Claire O’Gallagher
@claireogalla.bsky.social
Bookshelves and teapot always brimming over...📚☕️
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I loved writing and performing this wee story for BBC Scotland Learning 👇🏻
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Time for a Story - Series 7 - The Changemakers - BBC Sounds
Something's happened, all the words are missing letters, who can help? The Changemakers!
www.bbc.co.uk
January 24, 2025 at 7:12 PM
I loved writing and performing this wee story for BBC Scotland Learning 👇🏻
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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The Stargazers is available now and there are cute sound effects! www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
January 10, 2025 at 4:17 PM
The Stargazers is available now and there are cute sound effects! www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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It’s over 1,000km from Berlin to Paris
There’s now a direct daytime train between them, that takes 8 hours and costs just €59. Leave at 10am, arrive 6pm.
And… it’s just 1% the carbon emissions of the equivalent flight
www.euronews.com/travel/2024/...
There’s now a direct daytime train between them, that takes 8 hours and costs just €59. Leave at 10am, arrive 6pm.
And… it’s just 1% the carbon emissions of the equivalent flight
www.euronews.com/travel/2024/...
High-speed Paris-Berlin daily train service debuts
The route is the first directly linking the two capitals' city centres.
www.euronews.com
January 2, 2025 at 8:07 AM
It’s over 1,000km from Berlin to Paris
There’s now a direct daytime train between them, that takes 8 hours and costs just €59. Leave at 10am, arrive 6pm.
And… it’s just 1% the carbon emissions of the equivalent flight
www.euronews.com/travel/2024/...
There’s now a direct daytime train between them, that takes 8 hours and costs just €59. Leave at 10am, arrive 6pm.
And… it’s just 1% the carbon emissions of the equivalent flight
www.euronews.com/travel/2024/...
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Open the Door,
by William Soutar.
Open the door for the auld year
It is the pairtin-time:
Open the door for the new year
And lat the bairn win hame.
Bundle your winter’d joy and grief
On the back o’ the year that’s düne:
Open your hert for the new life
And lat the bairn come in.
by William Soutar.
Open the door for the auld year
It is the pairtin-time:
Open the door for the new year
And lat the bairn win hame.
Bundle your winter’d joy and grief
On the back o’ the year that’s düne:
Open your hert for the new life
And lat the bairn come in.
December 31, 2024 at 10:36 PM
Open the Door,
by William Soutar.
Open the door for the auld year
It is the pairtin-time:
Open the door for the new year
And lat the bairn win hame.
Bundle your winter’d joy and grief
On the back o’ the year that’s düne:
Open your hert for the new life
And lat the bairn come in.
by William Soutar.
Open the door for the auld year
It is the pairtin-time:
Open the door for the new year
And lat the bairn win hame.
Bundle your winter’d joy and grief
On the back o’ the year that’s düne:
Open your hert for the new life
And lat the bairn come in.
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This event sees Niall O'Gallagher (Gaelic Writer in Residence) in conversation with Scotland's new Makar, Pàdraig MacAoidh/Peter Mackay. This is the 1st time the post of Makar has been awarded to a Gaelic writer so Pàdraig and Niall are sure to be in a celebratory mood!
llc.ed.ac.uk/celtic-scott...
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In Conversation with Pàdraig MacAoidh | Peter Mackay
An in-person discussion between Scotland's new Makar, Pàdraig MacAoidh/Peter Mackay, and the University's Gaelic Writer in Residence, Niall O'Gallagher.
llc.ed.ac.uk
December 12, 2024 at 10:40 AM
This event sees Niall O'Gallagher (Gaelic Writer in Residence) in conversation with Scotland's new Makar, Pàdraig MacAoidh/Peter Mackay. This is the 1st time the post of Makar has been awarded to a Gaelic writer so Pàdraig and Niall are sure to be in a celebratory mood!
llc.ed.ac.uk/celtic-scott...
llc.ed.ac.uk/celtic-scott...
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In Conversation with Pàdraig MacAoidh/Peter Mackay
17 Dec, Edinburgh – free
Niall O’Gallagher in conversation with Scotland’s new Makar, Pàdraig MacAoidh/Peter Mackay. Pàdraig is the first Gaelic writer to be appointed Makar, so they will have lots to talk about!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/in-convers...
17 Dec, Edinburgh – free
Niall O’Gallagher in conversation with Scotland’s new Makar, Pàdraig MacAoidh/Peter Mackay. Pàdraig is the first Gaelic writer to be appointed Makar, so they will have lots to talk about!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/in-convers...
In Conversation with Pàdraig MacAoidh | Peter Mackay
A discussion between Niall O'Gallagher and Scotland's new Makar, Pàdraig MacAoidh/Peter Mackay.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
December 6, 2024 at 6:36 PM
In Conversation with Pàdraig MacAoidh/Peter Mackay
17 Dec, Edinburgh – free
Niall O’Gallagher in conversation with Scotland’s new Makar, Pàdraig MacAoidh/Peter Mackay. Pàdraig is the first Gaelic writer to be appointed Makar, so they will have lots to talk about!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/in-convers...
