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Twitter Digest for Week Ending 22nd August 2010

GSI Online News Team — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 20:15:00 +0000

We’ve tweeted about this previously, but it’s so good it deserves to be tweeted about again: http://www.ceuig.com has relaunched better than ever. #
Sherbrooke Record » “Inverness settlers victims of Highland Clearances” » http://bit.ly/ddBp17 #
Stornoway Gazette » “Lewis Lectures to Discuss Distinguished Gaelic Poets” » http://bit.ly/9ewdCM #

RT @CEUig The new Uig School, mid 1970s. I don't have any names yet – anyone care to start us off? http://fb.me/xV1AZesM #
RT @CEUig Blowing up Crowlista School in 1934 http://www.ceuig.com/archives/2093 #
CE Uig » “Test Tubes and Hydrochloric Acid” » http://bit.ly/aAnUNF #
Hebrides Today » “Lewis Targeted For Offshore Energy Potential” » http://bit.ly/aQ4yfF #
RT @CEUig I posted 7 photos on Facebook in the album "Outtakes from the Uig 2010 Shoots" http://fb.me/Gqkj8MDj #
Stornoway Gazette » “Scotland’s Islands Project Continues to Gain Momentum” » http://bit.ly/b9Ku50 #
Islay Blog » “Will Calmac Be (Part) Privatised?” » http://bit.ly/aX4E66 #
Irish History Podcast » “Raiding and Trading With the Vikings (820–902)” » http://bit.ly/dxwZZS #
A’ Spaidsearachd agus a’ Meòrachadh » “ ‘Welcome Home’: Topsail Schooner of Stornoway” » http://bit.ly/9aQ6rZ #
Hebrides Today » “Ferries: The Questions That Need to Be Answered” » http://bit.ly/cKeuDg #
A’ Spaidsearachd agus a’ Meòrachadh » “Kerr Occupations 1861–61: A Regional Comparison” » http://bit.ly/alKZip #
Hebrides Today » “Water Investment Has Clear Benefits for Harris” » http://bit.ly/9FdEW7 #
The Herald » “New Guide is Putting Gaelic on the Map” » http://bit.ly/ajrBWv #
RT @CEUig RT @NtlMuseumsScot Just 1 month left to see Lewis Chessmen exhibition in Edinburgh before it moves to Aberdeen http://j.mp/cCqity #
CE Uig » “An Airman at Aird Uig, 1959–61” » http://bit.ly/cUqERc #
Hebrides Today » “ ‘Whisky Galore’ Bottle Fetches £4,200” » http://bit.ly/dnFvy1 #
RT @direcleit 'Jessie' in Stornoway in 1886? – blogpiece (with photo link) – http://bit.ly/dz8kma #
RT @adb44 Napier Commission in the Isle of Skye: http://bit.ly/arHPo3 The clearances from up close (Solitote, Northern Skye) #
@direcleit: Thank you for the interesting reading! in reply to direcleit #
A’ Spaidsearachd agus a’ Meòrachadh » “Iain Mac an Tailleir’s Gaelic Placenames: The 5 [PDF] Files” » http://bit.ly/bQqZmS #
Bòrd na Gàidhlig » “Gazetteer of Gaelic Place-Names Goes Online” » http://www.gaidhlig.org.uk/default.aspx?locid=006new0ff&Lang=EN&htm #
A’ Spaidsearachd agus a’ Meòrachadh » “50 Years of Seafaring” » http://bit.ly/9LulWE #
Hebrides Today » “English Failure at Western Isles School” » http://bit.ly/binvjD #
Press & Journal » “Website Gives Roots and Sounds of Gaelic Place-Names” » http://bit.ly/cV9cLW #

Twitter Digest for Week Ending 15th August 2010

GSI Online News Team — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 21:15:00 +0000

Stornoway Gazette » “MSP Highlights Gaelic Summer Schools” » http://bit.ly/bz1QDq #
Scotsman » “City Schools’ Gaelic Plans Put on Hold” » http://bit.ly/cV9IsY #
A’ Spaidsearachd agus a’ Meòrachadh » “Liceasto Revisited” » http://bit.ly/b9mKLQ #

RT @scotclans The massacre monument at Glencoe http://yfrog.com/mrrlnxj #
A’ Spaidsearachd agus a’ Meòrachadh » “List of Scottish Gaelic Surnames” » http://bit.ly/beoSdv #
Blogsss » “Julie Fowlis (@juliefowlis) — Biodh An Deoch Seo ’n Laimh Mo Ruin (Backstage at the Union Chapel)” » http://j.mp/bEMoLk #
RT @CEUig FÈIS PIPING LIVE! GU BHITH AIR BBC ALBA (13.8.10) http://bit.ly/cIOKk4 #
RT @CEUig I posted [some] new photo[s] to Facebook http://fb.me/DHzvGVTC http://fb.me/vr0Rs35g http://fb.me/A5TMVKCU #

