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Wilson McLeod

@wilsonmcleod.bsky.social

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Emeritus Professor of Gaelic, University of Edinburgh Dùn Èideann

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Wilson McLeod @wilsonmcleod.bsky.social · 14h

Aithris bhrìoghmhor air Mairead Burnley Chaimbeul agus eachdraidh a' Chomuinn Ghàidhealaich aig toiseach an 20mh linn
@brudhearg.bsky.social
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"Is lugha orm a bhith nam cheannard ann an ainm a-mhàin" - Naidheachdan a' BhBC

Sgeulachd Màiread Burnley Chaimbeul - am boireannach a chuir An Comunn Gàidhealach air bun-stèidh ionmhais cheart airson a' chiad uair.

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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 3d

Giving the opportunity for young people to learn the language and to be able to study in their native tongue is absolutely critical, writes Kate Forbes ✍️

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University and College Union (UCU) @ucu.org.uk · 4d

Universities planning cuts to jobs and courses are not cash strapped

Jo Grady highlights hypocrisy of the University of Edinburgh as it plans to make £140 million in cuts when then have £2.7 billion in net assets

Enough is enough

#WeAreTheUniversity

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Wilson McLeod @wilsonmcleod.bsky.social · 5d

Comhairlean ionadail a' beachdachadh air mar a dh'fhaodte foghlam Gàidhlig àrd-sgoile a leudachadh agus leasachadh ann am meadhan Alba
Tha mi toilichte a bhith an sàs anns an rannsachadh seo do Bhòrd na Gàidhlig còmhla ris an eòlaiche foghlaim Jim Whannel.
www.bbc.co.uk/naidheachdan...

"Super-sgoil Ghàidhlig" am meadhan na h-Alba? - Naidheachdan a' BhBC

Tha barail air nochdadh gum bu chòir

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Ionad Gàidhlig Dhùn Èideann @ionaddhuneideann.bsky.social · 5d

Saor-thoilich a dhìth!
A bheil ùidh agad ann a bhith a’ dèanamh obair shaor-thoileach còmhla rinn a thoirt air adhart an iomairt gus Ionad Gàidhlig a stèidheachadh ann an Dùn Èideann?
Cuir fios thugainn aig: [email protected]

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Wilson McLeod @wilsonmcleod.bsky.social · 6d

Ged a tha dùbhlain ann fhathast, tha dòchas ann mu shuidheachadh na Gàidhlig aig Oilthigh Obar Dheathain
@michellenic.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/naidheachdan...

A' Ghàidhlig

Ged a tha dùbhlain ann fhathast, tha dòchas ann mu shuidheachadh na Gàidhlig aig Oilthigh Obar Dheathain.

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The Herald @handle.invalid · 7d

EXCLUSIVE

The crime thriller series, which attracted the biggest ever audience for a Gaelic TV programme, had a budget of £1 million per episode

www.heraldscotland.com/news...

@brianjaffa.bsky.social

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Rannsachadh na Gàidhlig 2026 @rannsachadh2026.bsky.social · 7d

Gairm Phàipearan Co-Labhairt | Call For Conference Papers: Rannsachadh na Gàidhlig 14−16 July 2026
www.gla.ac.uk/media/Media_...

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Seachdain na Gàidhlig (World Gaelic Week) @sngaidhlig.bsky.social · 8d

Thèid a’ chiad sheisean-fhiosrachaidh air-loidhne an-asgaidh againn a chumail Diciadain 8mh den Dàmhair aig 7f.

🎟️ Glèidh àite an-asgaidh an seo

Our first Seachdain na Gàidhlig information session is on Wednesday 8th October at 7pm.

🎟️ Free but booking required: www.eventbrite.com/e/seisean-fi...

Wilson McLeod @wilsonmcleod.bsky.social · 10d

Yes, a very different culture with the use of Welsh - never became commonplace with Gaelic

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Wilson McLeod @wilsonmcleod.bsky.social · 10d

Even in the strongest Gaelic areas graves tend to be in English only

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Wilson McLeod @wilsonmcleod.bsky.social · 13d

Air BBC Sounds a-nis: sreath phod-chraolaidhean le 40 prògram bhon t-sreath iomraiteach Facal Oirbh, le pailteas fiosrachaidh mu bhriathrachas 's ghnàthasan-cainnt na Gàidhlig
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BBC Radio nan Gàidheal - Facal Oirbh - Downloads

Podcast downloads for Facal Oirbh

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The Scottish Parliament @parliament.scot · 18d

Have the changes the British Sign Language (Scotland) Act brought into force improved the lives of BSL users?

