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Dozens of Gaelic names for Scottish shellfish have been published under a heritage agency's drive to promote the use of the 'fragile' language. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman ...

The new Gaelic dictionary aims to document the history, development and use of every single word in the language Funding of £2.5m has been put in place for the next phase of the development of the ...

Volunteer Martainn Mac A'Bhaillidh hopes users will move on to use other resources in Gaelic More than 20,000 people have signed up to learn Scottish Gaelic on a free online learning app which ...

The Scottish government has given £2m funding for an online Gaelic dictionary that could take 30 years to complete. Work has already begun collecting source material for a digital archive containing ...

An online dictionary has rediscovered lost Gaelic phrases and words. The meanings of the long-forgotten expressions have also been revealed. Faclair na Gàidhlig seeks to provide a better understanding ...

One of the earliest Gaelic dictionaries was published using donations from slave owners in South America and the Caribbean, it has emerged. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, ...

Dublin, Ireland - In a historic first for the Irish language, Ireland is preparing to launch its first-ever Irish-only dictionary - a monolingual reference that defines Irish words using only Irish.

Professor Derick S. Thomson (Ruaraidh MacThòmais) was a poet, publisher and editor whose impact on the Gaelic language has been immense. Through his writing, publishing and teaching activities he has ...