Irish Gaelic Greetings: How to Say Hello and Goodbye in Irish
Irish Gaelic greetings are the first real conversation most learners ever have in the language, and they are also the friendliest part of it….
Why Learn Irish Gaelic: History, Revival and Modern Relevance
Irish Gaelic, the language most people simply call Irish, is one of Western Europe’s oldest living languages and, against the odds, one of its…
Scottish Gaelic Food and Drink: Essential Vocabulary for Learners
Food and drink are where a language stops being an academic exercise and becomes a daily ritual. In Scotland, that ritual is rich: the…
Irish Gaelic Surnames: Origins and Meanings of Common Family Names
Irish surnames are among the oldest family naming systems in Europe, and every one of them tells a story about the people who carried…
The Celtic Language Family Explained: Goidelic and Brythonic Languages
Almost everyone who starts learning Scottish Gaelic eventually asks the same question: how does it relate to Irish, to Welsh, or to the languages…
Gaelic Music & Poetry to Train Your Ear
You can crack open a textbook and study declensions, or you can let the language wash over you through song and verse. Gaelic music…
Celtic Festivals: Seasonal Gaelic Vocabulary for Learners
The Gaelic year is organised around four great seasonal festivals, each one a gateway into the language, the culture, and the landscape. From Samhain…
Scottish Gaelic Folklore and Mythology: Legends of the Highlands
Scottish Gaelic folklore and mythology is a living tradition carried from the fireside into the modern world, an energy explored in how the language…