Risking The Ire Of Outlander Fans
Scottish blogger Tocasaid has cast a cold eye over the Anglo-American television adaptation of the genre-defying Outlander books by Diana Gabaldon, and drawnContinue Reading
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Celtic Cosmology, Perspectives from Ireland and Scotland
Over the last two decades relatively few studies have been published analysing the cosmological traditions of the Celtic-speaking peoples, atContinue Reading
It Seems That Bigotry Unites As Well As Divides
Continuing with the controversies that have arisen in the eastern Scottish region of Fife where British nationalist politicians from the main UnionistContinue Reading
The English Empire Strikes Back In Scotland
Following on from yesterday’s post examining press reports that Dundee City Council had agreed to reverse efforts to place the EnglishContinue Reading
The United Languages Of Europe
Contrast and compare these stories from Scotland on the Scottish (Gaelic) language. First up, from the Courier: “Ambitious plans toContinue Reading
Translation Fail
Cautioning on the perils of machine translation, especially when expectations surpass achievable results, Michael Bauer on his Dear Developer blog posts a letter he has written toContinue Reading
Prosecutions In Catalonia, Political Revolution In Scotland
The newly authoritarian tone of politics and government in Spain becomes more evident with every passing week. Following a rangeContinue Reading
The Gaelic Union
A new website to strengthen ties between Gaelic-speaking communities in Ireland and Scotland, as well as encouraging cultural tourism byContinue Reading
Scottish Gaelic And Glasgow University
The University of Glasgow or Oilthigh Ghlaschu is celebrating its historic links with the Scottish-speaking communities of Scotland thanks to aContinue Reading
Samhain Shona Daoibh
The sun has set, the bonfires are being lit, and the Feis Shamhna is upon us: the nocturnal festival of Samhain marking the commencement of the newContinue Reading
The Digital Archive of Scottish Gaelic
The first phase of Dachaigh airson Stòras na Gàidhlig or the Digital Archive of Scottish Gaelic has been completed byContinue Reading
Scottish Democracy Meets X Factor
In the recent Scottish referendum 44% of voters said “Yes” to an independent Scotland. In contrast 56% of voters saidContinue Reading
Catalonia’s Hesitant Nationalists
“If anyone can the Catalans can” or so goes the saying amongst political activists in those minority communities of theContinue Reading
Scottish Catholics, British Nationalism’s New Enemy Within
Last week, in the wake of the failed referendum on Scottish independence, we witnessed gangs of violent British nationalists (so-calledContinue Reading
Faraway Hills Are Ideologically Greener
Of all the moronic articles published over the last six days in relation to Scotland’s recent, unsuccessful independence referendum this AmericanContinue Reading
That Pre-Vote Pledge By The British Party Leaders
Taking about broken promises the above image is taken from today’s edition of Britain’s right-leaning Times newspaper. So much for all-partyContinue Reading
The Night Of The Union Jacks
@alextomo 75,000 sign petition for re vote amid vote rigging scandal https://t.co/dqiTcboE4B — deborah back (@IWILLNOTGOAWAY) September 20, 2014 CCTVContinue Reading
Nazi-Saluting British Thugs Take To Streets Of Glasgow
Nazi-saluting British unionist and nationalist “No” supporters staging a rally in Glasgow this evening. Reports of violence and arrests already asContinue Reading
A Referendum Ten Years Too Early?
Probably way too early for this, and I know many Scots are genuinely heart-broken at the moment, but above isContinue Reading
Woe To The Vanquished
Well I’ve waited half the morning to write this post and I’m still unsure of what to say. The feelingContinue Reading
#VoteYes Dominates Scottish And Irish Twitterspheres
From Trends Map an incredible graphic displaying early morning tweets supporting the “Yes” and “No” sides in the Scottish referendum.Continue Reading
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