CFCUJY
@cfcujy.bsky.social
Studying Scottish Gaelic and Highland History
Retired engineer
#Gaelic #Gàidhlig #Gàidhealtachd
Retired engineer
#Gaelic #Gàidhlig #Gàidhealtachd
Bottle Imp #36 from June 2025, Petra Johana Poncarová writes about ‘’S aobhar a bhàis soilleir an clàr-aodainn’: Crime Writing in Gaelic www.thebottleimp.org.uk/2025/06/s-ao...
‘’S aobhar a bhàis soilleir an clàr-aodainn’: Crime Writing in Gaelic - The Bottle Imp
Interest in crime in Gaelic literature can be traced far back into songs and tales, both anonymous and attributed, that deal with violence and felony, from well-known historical events, such as the Ke...
www.thebottleimp.org.uk
August 31, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Bottle Imp #36 from June 2025, Petra Johana Poncarová writes about ‘’S aobhar a bhàis soilleir an clàr-aodainn’: Crime Writing in Gaelic www.thebottleimp.org.uk/2025/06/s-ao...
Digital Archive of Scottish Gaelic (@dasg-glaschu.bsky.social) Blog post #41 Na Luinn – “the shimmering, glitter-like appearance in grass during an especially hot summer” Posted by Shelagh on Thursday 30 July 2015 dasg.ac.uk/blog/41/en (English) or dasg.ac.uk/blog/41/gd (Gaelic) #gaelic #gàidhlig
DASG Blog
DASG - Digital Archive of Scottish Gaelic. DASG is an online repository of digitised texts and lexical resources for Scottish Gaelic.
dasg.ac.uk
August 31, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Digital Archive of Scottish Gaelic (@dasg-glaschu.bsky.social) Blog post #41 Na Luinn – “the shimmering, glitter-like appearance in grass during an especially hot summer” Posted by Shelagh on Thursday 30 July 2015 dasg.ac.uk/blog/41/en (English) or dasg.ac.uk/blog/41/gd (Gaelic) #gaelic #gàidhlig
Cailean Mark Tips of the Week on Scottish Gaelic grammar: www.geocities.ws/george_seto.... . Tip of the Week 16 - An-dràsta versus a-nis for “now.” From Sunday April 23 2000. www.geocities.ws/george_seto.... #gaelic #gàidhlig
Gaelic Tip of the Week Menu
www.geocities.ws
August 31, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Cailean Mark Tips of the Week on Scottish Gaelic grammar: www.geocities.ws/george_seto.... . Tip of the Week 16 - An-dràsta versus a-nis for “now.” From Sunday April 23 2000. www.geocities.ws/george_seto.... #gaelic #gàidhlig
Blog from Scotland’s Nature www.nature.scot The ‘Three Wonders’ of Loch Lomond by Roddy Maclean, August 29, 2025. In English: scotlandsnature.wordpress.com/2025/08/29/t... or in Gaelic: scotlandsnature.wordpress.com/2025/08/29/t... #gaelic #gàidhlig
NatureScot
Connecting People and Nature in Scotland
www.nature.scot
August 31, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Blog from Scotland’s Nature www.nature.scot The ‘Three Wonders’ of Loch Lomond by Roddy Maclean, August 29, 2025. In English: scotlandsnature.wordpress.com/2025/08/29/t... or in Gaelic: scotlandsnature.wordpress.com/2025/08/29/t... #gaelic #gàidhlig
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See why this 5000-year-old Neolithic tomb in Orkney, Scotland, is one of the 'finest' in Northwest Europe
The 5000-year-old Neolithic tomb in Scotland that is one of Europe's 'finest'
www.thenational.scot
August 31, 2025 at 9:12 PM
See why this 5000-year-old Neolithic tomb in Orkney, Scotland, is one of the 'finest' in Northwest Europe
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Destroy this myth. Please share if you have visited and researched in a library this past year! RT And give a shout out to your favorite library you have ever visited.
December 21, 2024 at 12:49 AM
Destroy this myth. Please share if you have visited and researched in a library this past year! RT And give a shout out to your favorite library you have ever visited.
