#Gaelic is an active hashtag on Bluesky. In the last 30 days, 35 people shared 104 posts with it — around 3 a day. Activity is down 19% versus the previous week, peaking on Jul 13 with 7 posts.

Posts with #Gaelic

Association for Scottish Literature

@asls.org.uk

over 1 year ago

Is tu riamh an ceann do dhleastanais, mu chòcaireachd, caoraich, leabhraichean; a bheil fios an d’fhuair thu do dhìol airson do dheataim is spàirn is sgìths? —Meg Bateman, “Màthair” from Soirbheas/Fair Wind, Polygon Books 2007 A #Gaelic #poem for #MothersDay

Màthair
Meg Bateman

Bha sinn a’coimhead nan rionnag
mus do thionndaidh sinn a-steach leis na coin,
is thuirt thu gum bu mhithich dhut
na h-ainmean aca ionnsachadh gu ceart.

Ach chan fhada gus am bi thu fhèin nam measg
’s is mise a bhios a’feuchainn ri d’ainmeachadh,
thusa aig nach fhaca mi do nàdar
ach mar phriobadh fann an cuid solais –

Is tu riamh an ceann do dhleastanais,
mu chòcaireachd, caoraich, leabhraichean;
a bheil fios an d’fhuair thu do dhìol
airson do dheataim is spàirn is sgìths?

O gun lasainn de dh’aighear annad
na leigeadh leam d’fhaicinn gu slàn,
no chan fhaide thu bhuam nuair a shiùbhlas tu
nab ha thu rim thaobh a-nochd.

Mother
English translation by Meg Bateman

We looked at the stars for a while
Before we turned in with the dogs,
And you said it was high time
You learnt their names properly.

But soon you will be among them yourself
And I will be the one trying to name you;
You whose nature I have seen
Only as their faint points of light –

As you labour behind duty,
Behind house-work, farm-work, books,
And who knows if you have your reward
For your care and effort and exhaustion.

I wish I could kindle a joy in you
That would let me see you whole
Or you won’t be further when you go
Than you were tonight at my side.

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Kristie De Garis

@kristiedegaris.bsky.social

over 1 year ago

Scottish place names are full of ghosts. They describe fields that are no longer there, forests long felled. Gaelic carries the memory of people, land, and place. I wrote about it here: kristie-de-garis.ghost.io/scottish-gae... #Scotland #Gaelic #Writing #Gàidhlig #Place #Language

kristie-de-garis.ghost.io

Scottish Gaelic - The Language Of The Land

Scottish place names are full of ghosts. They describe churches that are no longer there, forests long felled, rivers that have dried up or changed course. Gaelic carries the memory of people, land, a...

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Sue Wilkes

@suewilkesauthor.bsky.social

over 1 year ago

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #Gaelic #literature

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Gaelic manuscripts lost from Edinburgh for 50 years are found

The items that vanished from the National Library of Scotland in the 1960s included poems and songs.

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John Crowley

@johncrowleyphoto.bsky.social

over 1 year ago

A charraig uaigneach, Seasann tú i gcoinne na taoide, Le gaoth na farraige ag cogar, "Is tú an neart, is tú an tsíocháin." #BlackAndWhitePhotography #CoastalLandscape #NaturePhotography #IrishGaelicPoetry #Gaelic #Seascape #MinimalistArt #IrishCulture #Landscape #MonochromeMood #SerenityInNature

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The Scottish Parliament

@parliament.scot

about 1 year ago

The Scottish Languages Bill has passed this evening @parliament.scot. The results of the vote at Stage 3 were: ✅ Yes - 112 ❎ No - 0 There were no abstentions. The Bill gives the #Gaelic and #Scots languages official status in Scotland and includes changes to Gaelic and Scots education.

Scottish Languages Bill. A bar graph shows the results of the vote: Yes - 112, No - 0, Abstain - 0.

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Pirjo Sundqvist

@pirjosundqvist.bsky.social

11 months ago

Quaking aspen leaf ♥️ (Populus Tremula) Highlanders thought of aspen as a magical tree. An aspen leave placed under the tongue would make the bearer more eloquent...🍃 #ColorADay #RedWed #mythology #folklore #Gaelic #autumn #trees #forest #nature #photography

Bright red aspen leave on a dirt path. Bits of grass as well.

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Ciarán!! ⚽️🇨🇦🇯🇵🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇮🇸🇺🇸🇲🇽⚽️

@ciaranstrange.bsky.social

8 months ago

This is absolutely incredible… #Gaelic #Scots #Languagesky www.bbc.com/news/article...

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Gaelic and Scots now recognised as official languages - BBC News

The milestone is one of a number of new measures taking effect on St Andrew's Day from the Scottish Languages Act.

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Wright way around

@wrightwayaround.bsky.social

over 1 year ago

"Is bòidhchead gun fhìrinn mar ròs gun bholadh.” (Beauty without truth is like a rose without scent.) The Isle of Skye, at the foot of the Old Man of Storr, #IsleOfSkye #Scotland #OldManOfStorr #Gaelic #Highlands #photography #photographs #art #nature #stunday #landscape #photo #bluesky #north

A dramatic, myth-laden landscape on the Isle of Skye, Scotland, viewed from a moss-covered rocky slope near the legendary Old Man of Storr. In the foreground, ancient boulders draped in green lichen and tufts of wild grass overlook a winding trail that glistens with rain, carving a silver line through vast moorland. The scene stretches toward dark lochs and distant mountains beneath a tempestuous sky. Breaks in the thick clouds allow shafts of golden sunlight to stream down, spotlighting the rugged terrain below. This ethereal atmosphere echoes the island’s deep roots in Gaelic folklore — the Storr itself is said to be the thumb of a fallen giant buried beneath the earth. Local tales speak of faeries hiding in the glens, selkies transforming from seal to human under moonlight, and ghostly hounds roaming the hills. The landscape feels timeless, sacred, and enchanted — as if the land itself remembers every story ever whispered to the wind.

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pictland

@pictland.bsky.social

over 1 year ago

“ᴄᴜɪᴍʜɴɪᴄʜɪʙʜ ᴀɪʀ ɴᴀ ᴅᴀᴏɪɴᴇ ʙʜᴏ'ɴ ᴅ'ᴛʜᴀɪɴɪɢ ꜱɪʙʜ” - Remember the people whom you come from. This is an ancient Scottish Gaelic proverb, reminding us never to forget our Scottish heritage and never to abandon it greedily for the Union like the Scots elite did in 1707. #ScottishIndependence #Gaelic

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Boydell & Brewer

@boydellandbrewer.bsky.social

about 1 year ago

Publishing this month, Storytelling in Gaelic from AD 700 to the Present, edited by Alice R Taylor-Griffiths and Seosamh Mac Cárthaigh, examines common themes and connections in #Gaelic storytelling from the #MiddleAges to present day. Learn more: buff.ly/o4MbAC8 #medievalsky

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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁

@minibubbly.bsky.social

about 1 year ago

Cape Breton kids learning a new language through sport As Anna Rak reports, the children are passing, shooting — and speaking to one another in Gaelic. #CapeBreton #NovaScotia #Gaelic www.cbc.ca/player/play/...