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David Davie Daibhidh Eyre
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/deɪvɪʔdeɪviːdaɪviː/ Trying my best for a truly human society. Charity #Communications. MCIPR. Adviser to #Values in the #Media #Project. https://commoncausefoundation.org/. Tha #Gàidhlig agam. https://www.gaelicbooks.org/?s=eyre&lang=en
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“‘Done is a Battell’ is not only a religious work but also a heroic poem depicting the triumph of good over evil, life over death, light over dark”

—Courtney Brown discusses Dunbar’s poem, & provides a full gloss, on @stir.ac.uk’s That Scots Lit Blog
thatscotslitblog.wordpress.com/2017/11/23/w...
William Dunbar, “Done is a Battell on the Dragon Blak”
William Dunbar, “Done is a Battell on the Dragon Blak” Edited and Introduced by Courtney Brown   Little biographical information is available for many poets in Early Modern Scotlan…
thatscotslitblog.wordpress.com
April 20, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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Soillse air Alasdair MacIlleathain, ùghdar fìor shoirbheachail eadarnàiseanta le Gàidhlig

MacLean thought he could have written better in Gaelic than English. On iPlayer, “Alistair MacLean – An Sgeulaiche” celebrates his work & laments his loss to Gaelic literature
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www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC ALBA - Alistair MacLean: An Sgeulaiche
Alistair MacLean, the Gaelic-speaking international best-selling author, revealed.
www.bbc.co.uk
April 21, 2025 at 12:10 PM
April 18, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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In sum, binary climate data can break through climate apathy. Framing gradual changes as binary shifts—vanishing white Christmases, lakes no longer freezing—makes invisible threats visible while maintaining scientific accuracy.

6/n
April 17, 2025 at 6:03 PM