Twitter Digest for Week Ending 8th August 2010

GSI Online News Team — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 21:15:00 +0000

RT @CEUig 96 years ago today… http://bit.ly/c8Vgd5 #
New Post » “Spotlight on the Web: Comann Eachdraidh Uig” » http://bit.ly/a1coBO #
MyGaelic » “Sgoiltean Gàidhealach Gus Dùnadh” » http://bit.ly/d5HflZ #

Scottish Voice » “Previously Unseen Letter Offers New Insight into Last Days of Rabbie Burns” » http://bit.ly/daDjct #
Hebrides Today » “Lemreway Post Office Closure” » http://bit.ly/bgnRwu #
Hebrides Today » “Trust Prepares to Commemorate 80th Anniversary of Evacuation of St. Kilda” » http://bit.ly/94vHYp #
Scottish Voice » “Archaeologists Uncover Decorations on Orkney Stones” » http://bit.ly/bPsP2f #
An Incredulous Eye on the Isles » “H.I.E.: A New structure or Its Demise?” » http://bit.ly/axzMzw #
MyGaelic » “Sgoiltean Gàidhealach gus Dùnadh” » http://bit.ly/cytUax #
A’ Spaidsearachd agus a’ Meòrachadh » “Lewis War Memorial: Concrete & Carpenter Work” » http://bit.ly/aCEuY6 #
Fear and Loathing in Glasvegas » “Looking at the Bigger Picture Over Gaelic TV and BBC Alba” » http://bit.ly/9cJCDg #
Herald Scotland » “Smaller Classes Plan for Gaelic Schools Comes Under Attack” » http://bit.ly/cpYp4S #
Press & Journal » “Gaelic Class Sizes Below National Rate ‘Unjustifiable’ ” » http://bit.ly/aJIQKI #
BBC News » “£860,000 Gaelic Study Centre on Canna Never Used” » http://bit.ly/aJCT0E #
CE Uig » “Early Schools” » http://bit.ly/9jHhYx #
Hebrides Today » “North Uist Lass Julie Fowlis Wows Cambridge Festival” » http://bit.ly/9NDppT (Julie is also on Twitter: @juliefowlis ) #
Hebrides Today » “Guthan Gàidhlig Tour Comes to Stornoway” » http://bit.ly/bFx8y3 #
@hipharpy Móran taing for the kind words! in reply to hipharpy #
RT @hipharpy We play a haunting slow pipe march 'Leaving St. Kilda' RT 80th Anniversary of Evacuation of St. Kilda http://j.mp/94vHYp #
CE Uig » “A Memorable Sunday in Lewis: 2 August 1914” » http://bit.ly/9idhKB #
CE Uig » “Uig Cattle Market in 1958” » http://bit.ly/dhB8ha #
A’ Spaidsearachd agus a’ Meòrachadh » “Lewis War Memorial: Concrete & Carpenter Work” » http://bit.ly/aCEuY6 #

Twitter Digest for Week Ending 25th July 2010

GSI Online News Team — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 21:15:00 +0000

RT @HebridesToday Update on MV Clansman breakdown
http://bit.ly/aOrGb4 #
RT @CalMerc CalMerc Daily Roundup: Useful Gaelic word – Aon http://ow.ly/2diON #Heritage #Culture Scots Scotland Scottish language #
RT @gaelsoup Hebrides Today » Western Isles MSP meets with calmac over ongoing ferry problems http://bit.ly/axxzHT #

RT @CEUig Any Crowlista Macleods…. there’s a long-lost relation coming home tomorrow. Jeff from Illinois, whose… http://fb.me/EBvJYhtZ #
RT @CEUig Parents in call to up school size (14.7.10) http://bit.ly/bI42Kl #
Stornoway Gazette » “Gold Stars for Borve Guest House” » http://bit.ly/99wYhB #
A’Spaidsearachd agus a’Meòrachadh » “Bayhead & North Bayhead, South Harris” » http://bit.ly/bU9sxe #
A’Spaidsearachd agus a’Meòrachadh » “…Complete With Original Tiled Fireplace” » http://bit.ly/8XnBMX #
Bòrd na Gàidhlig » “Co-Chomunn na Pàirc Named as Gaelic Business of the Year” » http://bit.ly/b0Repg #
A’Spaidsearachd agus a’Meòrachadh » “Sheep Fank, Seilebost, Isle of Harris” » http://bit.ly/b78Y1o #
Stornoway Gazette » “Hebridean Seaweed Company Scoop Award” » http://bit.ly/aKj454 #
Stornoway Gazette » “Calanais Stones: Visitor Numbers Rocket Upwards” » http://bit.ly/bxHhZg #