The Equalities Committee's report on the impact of the Act is out today: www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-...

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Wilson McLeod @wilsonmcleod.bsky.social · 25d

An càirdeas eadar Comhairle Ghlaschu agus pàrantan sgoilearan Gàidhlig san sgìre "air a dhol fuar".
Tha seo is an àireamh sgoilearan a thòisich ann an Clas a h-Aon ann am FtMG sa bhaile sìos 30% - agus ceistean mu cuine is càite an tèid sgoil ùr a stèidheachadh
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"Càirdeas air a dhol fuar" eadar Comhairle is Pàrantan Ghlaschu - Naidheachdan a' BhBC

Thathar a' cur às leth Comhairle Baile Ghlaschu gu bheil an càirdeas a bh' ann eadar iad agus pàrantan sgoilearan Ghàidhlig san sgìre

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 28d

Trump has fanned the flames of divisive politics around the world, says Sadiq Khan

Exclusive: London mayor says US president has ‘perhaps done the most’ to encourage far right * Londoners must show Trump we reject his politics of fear | Sadiq Khan Donald Trump will arrive in the UK tonight to a barrage of criticism from Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, who has accused the US president of doing more than anyone else to encourage the intolerant far right across the globe. In what will be considered to be a direct challenge to Keir Starmer’s government to take a more robust stance towards Trump, Khan said the president’s use of the military in cities and targeting of minorities was “straight out of the autocrat’s playbook”. Continue reading...

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Wilson McLeod @wilsonmcleod.bsky.social · 28d

Fìor dheagh naidheachd!
Seo RnaG 11 ach cha deach a chumail bho 2018

Rannsachadh na Gàidhlig 2026 @rannsachadh2026.bsky.social · 28d

Cumaibh 14mh–16mh Iuchar 2026 airson Rannsachadh na Gàidhlig aig Oilthigh Ghlaschu.
Gairm phàipearan & fiosrachadh clàraidh uile ri thighinn.

Hold 14th–16th July 2026 for the Rannsachadh na Gàidhlig conference at the University of Glasgow.
Call for Papers & Registration information all to follow.

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Rannsachadh na Gàidhlig 2026 @rannsachadh2026.bsky.social · 28d

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Ionad Gàidhlig Dhùn Èideann @ionaddhuneideann.bsky.social · 28d

Aithris air leasachadh na Gàidhlig ann an Inbhir Nis agus na cothroman 'sgìre cànain shònraichte' a chomharrachadh anns a' bhaile (fo Achd nan Cànan Albannach 2025)
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Inbhe na Gàidhlig an Inbhir Nis

Tha Comhairle na Gàidhealtachd a' beachdachadh air cò na sgìrean a bhiodh freagarrach airson inbhe ùr gus taic a bharrachd a chumail ris a' Ghàidhlig.

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Cultarlann Inbhir Nis @cultarlann.bsky.social · 29d

Am bu toil leat pàirt a ghabhail anns a bhith a' cruthachadh sàr-ionad cultarach Gàidhlig ann an Inbhir Nis?

👉 Barrachd fios: cultarlann.scot/cothroman/

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Join us in developing a new Gaelic Cultural Centre in Inverness!

👉 Find out more: cultarlann.scot/opportunities/

@bordnagaidhlig

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Debbie Moon @debbiemoon.bsky.social · 29d

"Kensa Broadhurst, of the Institute of Cornish Studies at the University of Exeter, has written a book in which she argues that the language clung on through the 19th century, spoken by some working-class Cornish people as well as academics and others who saw value in preserving it."

Cornish clung on as living language beyond Dolly Pentreath, says writer

Author of new book suggests Kernewek continued to be spoken in the 19th century, albeit in ‘tiny numbers’

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Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones.bsky.social · Sep 14

“It is sometimes considered gauche, in the world of American political commentary, to give words the weight of their meaning.” www.nytimes.com/2025/09/13/o...