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12 Things You Didn’t Know About the Bayeux Tapestry www.medievalists.net/2025/05/thin... #BayeuxTapestry
12 Things You Didn’t Know About the Bayeux Tapestry - Medievalists.net
Discover 12 surprising facts about the Bayeux Tapestry, from its true origins and missing scenes to erotic imagery and medieval military insights.
www.medievalists.net
August 31, 2025 at 7:17 PM
12 Things You Didn’t Know About the Bayeux Tapestry www.medievalists.net/2025/05/thin... #BayeuxTapestry
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Our first nature walk in September is Tuesday 2nd, meeting at Vatersay Hall, 4pm. It's a great opporunity to explore the machair and beaches with the local expert, Bruce Taylor. To book reach us through social media or call 01871 817948, or go into Buth Bharraigh
#vatersay #naturewalks
#vatersay #naturewalks
August 31, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Our first nature walk in September is Tuesday 2nd, meeting at Vatersay Hall, 4pm. It's a great opporunity to explore the machair and beaches with the local expert, Bruce Taylor. To book reach us through social media or call 01871 817948, or go into Buth Bharraigh
#vatersay #naturewalks
#vatersay #naturewalks
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There are many exciting Gaelic events happening in and around Inverness in September!
Tha iomadh tachartas Gàidhlig a' tachairt ann an agus mu thimcheall Inbhir Nis anns an t-Sultain!
🔗 Read more in the September edition of our newsletter, An t-Àban 👉 www.canva.com/design/DAGxE...
#Gaelic
Tha iomadh tachartas Gàidhlig a' tachairt ann an agus mu thimcheall Inbhir Nis anns an t-Sultain!
🔗 Read more in the September edition of our newsletter, An t-Àban 👉 www.canva.com/design/DAGxE...
#Gaelic
August 31, 2025 at 7:01 PM
There are many exciting Gaelic events happening in and around Inverness in September!
Tha iomadh tachartas Gàidhlig a' tachairt ann an agus mu thimcheall Inbhir Nis anns an t-Sultain!
🔗 Read more in the September edition of our newsletter, An t-Àban 👉 www.canva.com/design/DAGxE...
#Gaelic
Tha iomadh tachartas Gàidhlig a' tachairt ann an agus mu thimcheall Inbhir Nis anns an t-Sultain!
🔗 Read more in the September edition of our newsletter, An t-Àban 👉 www.canva.com/design/DAGxE...
#Gaelic
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On 20 August 1901 #OTD, a pan-Celtic congress opened in Dublin. Ruaraidh Erskine was involved as one of the vice-presidents, and the event brought together many future contributors to his magazines. Find out more about the coverage of pan-Celtic initiatives: erskine.glasgow.ac.uk/topics/pan-c...
August 20, 2025 at 8:18 AM
On 20 August 1901 #OTD, a pan-Celtic congress opened in Dublin. Ruaraidh Erskine was involved as one of the vice-presidents, and the event brought together many future contributors to his magazines. Find out more about the coverage of pan-Celtic initiatives: erskine.glasgow.ac.uk/topics/pan-c...
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Hidden for centuries: a medieval library resurfaces in Romania
#Genealogy Source: institut-gouvernance.org
search.app/tzhr2
#Genealogy Source: institut-gouvernance.org
search.app/tzhr2
Hidden for centuries: a medieval library resurfaces in Romania - Institute of Governance News
The chance discovery in Romania's Mediaș region has stirred the archaeological community worldwide. Behind an unassuming door in Saint Margaret's fortified church, researchers have unearthed what migh...
