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Cape Breton Island is today home to world’s only Gaelic speaking population outside of Europe. The 2011 Canadian census reported 1,300 Gaelic speakers, with an additional 2,000 enrolled in Gaelic language programs around the province. The Celtic tongue of Nova Scotia is experiencing a remarkable comeback and the credit in large part can be attributed to role played by the by the Gaelic College in nurturing a culture and language which has made its way back from the precipice.

The Masks, offered in Nova Scotia and Capre Breton Tartan, are made at the Collegee by Gaelic Speakers. 

It is widely accepted that at the high point of Nova Scotia’s Gaelic culture that there were approximately 100,000 Gaelic speakers (some estimate approach twice this number),  residing in the Canadian Maritime with Cape Breton Island as the linguistic stronghold. 

Proceeds from the sale of items from the Gaelic College Shop, linked below, go to support the College's on-going efforts:

 To promote, preserve and perpetuate through studies in all related areas: the culture, music, language, arts, crafts, customs and traditions of immigrants from the highlands of Scotland.  - 

Mission Statement of the Cape Breton Gaelic College

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