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…
Why Scottish Gaelic Spelling Looks Impossible, And How to Decode It
Every learner of Scottish Gaelic has the same first reaction to a written sentence: the letters appear to have no relationship to the sounds….
Counting in Scottish Gaelic: Numbers 1 to 100 Explained
Numbers turn up in the first week of every Gaelic course, and they are also one of the first places learners get stuck. Scottish…
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…
Irish folklore and mythology: the legends and creatures every learner should know
Ireland’s mythology is one of the richest storytelling traditions in Europe, and it is far more than a collection of old fairy tales. Its…
Raising bilingual children: how families are keeping Scottish Gaelic alive
Scottish Gaelic sits at a delicate point in its long history. For centuries it was the everyday language of the Highlands and Islands, and…
Irish Gaelic grammar for beginners: word order, mutations and verbs
Irish Gaelic looks intimidating on the page, but its grammar is far more regular than its spelling suggests. Once a learner understands the rules…
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…
Irish Gaelic Pronunciation: A Beginner’s Guide to Sounding Natural
Irish Gaelic pronunciation frightens many beginners even before they learn their first word. The written language looks intimidating, with clusters of consonants and vowels…
Scottish Gaelic Grammar: The Essential Basics for Beginners
Scottish Gaelic grammar is often the wall that stops beginners before they reach real conversation. Learners memorize greetings and vocabulary, then hit noun gender,…