Twitter Digest for Week Ending 18th July 2010

GSI Online News Team — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 21:15:00 +0000

RT @CEUig RT @bbcscotland A collection of Scotland's most valuable cultural treasures is to go on display on a new website. http://www.j.mp/aHWP7V #

Twitter Digest for Week Ending 11th July 2010

GSI Online News Team — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 21:15:00 +0000

RT @CEUig Bòrd na Gàidhlig a’ fuasgladh Maoin Gnìomhachaidh Achd na Gàidhlig (GLAIF) 2010-11 (5.7.10) http://bit.ly/cKEliK #
RT @hsnewsbreak Scots breakthrough in helping families go back to their roots: http://bit.ly/cMjepS #
MyGaelic » “MG Alba a’ Cur Fàilte air Taic Comhairle Luchd-Amhairc a’ BhBC Airson Freeview” » http://bit.ly/b8jNv3 #

Bòrd na Gàidhlig » “Bòrd na Gàidhlig Calls for Maximum Class Size in Gaelic Medium Education” » http://bit.ly/crRGxr #
A’Spaidsearachd agus a’Meòrachadh » “37.8%” » http://bit.ly/9AFgOR #
Stornoway Gazette » “St. Kilda Mail Marks 80th Anniversary of Evacuation” » http://bit.ly/9RhMYC #
Bòrd na Gàidhlig » “Bòrd na Gàidhlig Opens Gaelic Language Act Implementation Fund (GLAIF) 2010–11” » http://bit.ly/aGagKE #
Stornoway Gazette » “Act on Future of Crofting, Says MSP” » http://bit.ly/a0eMsB #
MyGaelic » “Castle of Mey Opens Door for Ceilidh to Raise Funds for Mòd” » http://mygaelic.com/news/view/443 #
Stornoway Gazette » “New Chief Executive for HIE” » http://bit.ly/b97YzC #
A’Spaidsearachd agus a’Meòrachadh » “A Death from Phthisis” » http://bit.ly/crbvCN #
Hebrides Today » “Social Enterprises Are Thriving in Harris” » http://bit.ly/bUTezJ #
RT @HebridesToday HIE underlines further commitment to Gaelic http://bit.ly/9OYdlj #
RT @HebridesToday Culture and external affairs minister visits Western Isles
http://bit.ly/adJ7HV #
RT @HebridesToday £6 million wave station for west side of Lewis http://bit.ly/bnjqeb #
RT @adb44 Canadian recruit from WW1, originating from Molinginish, Harris http://bit.ly/8YyxzW #
RT @adb44 Canadian recruit from Heisker, North Uist, WW1 http://bit.ly/dvq90s #
RT @CEUig MG ALBA A’ CUR FÀILTE AIR TAIC COMHAIRLE LUCHD-AMHAIRC A’ BHBC AIRSON FREEVIEW (6.7.10) http://bit.ly/9aX0C0 #
RT @welovehistory New web resource for Iona Abbey available in English & Gaelic. Explore the island and its attractions http://bit.ly/amM3XC #
RT @CEUig Bòrd na Gàidhlig a’ cur fàilte air Plana Cànain an Riaghaltas (7.7.10) http://bit.ly/aFLLGd #

Twitter Digest for Week Ending 27th June 2010

GSI Online News Team — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 21:15:00 +0000

Hebrides News » “Walking for Bethesda” » http://bit.ly/c3117F #
MyGaelic » “Moladh Cur Às Do Sgoil Ghàidhlig Ùir am Port Rìgh” » http://bit.ly/aSsGVz #
Hebrides Today » “Construction Will Soon Be Underway for Five New Hebrides Schools” » http://bit.ly/cyH7WQ #

