Caithness Councillor John Rosie has gone on record with the controversial view that the Highland Council’s bilingual signage policy “should not apply in his area because the heritage of Caithness is more Viking than Gaelic.”
His statement was quickly condemned by the Chairman of the Council’s Gaelic Committee, Cllr. Hamish Fraser.
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The launch of the new Gaelic Freeview channel BBC Alba — launched at 9pm on Friday 19th September 2008 — has created quite a bit of media coverage. The Sunday Herald’s Tom Shields has some very good things to say about the new channel, praising it for covering world events as well as revisiting [...]
Biodh an dàrna òraid deo Chlàr 2008–09 air a’ toirt ann an Gàidhlig, le Calum Fearghasdan MA, Eilean Leòdhais a’ comhradh mun chuspar “A’ Ghàidhlig a b’aithne dhomh”.
Biodh a’ choinneamh seo air a cumail air Dihaoine, 24mh Damhair aig Ionad Netley, Rathad an Easbuig, Inbhir Nis, a’ tòiseachadh aig 7.30f.
The second lecture of the 2008–09 [...]
Dreadfully overdue, the new GSI site is now online. You will notice some changes, not the least of which is the new look. This is temporary — GSI Online will return to a move recognisable design once the move has been completed. For now, the focus is on getting a working site [...]
Delighted to report that the ‘Imprentit’ exhibition at the National Library of Scotland in Edinburgh covers a significant amount of Gaelic material — including the first Gaelic book published in 1567, Knox’s Liturgy, and a copy of the Gaelic Catechism is also on display.
2008 is the five-hundredth anniversary of printing in Scotland and in celebration, there [...]
The first meeting of the 2008–09 “winter season” will feature an address by Dr. Anne Lorne Gillies on the subject “Donald MacKillop — Well-Loved Songwriter, Undiscovered Poet”.
In a change of venue, this meeting will be held in the Council Chamber of Highland Council, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness.
The meeting will be held on Friday, 3rd October at 7.30pm.