Cape Breton Island: The Celtic Heart of North America - Nova Scotia https://www.celticheart.ca/taxonomy/term/44/0 en Louisburg / Louisbourg https://www.celticheart.ca/blog/louisburg-louisbourg <p> <img alt="" height="153" src="/sites/default/files/medium_024.ashx_.jpg" style="margin: 5px; float: left;" width="153" />Tr&igrave; cheud bliadhna bhuaithe seo bha Eilean Cheap Breatainn fo smachd nam Frangach agus &#39;s d&ograve;cha gur ann bhuapa-san a fhuair sinn an t-ainm &quot;Ceap Breatainn&quot; ach cha chreid mi gu bheil cinnt aig duine sam bith a thaobh sin. A r&eacute;ir mo chuid fhiosrachd, chan eil sinn cinnteach idir cia &aacute;s a th&agrave;inig an t-ainm &quot;Ceap Breatainn&quot; no c&ograve; a chleachd air th&ugrave;s e.</p> <p><a href="https://www.celticheart.ca/blog/louisburg-louisbourg" target="_blank">read more</a></p> https://www.celticheart.ca/blog/louisburg-louisbourg#comments Acadien Aimeiriaga Alba Nuadh Albannach Anna Bàgh Cape Breton Ceap Breatainn celebration chlachan eilean French fuadaichean Gaelic Gaels Gàidheal Gàidhlig Gall history island Louisbourg Louisburg Mi 'kmaq milling frolic nàiseanta National Park Nova Scotia pàirc Sassanaich Scottish St. Ann's Bay Mon, 27 May 2013 13:08:39 +0000 Angus MacLeod 1197 at https://www.celticheart.ca Mìos na Gàidhlig / Gaelic Month https://www.celticheart.ca/blog/mìos-na-gàidhlig-gaelic-month <p> Tha M&igrave;os na G&agrave;idhlig a&#39; tighinn dl&ugrave;th ann an Alba Nuaidh. &#39;S e sin m&igrave;os &#39;nuair a n&igrave;thear greadhnachas ann an iomadh d&ograve;igh air sg&agrave;th na G&agrave;idhlig, staid na G&agrave;idhlig mar a tha e an diugh agus a h-uile h-oidhirp a chaidh a dheanamh air a son r&eacute; nam bliadhnaichean.</p> <p><a href="https://www.celticheart.ca/blog/mìos-na-gàidhlig-gaelic-month" target="_blank">read more</a></p> https://www.celticheart.ca/blog/mìos-na-gàidhlig-gaelic-month#comments Alba Nuaidh ceilidh ceòl Comhairle còmhla cuspair dhaoine duine eachdraidh events Facebook Gaelic Gaelic Council Gaelic Month Gàidhlig history Mìos mór móran music native speakers Nova Scotia seanfhacal sgeulachdan song status stories update visit Fri, 26 Apr 2013 13:39:39 +0000 Angus MacLeod 1188 at https://www.celticheart.ca Dualchas a tha Beò / A Living Culture https://www.celticheart.ca/blog/dualchas-tha-beò-living-culture <p> Le cuideachd <a href="http://www.gov.ns.ca/oga/">Oifis Iomairtean na G&agrave;idhlig</a>, bidh <a href="http://www.playwrightsguild.ca/news/pgcs-qa-bev-brett">Bebh Brett</a> a&#39; deasachadh dealbhan-cluich&#39; a bhios ri &#39;n nochdadh a &#39;s t-samhradh &#39;sa tighinn ann an Alba Nuaidh. Tha mi a&#39; coimhead air adhart ri &#39;m faicinn o &#39;n a tha l&agrave;n fhios agam cho te&ograve;ma &#39;s a tha Bebh air an obair sin.</p> <p><a href="https://www.celticheart.ca/blog/dualchas-tha-beò-living-culture" target="_blank">read more</a></p> https://www.celticheart.ca/blog/dualchas-tha-beò-living-culture#comments Alba Nuaidh bàrdachd Beò Cape Breton ceòl Cheap Breatainn daoine Dominique Dodge dualchas eachdraidh eilean eisimpleir fiddle fiddlers Gael Gaelic Gàidheal history Jeff MacDonald Lewis MacKinnon Linn Living Culture Mary Jane Lamond Mhàiri Shìne Nic Laomainn Nova Scotia Office of Gaelic Affairs Oifis Iomairten na Gàidhlig òran pìobairean pipers seann nòs seinn tradition Mon, 15 Apr 2013 00:26:20 +0000 Angus MacLeod 1128 at https://www.celticheart.ca The Influence of the Scots https://www.celticheart.ca/blog/influence-scots <p style="text-align: left;">The