... Solway Firth (Scottish Gaelic: Tràchd Romhra) in southwest Scotland (Alba). The island is south of the town of Kirkcudbright, Galloway ... that took place there in 1960. Prompting a headline in BBC Scotland "Holiday homes plan for lighthouse murder island near Kirkcudbright" ...
Douglas MacQueen - Jan 15 2023 - 7:14pm
... at a crucial turning point for promoting Gaelic education in Scotland. In the 20 years since the first Gaelic primary opened, Gaelic ... Gaelic speakers in Glasgow at about 7,000 or roughly 10% of Scotland’s Celtic speakers. Glasgow is the largest provider of Gaelic ...
Emmett McIntyre - Jan 17 2020 - 12:20am
... complaints. It’s not just a phenomenon in Mann. In Scotland during the recent referendum the MSM was castigated vigorously and a ... driven sprang up. Once the genie was out of the bottle in Scotland there was no putting it back and a number of internet sites are now ...
Myghal Map Serpren - Feb 9 2015 - 5:07pm - 0 comments
... The Queensferry Crossing is a road bridge in Scotland. It was built alongside the existing Forth Road Bridge and carries the ... on either side of the Firth of Forth, is Saint Margaret of Scotland (c. 1045 – 16 November 1093), who is believed to have established a ...
Douglas MacQueen - Jun 10 2018 - 3:49pm
... between the north-east coast of Ireland, south-west of Scotland and north from the Isle of Man, contains a staggering one million ... has been undertaken at several ranges on the coast of SW Scotland and Cumbria. There is severe munitions pollution in an area stretching ...
Alastair Kneale - Feb 23 2018 - 1:40pm
... UK Ministry of Defence to designate at area of the West of Scotland off-limits to fishermen to allow a larger area for submarine training. ... waters. Several incidents have occurred in recent years off Scotland and the North of Ireland – most recently the Co Antrim vessel MFV ...
Douglas MacQueen - Jul 5 2016 - 8:24pm - 0 comments
... She is commonly known as the Cailleach Bhéara and in Scotland also as Beira, Queen of Winter. In partnership with the goddess ... as Glen Cailleach which joins to Glen Lyon in Perthshire, Scotland. The glen has a stream named Alt nan Cailleach. There is a small ...
Douglas MacQueen - Nov 24 2017 - 3:51pm
... found on the Celtic Leagues’ website linked below. In Scotland, events leading up to the 2014 referendum on independence are ... connected to the shortage of qualified Gaelic teachers in Scotland are also discussed. In news of Brittany, political developments are ...
Emmett McIntyre - May 7 2013 - 10:14pm
... their own countries. Members heard that those in the Alba (Scotland) Branch, who are working towards a Scottish Referendum ‘Yes’ ... that the eyes of many Peoples throughout Europe were on Scotland and that a ‘Yes’ vote would be likely to lead to a positive result ...
Myghal Map Serpren - Nov 21 2013 - 10:07pm - 0 comments
... performance of Labour in England and continued decline in Scotland. Many have pointed out that the nations within Britain have developed ... support for an independent Wales. In contrast to Labour in Scotland, which continues, to their cost, to support almost unquestioning ...
Mair Williams - May 9 2021 - 4:40pm