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1. History of the Highland Games

   ... way of celebrating Scottish and Celtic culture it is one of Scotland’s biggest cultural exports. Features of the Games include ... reference to the type of events held at Highland Games in Scotland was made during the time of King Malcolm III (Scottish Gaelic: Máel ...

   Douglas MacQueen - Sep 10 2016 - 6:25pm - 0 comments

2. Mary Queen of Scots' prayer book goes up for sale

   ... death in 1560. It is then thought that Mary took the book to Scotland with her when she returned there in August 1561. Born in ... December 1542, Mary Stuart was the daughter of James V of Scotland and Mary of Guise. James V (10 April 1512 – 14 December 1542) was ...

   Douglas MacQueen - Jun 2 2020 - 8:06pm

3. Kingdom of Galloway a Gaelic Stronghold

   ... Gall-Ghaidhealaibh) is a unitary council area in south-west Scotland. It is an area known for its natural beauty made up of forests, ... and winding rivers all with an abundance of wildlife. It has Scotland’s most southerly point, the Mull of Galloway (Scottish Gaelic: Maol ...

   Douglas MacQueen - Jan 22 2015 - 8:41pm - 0 comments

4. Campaign Intensifies to Free "The Chronicles of the Kingdom of Mann and the Isles"

   ... 1000 A.D. to 1316 A.D. They look at the Islands place as the centre of the Kingdom of Mann and the Isles .   The calls for ... in 1831 on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Leòdhas , Na h-Eileanan Siar, Alba) .   ...

   Douglas MacQueen - Jul 10 2014 - 7:01pm - 0 comments

5. A promise of magic at Orkney Folk Festival 25 - 28 May 2017

   ... Orkneyjar) is an archipelago situated off the north coast of Scotland. Orkney is made up of approximately 70 islands, of which 20 are ... is Mainland. The largest settlement and administrative centre is Kirkwall. Orkney is a place of great beauty that has been inhabited ...

   Douglas MacQueen - Apr 20 2017 - 12:10am

6. Cwlwm Celtaidd: Gŵyl ryng-Geltaidd Cymru - The InterCeltic festival of Wales

   ... music, song and dance of the Celtic countries of Ireland, Scotland, Isle of Man, Cornwall, Brittany & Wales. The festival continues this ... dances, workshops, street dance displays in the Town Centre and on the Esplanade today (Saturday), ongoing sessions in the bar and ...

   Mair Williams - Mar 11 2017 - 1:09pm

7. Scottish city of Perth hosts 2017 International Celtic Congress

   ... Cornwall (Kernow), Ireland (Éire), Isle of Man (Mannin), Scotland (Alba) and Wales (Cymru).  The theme for this year's Celtic ... Street, Perth, PH1 5QP which is a converted watermill in the centre of the city. Further details are available on Celtic Congress Alba ...

   Douglas MacQueen - Jun 30 2017 - 12:04am

8. Pressure Mounts To Protect the Gaeltacht - Proposal to Establish an Assembly for Gaels (Dáil na nGael)

   ... Professor at the University of the Highlands and Islands in Scotland and director of Soillse, the National Research Network for the ... University of the Highlands and Islands and is the National Centre for Gaelic Language and Culture. Below are the four action items ...

   Emmett McIntyre - Apr 30 2016 - 2:24pm - 0 comments

9. Welcome Support for Scottish Gaelic Online Language Resource

   Alastair Kneale's blog Scotland’s government has given funding of £2m for an online Gaelic ... started. Sabhal Mor Ostaig UHI,Skye’s Gaelic language centre, is managing the project called Faclair na Gaidhlig. It will be in ... the Gaelic language”. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-23448324 ...

   Alastair Kneale - Jul 27 2013 - 1:59pm - 0 comments

10. Where lies the body of Chief of Clan Fraser "the Old Fox" who died "laughing his head off"

    ... his body remained in England, others that it was taken to Scotland and ended up in Wardlaw Mausoleum. Now scientists, led by the director of the Centre for Anatomy and Human Identification at the University of Dundee, Dame ...

    Douglas MacQueen - Feb 12 2017 - 1:11pm

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