She Might be tiny, but Ireland is a Babel of dialects of the country’s native Gaelic. A speaker from the west might have a hard time understanding a neighbor from Dublin in the east. What does this ...

Dr Will Lamb suggests only the Gaelic of Lewis and South Uist will be strong enough to survive in the future. He said one of the reasons was that these dialects were dominant in Gaelic medium ...

Ahead of this year’s Wigtown Book Festival, which features a variety of events devoted to Gaelic poetry, prose and culture, ...

Gaelic and Scots place-names help researchers rediscover forgotten oyster beds - Researchers from the University of Glasgow ...

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In the aftermath of her passing, it was reported that Queen Elizabeth could speak the local dialect of Balmoral and the region around it. This dialect of the north-east of Scotland – called the Doric ...

The Scottish Gaelic language is experiencing a new surge of interest in Scotland and further afield. A Gaelic course launched on language learning app Duolingo in November 2019 has attracted 232,000 ...

MSPs have voted unanimously in favour of new powers aimed at encouraging greater use of Gaelic and Scots. The Scottish government said the Scottish Languages Bill would strengthen parents' rights to ...

Monday 23 February marks the start of World Gaelic Week, a fun-filled week of activities to draw the attention of the wider world to the language of the Gaels. It is a wonderful opportunity for all to ...