A simple letter for established Gaelic learners. Roddy Maclean has created this letter for learners who have progressed beyond basic learning, but find the Litir do Luchd-ionnsachaidh (Letter to Gaelic Learners) too advanced. Accompanying text is available in both English and Gaelic.
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Mon, 17 Jun 13
Duration:
4 mins
Ruairidh is telling the story The Man Who Got the Three Pieces of Advice. The first piece of advice was – take the long clean road, rather than the short dirty road. There was a fork in the road. The horse rider took the short road. But he met robbers. They stole every penny he had. The other man took the long road, and he had no trouble. Accompanying text is available in both English and Gaelic at bbc.co.uk/litirbheag
Thu, 6 Jun 13
Duration:
4 mins
The long clean road, and the short dirty road. That’s a Gaelic proverb. Perhaps the long road is the best one, although it is longer. The long clean road, and the short dirty road. That proverb appears in an old Gaelic story – The Man Who Got the Three Pieces of Advice. Here is the story. Accompanying text is available in both English and Gaelic at bbc.co.uk/litirbheag
Mon, 3 Jun 13
Duration:
4 mins
Ruairidh continues telling us about The Aberdeen Breviary. There are a few stories in it about the life and miracles of St Brigit/Bride. Here are examples from the book. Accompanying text is available in both English and Gaelic at bbc.co.uk/litirbheag
Mon, 27 May 13
Duration:
4 mins
The Aberdeen Breviary is the first major book that was printed in Scotland.Ruairidh will tell you all about this book in this week's letter. Accompanying text is available in both English and Gaelic at bbc.co.uk/litirbheag
Mon, 20 May 13
Duration:
4 mins
How many Gaelic words do we have for ‘snow’? They’re not at all as plentiful as the words for high ground or boggy ground. But there’s a few. Ruairidh looks into the words for snow in this week's letter. Accompanying text is available in both English and Gaelic at bbc.co.uk/litirbheag
Mon, 13 May 13
Duration:
4 mins
On the 12th of July 1746, there was an important interview on board a ship. The vessel was anchored off the shore of Applecross. Asking the questions was General John Campbell. He was in charge of the search for Charles Edward Stuart, after the Battle of Culloden. The woman answering the questions was Flora MacDonald. The pair were on board HMS Furnace.
Mon, 6 May 13
Duration:
4 mins
We’re still in the Great Glen this week. Ruiairidh will tell you about a guy who was living in Fort Augustus. He was famous as the ‘lion-hunter’. Find out about this most interesting of characters. Accompanying text is available in both English and Gaelic at bbc.co.uk/litirbheag
Mon, 29 Apr 13
Duration:
5 mins
Aig fìor cheann a deas Loch Lòchaidh, tha Magh Comair. Ann am Beurla – Mucomir. Tha baile-fearainn ann. Tha an t-ainm a’ ciallachadh magh no blàr anns a bheil dà abhainn a’ tighinn còmhla – ann an ‘comar’. ’S iad sin Abhainn Spiothain agus Abhainn Lòchaidh. Accompanying text is available in both English and Gaelic at bbc.co.uk/litirbheag
Mon, 22 Apr 13
Duration:
5 mins
Do you know what a ‘dochy’ is? It’s spelled, in English, D-O-C-H-Y. I’m certain that in Gaelic it’s spelled D-O-C-H-A-I-D-H. It is, or was, an oaken stick. It was short and thick. It was heavy, with a large hard head on it. Find out more about the dochy and when it was used in this week’s letter. Accompanying text is available in both English and Gaelic at bbc.co.uk/litirbheag
Mon, 15 Apr 13
Duration:
5 mins
Ruairidh was told us, last week, about the death of Iain Garbh Mac ’Ille Chaluim of Raasay. His birlinn sank off the north coast of Skye in 1671. This week Ruairidh turns his attention to how that loss people in the West Highlands deeply upset as he was well-respected and much-loved. Accompanying text is available in both English and Gaelic at bbc.co.uk/litirbheag
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