Scottish Gaelic has faced a slow and steady decline. In 1755, the language was spoken by 289,798 people, or 22.9% of its 1.2 million population at the time.

When Still Wakes the Deep isn’t delivering accursed, heart-pounding horror, it’s offering an expletive-filled primer in the Scottish language. Verisimilitude, of place, period, and slang ...

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 ...

Alba is the Scottish Gaelic name for Scotland. And An t-Eilean is, according to the networks, the U.K.’s “first-ever high-end Gaelic drama series. ...

“Braveheart” Courtesy Paramount Pictures. 1. Study Scottish accents. Immerse yourself in Scottish films, TV shows, YouTube videos, radio stations, and podcasts to really get a hang of the accent.

IF YOU WANT TO GO: The Scottish Performing Arts Classic contains four events at South Carolina Society Hall: a solo Scottish harp concert by Maeve Gilchrist at 1 p.m. June 6; the 2025 Joseph ...

Parents across Scotland are to be given the right to request that a Gaelic medium school be established in their area, the Scottish Government has confirmed.. Legislation being taken forward by ...

Among her many accolades is Fowlis’ voice speaking Scottish Gaelic for the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights Project, which aims to record the declaration in every language in the world.

Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes says new legislation would "strengthen the rights" of parents who want Gaelic medium education (GME) in their local area. Under the proposed powers, the Scottish ...

According to the Scottish Government, compilers predict that the dictionary will contain more than 100,000 entries. It is one of 12 projects set to benefit from new government funding.