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August 10, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Hidden for centuries: a medieval library resurfaces in Romania
#Genealogy Source: institut-gouvernance.org
search.app/tzhr2
#Genealogy Source: institut-gouvernance.org
search.app/tzhr2
Cailean Mark Tips of the Week on Scottish Gaelic grammar: www.geocities.ws/george_seto.... . Tip of the Week 3 Ceàrr-Wrong: Ceàrr + air for “wrong on.” From Tuesday, October 19, 1999. www.geocities.ws/george_seto.... #gaelic #gàidhlig
Gaelic Tip of the Week Menu
www.geocities.ws
August 11, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Cailean Mark Tips of the Week on Scottish Gaelic grammar: www.geocities.ws/george_seto.... . Tip of the Week 3 Ceàrr-Wrong: Ceàrr + air for “wrong on.” From Tuesday, October 19, 1999. www.geocities.ws/george_seto.... #gaelic #gàidhlig
Blog from Scotland’s Nature www.nature.scot Botanical Village Names in Gaelic Scotland by Roddy Maclean, July 31, 2025. In English: scotlandsnature.wordpress.com/2025/07/31/b... or in Gaelic: scotlandsnature.wordpress.com/2025/07/31/a... #gaelic #gàidhlig
NatureScot
Connecting People and Nature in Scotland
www.nature.scot
August 11, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Blog from Scotland’s Nature www.nature.scot Botanical Village Names in Gaelic Scotland by Roddy Maclean, July 31, 2025. In English: scotlandsnature.wordpress.com/2025/07/31/b... or in Gaelic: scotlandsnature.wordpress.com/2025/07/31/a... #gaelic #gàidhlig
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an ath thuras, dìreach marbh e an sin
August 8, 2025 at 11:59 AM
an ath thuras, dìreach marbh e an sin
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🥳 Officially 100!
Happy official birthday to us! 🎂
Today we celebrate 100 years of curiosity, discovery, and connection. Thank you for sharing the joy!
#NLS100
Happy official birthday to us! 🎂
Today we celebrate 100 years of curiosity, discovery, and connection. Thank you for sharing the joy!
#NLS100
August 7, 2025 at 3:35 PM
🥳 Officially 100!
Happy official birthday to us! 🎂
Today we celebrate 100 years of curiosity, discovery, and connection. Thank you for sharing the joy!
#NLS100
Happy official birthday to us! 🎂
Today we celebrate 100 years of curiosity, discovery, and connection. Thank you for sharing the joy!
#NLS100
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Seanfhacal na Seachdain / Proverb of the Week
🪂 "Far am bi toil, bidh gnìomh."
"Where there's a will, there's a way."
#gàidhlig #learngaelic #scottishgaelic
🪂 "Far am bi toil, bidh gnìomh."
"Where there's a will, there's a way."
#gàidhlig #learngaelic #scottishgaelic
August 4, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Seanfhacal na Seachdain / Proverb of the Week
🪂 "Far am bi toil, bidh gnìomh."
"Where there's a will, there's a way."
#gàidhlig #learngaelic #scottishgaelic
🪂 "Far am bi toil, bidh gnìomh."
"Where there's a will, there's a way."
#gàidhlig #learngaelic #scottishgaelic
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Mapa Gàidhlig na Seachdaine
Lodainn an Iar ~ West Lothian
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#AinmÀite #Gàidhlig #Cleachdi #Placenames #Gaelic #Maps
Lodainn an Iar ~ West Lothian
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#AinmÀite #Gàidhlig #Cleachdi #Placenames #Gaelic #Maps
August 1, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Mapa Gàidhlig na Seachdaine
Lodainn an Iar ~ West Lothian
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#AinmÀite #Gàidhlig #Cleachdi #Placenames #Gaelic #Maps
Lodainn an Iar ~ West Lothian
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#AinmÀite #Gàidhlig #Cleachdi #Placenames #Gaelic #Maps
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Ainm-àite na Seachdaine
Carrickamurlan ~ Carraig na Muirlinn 'coastal crag of the seaweed'
NX1437731915
www.ainmean-aite.scot?id=41764
#AinmÀite #Gàidhlig #Cleachdi #Placenames #Gaelic
Carrickamurlan ~ Carraig na Muirlinn 'coastal crag of the seaweed'
NX1437731915
www.ainmean-aite.scot?id=41764
#AinmÀite #Gàidhlig #Cleachdi #Placenames #Gaelic
August 4, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Ainm-àite na Seachdaine
Carrickamurlan ~ Carraig na Muirlinn 'coastal crag of the seaweed'
NX1437731915
www.ainmean-aite.scot?id=41764
#AinmÀite #Gàidhlig #Cleachdi #Placenames #Gaelic
Carrickamurlan ~ Carraig na Muirlinn 'coastal crag of the seaweed'
NX1437731915
www.ainmean-aite.scot?id=41764
#AinmÀite #Gàidhlig #Cleachdi #Placenames #Gaelic
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Mapa Gàidhlig na Seachdaine
Aonghas ~ Angus
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#AinmÀite #Gàidhlig #Cleachdi #Placenames #Gaelic #Maps
Aonghas ~ Angus
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#AinmÀite #Gàidhlig #Cleachdi #Placenames #Gaelic #Maps
August 8, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Mapa Gàidhlig na Seachdaine
Aonghas ~ Angus
www.ainmean-aite.scot/wp-content/u...
