Dalriada Gaelic: Maintaining Cultural Diversity in a Globalised World

[@billymilkman168]

I know exactly what you mean because I live in the Basque Country and here the ancient Basque language is much more widely spoken. The Basques were never so repressed as the Gaels by the English. Ireland has the same problem, people just don't speak Gaelic though many were taught it at school, opting for English. Is it laziness? As you say, governments can do only so much, it's down to the people and their wish to speak Gaelic. You Gaels(well, I'm half a one) have a strong identity like the Basques and you yourself are a great mentor. There's no easy answer, I fear.

[@IosuamacaMhadaidh]

I'm American with Scottish heritage. I'm going to learn Gaelic if it takes me the rest of my life! lol!

[@gachrudgaelach]

@James Furey At least have some basic understanding of what your talking about if your going to make a comment

[@IosuamacaMhadaidh]

@James Furey yes, I am part of clan Drummond, and yes there are others in my heritage, such as Irish, Welsh and English, but I identify with the Scots mostly. I also plan to hopefully learn Welsh and Old English as well. There is some Flemish in there too, as well as some German on my mothers side, but our heritage is overwhelmingly from the isles. As a side note, I'm related to William Brewster, as well as Benjamin Franklin and the Folger family.

[@GalaicoWarrior]

As a reconstructionist of our ancient Gallaecian tongue and author of the Old Celtic Dictionary, I respect and honour your revival of our Dal Riada (Dalom Reida) dialect. We need to expand and promote our mother tongue and our Gaeltachts. I raise my pint to you mo charaid.

[@internetual7350]

Hey Vincent, anywhere where I can access your great work?

[@edwardjantyndorf4174]

This makes me happy

[@jbkhan1135]

Really inspiring... I hope it's possible to keep Gaelic alive and create a new generation of first-language speakers

[@Sam-lb8xs]

Adhaimh, 's e ar laoch a th'annaibh!!!

[@michellesionnan7276]

Go raibh mìle mhaith agaibh! 🌱🌿💚

[@markberry4198]

As someone also from Cowal I completely get the idea of being thought of as a teuchter and Glaswegian at the same time.

[@TheMacRiada]

Glad to hear of this. I hope one day to go and learn the language and history of my ancestors. I know more French history than Scots but I’m not totally ignorant of it.

[@daithiobeag]

Adh Mór ort a chara!

[@rileymaclennan4749]

"A new media for a New Scotland". Me from New Scotland: ah yes more media

[@andrewjennings7306]

Based

[@dazpatreg]

Laoch!

[@ULYSSES-31]

Go hiontach

[@daithimaccarthaigh330]

We call Irish Gaelic 'Irish' We call Manx Gaelic 'Manx' Why don't we call Scottish Gaelic 'Scottish'?

[@GalaicoWarrior]

I think because many will confuse it with the Scots language, which is a Germanic tongue.

[@rippedtorn2310]

It was originally called Scots and what we call Scots was called Inglis .

[@gachrudgaelach]

Apparently a few hundred years ago Gaelic in Scotland was commonly know as Scottish (not Scots) while at the same time in Ireland, what we now call Irish was commonly know as Gaelic.

[@wickedone6476]

@@rippedtorn2310 I'm pretty sure what we currently call Scots was called Lallans then same as it is now.....in Ireland it was called Gaelic until recent decades........in Scotland it was Gàidhlig or Scottish.

[@DorlachAlba]

It's all Gael-ic - that which pertains to the Gael!

[@peteymax]

Maith thú