Na Seann Dòighean Ùra / The New Old Ways

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IMG_0867 Bho mo chiad chuimhne bha baile fearainn aig mo phàrantan – bó, caoraich, cearcan agus gàrradh. Gheibheamaid éisg bho ‘n chòbh le lìontan agus giomaich le cliabhan. Bha iomadh baile fearainn ‘sa choimhearsnachd an uair sin ach bha ‘ad uile…

Hidden Wealths

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  Culture, and specifically language, takes ownership in those select few who are what I refer to as that culture’s hidden wealths.  There is a time in life for everyone, where, when you are ready, you begin to (coincidentally…?) unearth…

Bunk Beds and Buntata’s Sgadan

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The world of summer school…….a really unique kind of summer school…….not the summer school that a child might be forced to take part in if they didn’t quite acquire all of those credits they had hoped for.  I’m talking about…

Ch-ch-ch-changes – Atharrachaidhean

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'Nuair a thàinig na Gaidheil gu Ceap Breatainn an tùs, cha robh 'ad idir toilichte an dùthaich fhéin fhàgail, agus bidh sin seo-chluinntinn 'sna h-òrain a rinn agus a ghabh iad an déidh dhaibh tighinn a' seo. An toiseach, 's…

The true meaning of “ceilidh” in Cape Breton

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Chluinnear gu tric mu 'n cuairt an eilein gum bi ceilidh ann an àite seo, no gum bi daoine a' dol do cheilidh an nochd, agus a bheil ceilidh ann an àite sam bith ceann na seachdainne 'sa tighinn? Bidh…

Introducing Angus MacLeod, our Gaelic blogger

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Fàilt' oirbh uile do 'n bhlog ùr seo! Tha mi 'n dòchas gun còrd e ruibh 's gun éirich cothroman còmhraidh ás na cuspairean mu dheidhinn a sgrìobhas mi. A' bharrachd air a' sin, ma bhios cuspairean aig daoin' eile,…