mìos na Gàidhlig a' tighinn dlùth ann an Alba Nuaidh. 'S e sin mìos 'nuair a nìthear greadhnachas ann an iomadh dòigh air sgàth na Gàidhlig, staid na Gàidhlig mar a tha e an diugh agus a h-uile h-oidhirp…

Cape Breton 101

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Saturday morning marks a new season and Fall is definitely in the air! I was in Baddeck yesterday and Port Hawkesbury two days before that and the trees are starting to show off their brilliant hues. But don't worry, there…

Cò Mheud? / How Many?

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Bithear a cantainn gu bheil timchioll air còig ceud duine ann an Ceap Breatainn aig a bheil  Gàidhlig. Chan eil dad a dh' fhios 'am dé cho ceart no ceàrr a tha sin, ach tha mi cinnteach gu bheil e…

Summer Solstice – Cape Breton Style

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It's was a beautiful day in Cape Breton today. And it seems even nicer now that summer is officially here! Today marked summer solstice, the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. And this year summer solstice comes…

Togail an Fhuinn / Precenting

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Ann an dualchas nan Gàidheal bidh iomadh seòrsa ciùil ri 'n cluinntinn, ged nach cluinnear iad uile gu tric na làithean. Ma théid duine gu cuirm-ciùil no "ceilidh" mar a chanas iad,  a 's dòcha gur e puirt á beul…

Gàidhlig aig Baile / Gaelic in the Home

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Gàidhlig aig Baile Thòisich o chionn ghoirid clasaichean Ghàidhlig air a' Chladach a Tuath, Ceap Breatainn, àite ás an d' thàinig iomadh seinneadair ainmeil 'san fhicheadamh linn, ach àite anns nach robh ach fìor bheag de Ghàidhlig ri cluinntinn a…

Féis an Eilein: 20 Years of Embracing Gaelic Culture

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“The Féis is on this week.” This is a common statement echoed in Central Cape Breton over the course of the past few days. Féis an Eilein is a Gaelic Cultural festival that happens in Christmas Island, Cape Breton. For…