Download PDF Gaelic song is perhaps the single most definitive area of Gaelic culture, permeating through its many layers in a way that no other art form does. Gaelic culture and song are synonymous with each other. For instance, the Royal National Mod has become the language’s main festival, even though it is almost exclusively a singing competition. In a folklore sense, these songs are more interesting because of their enormous effect upon the culture of Gaelic rather than because of their imagery, structure and — Read more →
For a football fan, there’s little that compares to the excitement of the World Cup. Even if your country isn’t involved, it’s a chance to see the best players and best teams in the world fight it out for the ultimate prize. It’s something that we look forward to for years in advance. And the next one is just six months away. I can’t wait! Today, the draw was made for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. It promises to be a fantastic tournament, with — Read more →
A lot is made of the lack of opportunities for people with Gaelic to speak their language outside of school and work. I agree that it would be good to have more places where Gaelic was the language that was used. It’s a tough job to organise such events. But we already have an outstanding example within the Gaelic world – and that is Sradagan. Sradagan was a big part of my own Gaelic life when I was younger. From around P3, or perhaps earlier, — Read more →
Tha mòran air a dhèanamh den dìth cothroman a th’aig daoine leis a’ Ghàidhlig airson an cànan aca a bruidhinn taobh a-muigh sgoil neo obair. Tha mi ag aontachadh gum biodh e math barrachd aitichean a bhith ann far am bidh Gàidhlig an cànan a th’air an cleachdadh. ‘S e obair cruaidh a th’ann tachartasan a chur air doigh. Ach tha sàr eisimpleir againn mar tha sa Ghàidhlig – ‘s ‘s e sin Sradagan. ‘S e pàirt mòr de mo bheatha Gàidhlig a bh’ann an — Read more →
A year after the Wii U made its’ timid debut, the 8th generation of video game consoles has truly begun with the worldwide launch of both the Xbox One and PS4. It has been commented by many of the reviews for both consoles that there has never been two consoles as similar in terms of performance at launch, and the gist of reviews is that both consoles are a significant step forward compared to their predecessors. It has also been noted, though, that both aren’t — Read more →
