As part of this year’s Highland Homecoming, Fiona Mackenzie will be holding a recital of emigrant songs that chronicle the tales — both happy and sad — of the thousands of Gaels who left for the New World over the last few centuries. The songs are taken from Fiona’s recent album A Good Suit of [...]
The Gaelic Society of Inverness welcomes the opportunity to comment on the Draft Crofting Reform (Scotland) Bill.
The Society notes the concerns which are being expressed by bodies such as the Scottish Crofting Foundation, Highland Council and Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, and it generally supports the arguments being submitted by these bodies.
Since its establishment in 1871 [...]
We will be holding the Annual Culloden Remembrance service on Saturday 18th April 2009.
All are welcome, please meet at the Cairn for 11am.
Ann an 2007, chuir “Urras an Eilein” air doigh an dàrna turas (bha iad thall an toiseach ann an 2004) a dh’ionnsaigh cladhan a’ Chiad Chogaidh Mhòir ann am Flanders. An turas seo, chaidh seirbheis cuimhneachaidh shònraichte sa Ghàidhlig a cumail an sin. Thadhail an luchd-siubhail cuideachd air St Valery-en-Caux far an deach a’ [...]
Air Dihaoine 7mh Samhain, bidh Denis Rixson a’ toirt seachad òraid: “The Hebridean Traveller”. Bidh an òraid aig 7.30f aig an Ionad Netley, Rathaid an Easbaig, Inbhir Nis.
On Friday 7th November, Denis Rixson will deliver a lecture entitled “The Hebridean Traveller”. The lecture will be held at 7.30pm at the Netley Centre, Bishop’s Road, Inverness. [...]
The debate over bilingual signage in Caithness continues, the Press & Journal reports.
Nine out of the area’s ten councillors have come out against bilingual signage in their area.
Speaking on the subject Independent councillor David Bremner said:
The council should respect the differences that exist within the different counties of the Highlands. We’re not anti-Gaelic, but let’s [...]
In a letter to the Inverness Courier Donald Morris, chair of Foram Gàidhlig Inbhir Nis, has stated that his organisation fully supports bilingual signage and that local councillors should accept them; he notes that “Highland Council has voted on numerous occasions to use bilingual signage throughout the authority area”.
The letter ends with a stinging rebuke of those councillors [...]
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.
The full article can be read [...]