#AinmÀite #Gàidhlig #Cleachdi #Placenames #Gaelic #Maps
Aonghas ~ Angus
www.ainmean-aite.scot/wp-content/u...
#AinmÀite #Gàidhlig #Cleachdi #Placenames #Gaelic #Maps
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Eileamaid na Seachdaine
inbhir 'confluence of waters'
Thoir dhuinn ainm inbhir a tha a' còrdadh leibh!
#AinmÀite #Gàidhlig #Cleachdi #Placenames #Gaelic
inbhir 'confluence of waters'
Thoir dhuinn ainm inbhir a tha a' còrdadh leibh!
#AinmÀite #Gàidhlig #Cleachdi #Placenames #Gaelic
August 6, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Eileamaid na Seachdaine
inbhir 'confluence of waters'
Thoir dhuinn ainm inbhir a tha a' còrdadh leibh!
#AinmÀite #Gàidhlig #Cleachdi #Placenames #Gaelic
inbhir 'confluence of waters'
Thoir dhuinn ainm inbhir a tha a' còrdadh leibh!
#AinmÀite #Gàidhlig #Cleachdi #Placenames #Gaelic
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Starting on Wednesday - learn about the Vikings with our live online course medievalstudies.thinkific.com/courses/the-... #history
The Viking Age
An introduction to Viking History. Each week historian Terri Barnes takes you through a different aspect of the lives of Norse peoples who lived during the Viking Age from c. AD 750 to 1100.
medievalstudies.thinkific.com
August 10, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Starting on Wednesday - learn about the Vikings with our live online course medievalstudies.thinkific.com/courses/the-... #history
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Our recent sighting of a nathair (adder) got us thinking about some fascinating Gaelic folklore.
There’s a traditional saying:
“Thèid nathair tro theine dearg mun tèid i tro dhuilleach an uinnsinn”
Explore more about Gaelic during our residentials: visitdundreggan.co.uk/gaelic-exper...
There’s a traditional saying:
“Thèid nathair tro theine dearg mun tèid i tro dhuilleach an uinnsinn”
Explore more about Gaelic during our residentials: visitdundreggan.co.uk/gaelic-exper...
August 9, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Our recent sighting of a nathair (adder) got us thinking about some fascinating Gaelic folklore.
There’s a traditional saying:
“Thèid nathair tro theine dearg mun tèid i tro dhuilleach an uinnsinn”
Explore more about Gaelic during our residentials: visitdundreggan.co.uk/gaelic-exper...
There’s a traditional saying:
“Thèid nathair tro theine dearg mun tèid i tro dhuilleach an uinnsinn”
Explore more about Gaelic during our residentials: visitdundreggan.co.uk/gaelic-exper...
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Next Nature Walk will be this coming Thursday (14th).
This time meeting at the airport and seeing if we can spot any migratory birds along with the local wildlife.
Sign up in Bùth Bharraigh (01871 817948) or contact us via social media.
#naturewalks #migratorybirds #isleofbarra
This time meeting at the airport and seeing if we can spot any migratory birds along with the local wildlife.
Sign up in Bùth Bharraigh (01871 817948) or contact us via social media.
#naturewalks #migratorybirds #isleofbarra
August 10, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Next Nature Walk will be this coming Thursday (14th).
This time meeting at the airport and seeing if we can spot any migratory birds along with the local wildlife.
Sign up in Bùth Bharraigh (01871 817948) or contact us via social media.
#naturewalks #migratorybirds #isleofbarra
This time meeting at the airport and seeing if we can spot any migratory birds along with the local wildlife.
Sign up in Bùth Bharraigh (01871 817948) or contact us via social media.
#naturewalks #migratorybirds #isleofbarra