Scottish Gaelic influence is strong in Nova Scotia. Our very name New Scotland embodies it. You can find it at the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.celticheart.ca/gaelic-college-celtic-arts-and-crafts"><strong>Colaisde Na G&agrave;idhlig/Gaelic College</strong></a> in St. Ann&rsquo;s and at the <a href="https://www.celticheart.ca/highland-village-museum-clachan-gàidhealach"><strong>Highland Village/An Clachan G&agrave;idhealach&nbsp;</strong></a>in Iona. Our Celtic culture greets you with Ciad Mile Failte (100,000 welcomes) at a milling frolic, concert and ceilidh.</p> <p><a href="https://www.celticheart.ca/blog/influence-scots" target="_blank">read more</a></p> https://www.celticheart.ca/blog/influence-scots#comments Cape Breton Gaelic heritage history Nova Scotia Scotland Scottish Seth MacFarlane Sir John A. MacDonald Mon, 18 Mar 2013 20:09:12 +0000 Jocelyn Bethune 1079 at https://www.celticheart.ca Taibhsean? / Ghosts? https://www.celticheart.ca/blog/taibhsean-ghosts <p> Taibhsean agus rudan os-n&agrave;durra. &#39;S e cuspair a thogadh inntinn daoine &#39;s d&ograve;cha cho fad &#39;s a tha sinn air a bhith air an talamh. Chan eil mi cinnteach a bheil seann taigh, &agrave;ite eachdraidheil no l&agrave;rach cli&ugrave;iteach air nach bi naidheachd no dh&agrave; orra.</p> <p><a href="https://www.celticheart.ca/blog/taibhsean-ghosts" target="_blank">read more</a></p> https://www.celticheart.ca/blog/taibhsean-ghosts#comments a' Cholaisde Ghàidhlig àite Alba Nuaidh an Clachan Ghàidhealach Beurla bhàta daoine daoine sìth eerie English fairy folk famous Fortress Louisburg Gaelic Gaelic College Gàidhlig Ghàidhlig ghosts Highland Village historic Louisburg mhac Naidheachd Nova Scotia old paranormal stories taibhsean taigh talamh Mon, 18 Feb 2013 18:05:09 +0000 Angus MacLeod 990 at https://www.celticheart.ca Saoghal Fada na Gàidhlig / The Wide World of Gaelic https://www.celticheart.ca/blog/saoghal-fada-na-gàidhlig-wide-world-gaelic <p> Saoilidh mi gu tric cho tlachdmhor &#39;s a tha e bhith &#39;g obair ann an saoghal na G&agrave;idhlig, agus &#39;s e a&#39; phr&igrave;omh aobhar a th&#39; ann na daoine gasda ris an tachair thu.</p> <p> Mar a bhios mi teagasg na G&agrave;idhlig air loidhne leis an <a href="http://gaelicacademy.ca/">Acadamaidh G&agrave;idhlig an Atlantaig</a>, cuiridh mi an aithne air iomadh duine &aacute; &agrave;iteachan c&eacute;in, eadar Aimeiriaga a Tuath, Roinn E&ograve;rpa, an Deas Roinn agus Aisia - agus a h-uile neach aca ri ionnsachadh na G&agrave;idhlig!</p> <p><a href="https://www.celticheart.ca/blog/saoghal-fada-na-gàidhlig-wide-world-gaelic" target="_blank">read more</a></p> https://www.celticheart.ca/blog/saoghal-fada-na-gàidhlig-wide-world-gaelic#comments a' Chlachan Ghàidhealach a' Cholaisde Ghàidhlig a' Ghàidhlig Acadamaidh Aimeiriaga a Tuath Alba Nuadh ancestors Atlantic Gaelic Academy cànan Cape Breton Ceap Breatainn cheilidh fluent speakers Fortress Louisbourg Gaelic Gàidheal Gàidhlig Highland Village ionnsachadh Nova Scotia Roinn Eòrpa saoghal Skype the Glenora Distillery Tim Horton's Wide World Thu, 06 Sep 2012 16:17:08 +0000 Angus MacLeod 953 at https://www.celticheart.ca An Cridhe Cabaire / The Tell-tale Heart https://www.celticheart.ca/blog/cridhe-cabaire-tell-tale-heart <p> Ma shuidh sibh riamh ag &eacute;isdeachd ri sgeul &#39;ga h-innse, no ma dh&#39; &eacute;isd sibh ri Sti&ugrave;bhart Mac &#39;Illeathain air a&#39; ChBC, bidh l&agrave;n fhios agaibh air cho tlachdmhor &#39;sa tha e sgeul tarruingeach a chluinntinn aig seanchaidh coileanta seach a leughadh no a faicinn mar fhiolm.