Thòisich mi ris a' Ghàidhlig a theagasg ann an naoi ceud deug ceithir fichead 's a sia deug ann am Baile nan Gall, Ceap Breatainn, trì mìosan deug an déidh dhomh tòiseachadh r' a h-ionnsachadh. Tro na bliadhnaichean eadar sin…
A sunny day. Celtic Music. Beautiful scenery. Good food. What could be better?
Last month, I visited the Celtic Music Interpretive Centre in Judique and saw this license plate in the gift shop and knew it would be my theme…
Trì cheud bliadhna bhuaithe seo bha Eilean Cheap Breatainn fo smachd nam Frangach agus 's dòcha gur ann bhuapa-san a fhuair sinn an t-ainm "Ceap Breatainn" ach cha chreid mi gu bheil cinnt aig duine sam bith a thaobh sin.…
Sometimes our ties to Scotland are very noticeable. Place names around Nova Scotia (ahem, Latin for New Scotland) honoured homes of the Gaels who crossed the ocean centuries ago. We have our Aberdeen and New Aberdeen, Barra Glen and Skye…
Do you? I don't… but I know a few more words after traveling Cape Breton Island for two days this week visiting the best Celtic and Gaelic sites we have to offer.
A group of twelve of us representing the…
The East Coast Music Association (ECMA) is a regional collaboration of people in the music industry of Atlantic Canada. It is best known to the public for the series of awards handed out at the annual celebration that travels around…
Le cuideachd Oifis Iomairtean na Gàidhlig, bidh Bebh Brett a' deasachadh dealbhan-cluich' a bhios ri 'n nochdadh a 's t-samhradh 'sa tighinn ann an Alba Nuaidh. Tha mi a' coimhead air adhart ri 'm faicinn o 'n a tha làn…
'Nuair a thig an samhradh thig daoine gu Ceap Breatainn á iomadh àite, luchd ionnsachadh na Gàidhlig agus luchd ionnsaichte 'sa Ghàidhlig nam measg. Innsidh mi dhuibh beagan mu dheidhinn dithis aca, agus té eile ás an Eilean Cheap Breatainn…
The Scottish Gaelic influence is strong in Nova Scotia. Our very name New Scotland embodies it. You can find it at the Colaisde Na Gàidhlig/Gaelic College in St. Ann’s and at the Highland Village/An Clachan Gàidhealach in Iona. Our Celtic culture greets…
Tonight, I was watching an episode of CBC’s George Strombolopolous show that featured Newfoundland sayings and was quite entertained. It got me thinking about our unique Cape Breton sayings and their origins.
I remember a few years back when my…
