The 2011 Canadian census reported 7,195 speakers of “Gaelic languages” in Canada which includes not only Gaelic but Irish, Welsh and Breton as well. It is a miniscule percentage in a population close ...

I am a 58 year old Scot living in England and have only recently discovered the learning Gaelic site on the Beag air Bheag site on the BBC's Radio Alba. I now wonder why I waited so long before ...

The number of people using Gaelic has increased across Scotland despite a decline in the language's heartland, according to the latest census data. Experts say the increase in Gaelic medium education ...

A new project organized by the Highland Village Museum in Iona, N.S., aims to find out what role the Gaelic language and culture plays in the lives of Nova Scotians today. The research involves ...

The North American Gaels Conference brings together over twenty scholars from both sides of the Atlantic to discuss the Gaelic languages in North America. Featuring experts on Scots Gaelic, Irish, ...

Gaelic-speaking island communities could vanish within 10 years unless language policies are changed dramatically, according to a new study. Researchers said daily use of Gaelic was too low in its ...

South Ayrshire Council aims to promote Gaelic in schools, offer opportunities for staff to learn the language, and ensure ...

A book placing Gaelic at the forefront of Uist’s archaeological heritage has been revealed. ‘Uist Unearthed’ offers readers ...

Community members are hoping that people involved in a millennium project at Borgie Forest might be keen to join a 25th ...

ALL over Scotland you can find standing stones carved with symbols that no one understands any more, telling stories everyone has forgotten. No one says that’s a reason to tear them down — they are ...