17 Dec, Edinburgh – free
Niall O’Gallagher in conversation with Scotland’s new Makar, Pàdraig MacAoidh/Peter Mackay. Pàdraig is the first Gaelic writer to be appointed Makar, so they will have lots to talk about!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/in-convers...
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‘Scotland has always been multilingual’: @everebecca.bsky.social speaks to Scotland's first Gaelic-writing, Ru Paul-quoting makar Peter Mackay
www.theguardian.com/books/2024/d...
www.theguardian.com/books/2024/d...
‘Scotland has always been multilingual’: new Scottish makar Peter Mackay
As new national poet, the Gaelic speaker is looking at all of the languages spoken in the country, to see ‘what we can learn between them’
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2024 at 3:14 PM
‘Scotland has always been multilingual’: @everebecca.bsky.social speaks to Scotland's first Gaelic-writing, Ru Paul-quoting makar Peter Mackay
www.theguardian.com/books/2024/d...
www.theguardian.com/books/2024/d...
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Congratulations to Pàdraig MacAoidh [Peter Mackay] on his appointment as Scotland's new Makar (National Poet).
Pàdraig is the first Scottish Gaelic poet in the role.
He recorded his poem Crann-cuinnse [Quince Tree] to promote the announcement. The English translation appears in the thread below.
Pàdraig is the first Scottish Gaelic poet in the role.
He recorded his poem Crann-cuinnse [Quince Tree] to promote the announcement. The English translation appears in the thread below.
December 3, 2024 at 12:07 AM
Congratulations to Pàdraig MacAoidh [Peter Mackay] on his appointment as Scotland's new Makar (National Poet).
Pàdraig is the first Scottish Gaelic poet in the role.
He recorded his poem Crann-cuinnse [Quince Tree] to promote the announcement. The English translation appears in the thread below.
Pàdraig is the first Scottish Gaelic poet in the role.
He recorded his poem Crann-cuinnse [Quince Tree] to promote the announcement. The English translation appears in the thread below.
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SO PLEASED my children's audio story 'A Little Light' is now @bbcsounds.bsky.social ahead of Chanukah. Produced by Gill Davies, commissioned by @claireogalla.bsky.social, the story explores religious legacies, togetherness, & how, sometimes, we need less than we think we do. New link in my bio.
December 2, 2024 at 9:42 AM
SO PLEASED my children's audio story 'A Little Light' is now @bbcsounds.bsky.social ahead of Chanukah. Produced by Gill Davies, commissioned by @claireogalla.bsky.social, the story explores religious legacies, togetherness, & how, sometimes, we need less than we think we do. New link in my bio.
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Happy St Andrew’s Day! To celebrate I’ve put together some collections of great Scottish kids books. #UKKidLit #KidLitUK #PictureBooks #MGBooks #ScottishBooks
November 30, 2024 at 10:01 AM
Happy St Andrew’s Day! To celebrate I’ve put together some collections of great Scottish kids books. #UKKidLit #KidLitUK #PictureBooks #MGBooks #ScottishBooks
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The sign of a great #AuthorsLive is when a single class takes out your entire (sizeable) collection of the books at the end of the session! 🤩 @ellemcnicoll.bsky.social smashed it!
#ReadingSchools
#ReadingSchools
I am just through the door after a busy day in Kingswinford doing school visit. Left at 8am this morning and haven't had a minute to shout about the amazing Authors Live team and Scottish Booktrust.
My episode is now live!! All about AKOS, Keedie and being a writer!
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
My episode is now live!! All about AKOS, Keedie and being a writer!
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Authors Live - Elle McNicoll
Author of A Kind of Spark, Elle McNicoll talks about its prequel, Keedie.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 28, 2024 at 12:00 PM
The sign of a great #AuthorsLive is when a single class takes out your entire (sizeable) collection of the books at the end of the session! 🤩 @ellemcnicoll.bsky.social smashed it!
#ReadingSchools
#ReadingSchools
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The #BBCAuthorsLive that we recorded with Elle McNicoll last week is now available to watch on demand at Scottish Book Trust's website and on BBC iPlayer. It was one of the very best we've ever had. I'd love it if you'd watch! 😀
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Authors Live - Elle McNicoll
Author of A Kind of Spark, Elle McNicoll talks about it's prequel, Keedie.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 26, 2024 at 10:59 AM
The #BBCAuthorsLive that we recorded with Elle McNicoll last week is now available to watch on demand at Scottish Book Trust's website and on BBC iPlayer. It was one of the very best we've ever had. I'd love it if you'd watch! 😀
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Tap tap… 1,2… is this thing on?
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November 19, 2024 at 10:35 PM
Tap tap… 1,2… is this thing on?
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