#Gaelic

Been watching the unedifying pile-on @Lenniesaurus. Happily defended by @neilhimself and @JaneyGodley. Especially claims we all ought to speak ‘proper English’. Ghastly. I honestly thought this horrible idea (that some
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Tory and Labour as identities are increasingly comparable to romantic, 19th-century nationalism. The codification of national traditions and costumes happens when the organic society which produced them is fading, like
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Today’s #toysoldieraday are a pair of 28mm Gallowglasses from Antedeluvian miniatures. Gallowglasses were Scots/Irish mercenaries who moved between Ireland and Scotland between 1200(ish) and 1602. #Warmongers #History #Irish #Irishhistory
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Did some effing research to check whether bilingual road signs are actually dangerous/distracting/etc, after the recent #angearasdan Fort William rowhttps://inews.co.uk/news/long-reads/bilingual-scotland-british-uk-road-signs-science-danger
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Random head thought here but does anyone else feel this sort of, reclaiming of Irish identity? The Gaelic Revival was so steeped in nationalism, and the south greatly shaped by
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The Whiteboys were a secret society in 18th century Ireland who intimidated and beat landlords and debt collectors, and harassed British garrisons. They opposed rack-rents, tithes to the Church of
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There are many basketball concepts that can be taken and applied to Gaelic games. Certainly the backdoor cut is one that is becoming more popular. Great way to keep defenders
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Imagine if this was your timeline.This is what @Lenniesaurus is dealing with in response to a #Scots word - in this case cranreuchie yesterday. Nearly every bullying message is a
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I am a federalist and think Blair made a mistake in creating an unbalanced devolution settlement across the UK but devolution in Scotland itself has not been a bad thing.
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Scottish Gaelic wordsBard: 1600s vagabond minstrel Ben: beinn (mountain.)Bog: soft (related to boglach swamp)Bothan: A hut, or illegal drinking den. Caber: cabar, a wooden pole.Cairn: càrn. Capercaillie: capall-coille "horse of
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Lots of discussion going on around the decline of #Gàidhlig, particularly in the Western Isles.I can’t speak on the topic much as a non-native speaker, but I can say on
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Ah yes, Welsh, a repressed minority language has marginal value, unlike *checks notes* the opinions of a former Telegraph editor... Welsh is a beautiful language, it IS useful and it
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Thread; The lie at the heart of civic Nationalism. Civic Nationalism is a cover story, it's a form of 'exceptionalism' ; Globally, Nationalism is generally recognised as a negative. It
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News for language nerds (the best kind of people)Big case this week at European Court of Justice. : The court will on Thursday hear its first case ever filed in
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Scottish Women - Lady Agnes Campbell lived from 1526 to 1601. Born into Scottish nobility, she went on to play a leading part in Irish resistance to English rule.Lady Agnes
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Half of all US Presidents (22 out of 44) have made claims of Irish ancestry. Like a lot of things in history, the evidence is stronger for some than it
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