MyGaelic » “University Sets Out Its Stall With First National TV Advert in Gaelic” » http://bit.ly/9jIUSh #
A’Spaidsearachd agus a’Meòrachadh » “Charting the Coast of Scotland” » http://bit.ly/bMTVcH #
Stornoway Gazette » “Crofter’s Pie Could Be New Scotch Pie” » http://bit.ly/aEvaLk #
My Gaelic » “UHI a’ Craoladh a’ Chiad Shanais Tbh Nàiseanta Sa Ghàidhlig” » http://bit.ly/dD0Ido #
Bòrd na Gàidhlig » “Bòrd Na Gàidhlig Welcomes Gaelic Medium Early Years Education Report” » http://bit.ly/cEAXj7 #
Hebrides News » “First National TV Advert in Gaelic” » http://bit.ly/diGamZ #
Hebrides Today » “Precious Peat Bogs of the Hebrides” » http://bit.ly/97LycC #
Bòrd na Gàidhlig » “Bòrd na Gàidhlig Support for Community-Based Gaelic Arts Projects” » http://bit.ly/akc8DG #
Hebrides Today » “Isle of Lewis stone to feature in Royal Museum’s ‘Wall of Wonders’ ” » http://bit.ly/a96fxD #
RT @gaelsoup Hebrides Today » Promoting Gaelic beyond traditional Western Isles heartlands http://bit.ly/aNnxNT #

Twitter Digest for Week Ending 13th June 2010

GSI Online News Team — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 21:15:00 +0000

Galway Advertiser » “Stirling Provost Is Reviving the Scottish–Irish Connection” » http://bit.ly/az9RwB #
CE Uig »“Gamekeeper Finds Missing Airman, 1959” » http://bit.ly/cGALYo #
MyGaelic » “Tilleadh Dhachaidh: Returning Home” » http://bit.ly/cWqOwC #
CE Uig » “Five Sons at Sea” » http://bit.ly/9RhqO6 #

MyGaelic » “Stiùiriche Ùr do Chomhairle nan Leabhraichean / A New Director for the Gaelic Books Council” » http://bit.ly/bRFuzL #
Stornoway Gazette » “Work Starts on St. Kilda Manse” » http://bit.ly/9IDRhG #
A’Spaidsearachd agus a’Meòrachadh » “Sounds of Harris — Overture” » http://bit.ly/9W7a14 #
Stornoway Gazette » “Gaelic Tuition for Caithness” » http://bit.ly/9pO71j #
A’Spaidsearachd agus a’Meòrachadh » “Mrs. S. Macdonald” » http://bit.ly/azALC6 #
Hebrides Today » “51st Highland Divison and St. Valery en Caux Remembered” » http://bit.ly/dxDeZP #
Hebrides Today » “HMIe Report on Lews Castle College Inspection” » http://bit.ly/d0jdXP #
New Post » “Cuairt gu Gleann Fhionnain” » http://bit.ly/9InR3E #

Twitter Digest for Week Ending 6th June 2010

GSI Online News Team — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 21:15:00 +0000

A’Spaidsearachd agus A’Meòrachadh » “Physicians of Harris” » http://bit.ly/cYCxQW #
A’Spaidsearachd agus A’Meòrachadh » “Physicians of Lewis” » http://bit.ly/bpK3vq #
Stornoway Gazette » “MSPs Close Loophole to Save Crofting Land From Speculators” » http://bit.ly/dlZsBa #

Stornoway Gazette » “Comhairle Welcome Daliburgh School Funding” » http://bit.ly/9Geydb #
MyGaelic » “Duaisean na Trads a’ Faighinn Taic Dà Bhliadhna Bho MG Alba” » http://bit.ly/9fohgh #
Stornoway Gazette » “Support for Comhairle from Macmillan” » http://bit.ly/akmdx6 #
MyGaelic » “Làrach-Lìn Ùr Bho BBC Alba / New Gaelic Song Website From BBC Alba” » http://bit.ly/acmksu #
Stornoway Gazette » “Little Minch Swimmer Successful” » http://bit.ly/aQ3rjc #
Hebrides News » “Lewis Man Appointed New Gaelic Development Manager” » http://bit.ly/9xGoDv #
CE Uig » “At the Ardroil Peats” » http://bit.ly/92mMpF #

Twitter Digest for Week Ending 30th May 2010

GSI Online News Team — Sun, 30 May 2010 21:15:00 +0000

MyGaelic » “Closing Date for Royal National Mòd Entries Draws Near” » http://bit.ly/9dLigd #
Stornoway Gazette » “New HIE Development Post for Uist and Barra” » http://bit.ly/9yIf3V #
A’Spaidsearachd Agus A’Meòrachadh » “Engineers and Architects on Lewis and Harris” » http://bit.ly/bwwjRf #

Stornoway Gazette » “Midges? There’s an App for That” » http://bit.ly/91NEgP #
Bòrd na Gàidhlig » “Senior Manager Appointed For Soillse Research Project” » http://bit.ly/92JQit #
CE Uig » “Ardroil” (Video) » http://bit.ly/a4K1A7 #
A’Spaidsearachd agus A’Meòrachadh » “The Tarasaigh (Dis)Connection” » http://bit.ly/blhvYq #