</p> <p><a href="https://www.celticheart.ca/blog/cridhe-cabaire-tell-tale-heart" target="_blank">read more</a></p> https://www.celticheart.ca/blog/cridhe-cabaire-tell-tale-heart#comments Alba Alba Nuaidh beul-aithris bhàrdachd Cape Breton CBC Ceap Breatainn Cridhe Cabaire Edgar Allan Poe Gaelic Gàidheal Ghàidhlig heritage mheadhan naidheachdan Nova Scotia Scotland seanchaidh sgeul Stiùbhart Mac 'Illeathain stories storytellers Stuart MacLean Tell-tale Heart traditional Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:24:40 +0000 Angus MacLeod 951 at https://www.celticheart.ca And the Word for Today is… Brilliant https://www.celticheart.ca/blog/and-word-today-is…-brilliant <p> It&rsquo;s interesting how language is influenced and changes over time. I started travelling to Scotland in the mid 90&rsquo;s and loved hearing the shopkeepers say &ldquo;cheers&rdquo; when they handed over my purchase. Ten years later I began to hear the same in Nova Scotia.</p> <p><a href="https://www.celticheart.ca/blog/and-word-today-is…-brilliant" target="_blank">read more</a></p> https://www.celticheart.ca/blog/and-word-today-is…-brilliant#comments banjo brilliant Cape Breton fiddle guitar Hilda Chiasson Joella Foulds JP Cormier Liz Doherty mandolin Nashville Nova Scotia Scotland Wed, 04 Jul 2012 14:17:09 +0000 Max MacDonald 882 at https://www.celticheart.ca GÀIDHLIG AIR A' CHRAOLAN/GAELIC ON THE RADIO https://www.celticheart.ca/blog/gàidhlig-air-chraolangaelic-radio <p> Tha mi an c&ograve;mhnuidh toilichte leis an uiread de <a href="http://www.sfcelticmusic.com/Capebret/cb_gaelic_singing.htm">Gh&agrave;idhlig</a> a bhios ri fhaotainn an duigh tro iomadh meadhan - ma bhios fios agaibh c&agrave;it&#39; am faighear iad! Bu toil leam fios a chuir thugaibh air programan ris a dh&#39; fhaodas sibh &eacute;isdeachd, mu dheidhinn &#39;s d&ograve;chas nach cuala sibh roimhe seo.</p> <p><a href="https://www.celticheart.ca/blog/gàidhlig-air-chraolangaelic-radio" target="_blank">read more</a></p> https://www.celticheart.ca/blog/gàidhlig-air-chraolangaelic-radio#comments 'sa Bheurla. Oilthigh 'sa Ghàidhlig Aiseridh nan Gaidheal Alba Alba Nuadh an t-Seann Dùthaich Canada Cape Breton Ceap Breatainn Celtic ceòl Ghàidhlig Chéticamp Dimairt gaelcast Gaelic Gaelic songs Gàidheal Gàidhlig Gearrloch meadhan media Naidheachd Nova Scotia Old Country òrain podcast Scotland Sun, 01 Jan 2012 18:20:14 +0000 Angus MacLeod 799 at https://www.celticheart.ca Aimsirean Eile/ The Other Seasons https://www.celticheart.ca/blog/aimsirean-eile-other-seasons <p> Aimsirean Eile</p> <p> Samhradh ann an Ceap Breatainn -- &#39;S gann a bhios oidhch&#39; ann &#39;nuair nach bi d&agrave; no tr&igrave; tachartasan do &#39;m bu toil leam a dhol. Cuirmeam-ci&ugrave;il, dannsaichean, luaidhean, ceilidhean, agus iomadh &agrave;ite far am bi measgachadh dhiubh agus a&#39; bharrachd ri fhaicinn &#39;s ri chluinntinn.</p> <p><a href="https://www.celticheart.ca/blog/aimsirean-eile-other-seasons" target="_blank">read more</a></p> https://www.celticheart.ca/blog/aimsirean-eile-other-seasons#comments Alba Nuaidh an Céitean an t-saoghail buth-obrach Cape Breton Ceap Breatainn ceilidhean ceilidhs Celtic Colours Concerts dances dannsaichean dhachaidh exhibitions Gaelic Gaelic Month Gàidhlig Ghàidhlig luaidhean millings Mìos na Gàidhlig Nova Scotia Samhradh saor-laithean summer Wed, 15 Jun 2011 14:22:14 +0000 Angus MacLeod 764 at https://www.celticheart.ca