Opinion | Charlie Kirk Didn’t Shy Away From Who He Was. We Shouldn’t Either.

www.nytimes.com

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Annette Dittert @annettedittert.bsky.social · Sep 14

Musk is inciting violence on London's streets.Tommy Robinson is financed by US tech bros. These are all very direct attempts to destabilise the British state.

Starmer needs to stand up to this. A government that doesn't defend its country's values against these blatant attacks is not doing its job.

Cat Neilan @catneilan.bsky.social · Sep 14

My colleague @thejohnsimpson.bsky.social has done a terrific deep dive into the financial links between US tech billionaires and Tommy Robinson

Well worth a read

observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

US cash turned Tommy Robinson into the poster boy of UK f...

Outside the Old Bailey in 2018, a reinvented Tommy Robinson flashed his perfect new teeth to 2,000 diehard supporters at a “free Tommy” rally on a stage ...

observer.co.uk

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Ionad Gàidhlig Dhùn Èideann @ionaddhuneideann.bsky.social · Sep 12

Viral Irish rap kids Kabin Crew have teamed up with an Edinburgh's Gaelic primary school, Bun-sgoil Taobh na Pàirce, to create a new song in Irish and Scottish Gaelic
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2546071...

Edinburgh kids team up with viral Irish rappers to produce Gaelic song

Viral Irish rap kids Kabin Crew have teamed up with an Edinburgh school to create a new song in Irish and Scottish Gaelic.

www.heraldscotland.com

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Ionad Gàidhlig Dhùn Èideann @ionaddhuneideann.bsky.social · Sep 12

Gaelic in the gallery | Gàidhlig anns a' Ghailearaidh
National Galleries of Scotland booklet prepared by pupils at Edinburgh's Gaelic primary school, Bun-sgoil Taobh na Pàirce
www.nationalgalleries.org/art-and-arti...

Gaelic in the gallery | Gàidhlig anns a' Ghailearaidh | National Galleries of Scotland

Gaelic Medium Education pupils from James Gillespie’s High School in Edinburgh worked with us and Ann Paterson from Capital Gaelic to create a family friendly bilingual booklet, Gaelic in the Gallery....

www.nationalgalleries.org

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The Ferret @theferret.scot · Sep 12

🔴 NEW: The boss of the University of Edinburgh is facing calls to “come clean” over earnings from a second job, amid staff strikes and mounting redundancies
theferret.scot/mathi...

Edinburgh uni boss pressured over outside earnings as job losses mount

The boss of the University of Edinburgh is facing calls to “come clean” over earnings from a second job, amid staff strikes and mounting redundancies.

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Guelph Centre for Scottish Studies @uguelphscottish.bsky.social · Sep 10

Join us online today - Wed. 10 September, 3pm (EDT) / 8pm (UK) for 'Gaelic in Scotland, Gaelic in Canada: Challenges, Prospects, Connections’ delivered by Prof. Robert Dunbar,
@edinburgh-uni.bsky.social

Free Tickets: www.eventbrite.ca/e/1582259584...

#Gaelic #GaelicLanguage #Scotland #Canada

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Ionad Gàidhlig Dhùn Èideann @ionaddhuneideann.bsky.social · Sep 10

For St Andrews Day, a taste of Gaelic culture in the
company of Scottish Makar Peter Mackay
Come hear how Edinburgh and the Gaelic world have been intertwined over the centuries,with songs from young
Edinburgh Gaels
National Library of Scotland,29.11.25,2pm
www.nls.uk/whats-on/blasad-gaelic-culture/

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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · Sep 8

Lecturers and other staff at the University of Edinburgh are set to begin a five-day walkout in a dispute over plans to cut £140 million from the university’s budget

Edinburgh University lecturers begin 5-day walkout amid dispute over £140m cuts

www.thenational.scot

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Wilson McLeod @wilsonmcleod.bsky.social · Sep 8

Great to see this new edition of the Mercator dossier on Gaelic education in Scotland, brought right up to date by @dringebirnie.bsky.social An authoritative overview of provision for Gaelic at all levels
research-management.mq.edu.au/ws/portalfil...

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UCU Scotland @ucuscotland.bsky.social · Sep 8

Edinburgh University staff set to walkout amid £140m cuts plan dispute www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottis...

Edinburgh University lecturers set to walkout amid £140m cuts plan dispute

Picket lines are expected around the University of Edinburgh every day until Friday September 12.

www.dailyrecord.co.uk

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