Gàidhlig

Gaelic Emigration Poetry

 Steven Kellow    Gàidhlig  

Download PDF What view of emigration emerges in the poetry composed by the emigrant poets? The Highland Clearances were perhaps the most disruptive events in the history of the Gaelic world.  They displaced thousands of people from their traditional homes in the crofts of the Highlands who were forced to seek new lands to call their home, whether on the shores of the Highlands, in the central belt of Scotland or even further afield in the “New World” of Canada, America or Australia.  These events — Read more →

Gaelic Twitter Day a Success

 Steven Kellow    Gàidhlig, Technology

This is an English translation of the original post “Latha Twitter na Gàidhlig Soirbheachail“ Yesterday saw the first ever Gaelic Day on the social network Twitter, where speakers of the language were encouraged to use the language whilst sending messages or tweets.  It was very successful, with over a thousand people taking part in it, and showed that the language is lively and modern rather than dead and historic as some would portray it.  It’s a great example for the whole language of the sort — Read more →

Latha Twitter na Gàidhlig Soirbheachail

 Steven Kellow    Gàidhlig, Technology

An-dè bha a chiad Latha na Gàidhlig ann air an lion sòisealta Twitter far an robh luchd-labhairt a chànan air brosnachadh ri bhidh a cuir teachdaireachdan, tuits, a’cleachdadh na Gàidhlig.  Bha e air leth soirbheachail, le barrachd air mìle neach a’gabhail pàirt ann, ‘s sheall e gun e cànan beothail ‘s ùr-nòsach a th’ann – chan ann cànan marbh ‘s eachdraidheil mar a chanas feadhainn ris.  ‘S e eisimpleir math a bh’ann don chànan air fad den seòrsa iomairt a b’urrainn do luchd-labhairt an cànan — Read more →

Feumaidh Naidheachdas Atharrachadh

 Steven Kellow    Gàidhlig, Miscellaneous  

‘S e an cosnadh a tha mi an dòchas a-dol an sàs ann nuair a tha mi air an oilthigh fhagail a bhith nam luchd-naidheachd.  ‘S e obair a chòrdadh rium gu mòr ‘s a barrachd air a sin tha mi a’smaoineachadh gum bidh mi math air.  Ach ‘s e gnìomhachas caran seann-fhasanta a th’ann ann an saoghal a tha coltach gu bheil e tionndadh aig astar nas luaithe ‘s nas luaithe.  Ged a tha mi dearbhte gu leòr gum bidh naidheachdas gnìomh maireannach, feumaidh — Read more →

Gàidhlig ann an Saoghal Digiteach

 Steven Kellow    Gàidhlig, Technology

Anns an linn seo, tha an eadar-lion aig cridhe do faisg air gach pàirt de bheatha a h-uile duine.  ‘S e tobair fios ‘s eòlas a th’ann a tha nas doimhne ‘s nas farsainge na càil sam bidh a th’air a bhith ann riamh. Ma tha Gàidhlig air an cleachdadh gu eifeachdach air an eadar-lion dh’fhaodadh sinn a’cuideachadh inbhe a chanain ‘s a’toirt cothrom nas fheàrr do mìltean daoine a’dol an sàs anns a chanan neo an cultair aice. Aon duilgheadas a th’agam mar oileanach — Read more →

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