Gaelic Nova Scotia Links
Comhairle na Gàidhlig www.gaelic.ca A non-profit society dedicated to the maintenance and promotion of Gaelic language and culture in Nova Scotia.
Office of Gaelic Affairs www.gov.ns.ca/oga The provincial government’s website, outlining its Gaelic initiatives.
Beaton Institute http://beaton.uccb.ns.ca The Beaton Institute is a community and university archives for Cape Breton Island, started in 1957 when Sister Margaret Beaton began collecting material pertaining to the Gaelic language and culture.
Commun Féis an Eilein www.feisaneilein.ca North America’s first féis in Christmas Island, Cape Breton.
The Highland Village Museum/An Clachan Gàidhealach http://museum.gov.ns.ca/hv A living history museum and cultural centre in the heart of Cape Breton.
Gaelic College St Ann's www.gaeliccollege.edu Founded in 1938, this summer school is devoted to the study and preservation of the Gaelic language and Celtic arts and culture.
An Cliath Clis www.ancliathclis.ca The online home of the Halifax-based performing group, An Cliath Clis Gaelic Society of Cape Breton www.capebretongaelicsociety.bravehost.com An active group with monthly meetings on the first Wednesday of the month.
Sìol Cultural Enterprises www.gaelicbooks.com A Gaelic book and music wholesaler based in Nova Scotia.
Federation of Scottish Clans in Nova Scotia www.scotsns.ca Formed in 1982, the FSCNS strives to foster and maintain the Scottish Culture and the Gaelic language, provide a focal point for clan organizations, and coordinate functions for major Scottish cultural events such as the 2007 International Gathering of the Clans in Nova Scotia.
Nova Scotia Universities Teaching Gaelic
St. Francis Xavier University www.stfx.ca One of Canada’s top-rated undergraduate universities, St.F.X. is the only university in North America to offer three years of Scottish Gaelic studies.
Cape Breton University www.capebretonu.ca CBU was ranked number one in ‘Educational Experience’ and ‘Teaching and Instruction’ in Maclean’s magazine 2005 graduate survey.
Saint Mary's University www.stmarys.ca Saint Mary’s was founded by members of Halifax’s Irish Catholic community and has kept many of its Irish connections to the present; its Irish Studies department includes courses in Scottish.
Gaelic on the Radio and on the Web
Aisrigh nan Gaidheal www.ckjm.ca/english/home/index.cfm. A live radio show, broadcast for more than a decade from Cheticamp, Cape Breton, Saturday nights from 6 to 7 pm AST.
BBC Scotland Gaelic www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/alba/ Get the latest news and stories from Scotland, in Gaelic.
Gaelcast http://www.gaelcast.com/ A Scottish Gaelic podcast filled with news, interviews, stories, music and more — in Scottish Gaelic and English.
Scottish Internet Radio www.internetradio.co.uk Broadcasting a selection of pre-recorded programs in both English and Gaelic, covering a variety of music genres, news, and current affairs topics.
Gaelic Media Service www.gms.org.uk The evolving world of Gaelic broadcasting.
Gaelic News in Print
The West Highland Free Press www.whfp.com From the Highlands of Scotland, features a Gaelic columnist.
The Inverness Courier www.inverness-courier.co.uk Local paper includes Gaelic content, available online.
The Scotsman http://news.scotsman.com/gaelic.cfm Gaelic news and stories from Scotland.
Collections
MacEdward Leach and the Songs of Atlantic Canada www.mun.ca/folklore/leach An online collection of Gaelic songs.
Gaelstream a valuable collection of Gaelic recordings produced in Cape Breton by Dr. John Shaw and housed at St. Francis Xavier University. www.gaelstream.stfx.ca
The Pearl Project www.pearl.arts.ed.ac.uk The audio archive of the School of Scottish Studies. Tobar an Dualchais www.tobarandualchais.co.uk Preserving 12,000 hours of Gaelic and Scots recordings, including material from the Campbell Collection in Canna, the BBC, and the School of Scottish Studies.
Gaelic Associations and Agencies
The Scottish Gaelic Association of Australia www.ozgaelic.org An organization promoting and fostering the Gaelic language and culture throughout Australia.
An Comunn Gàidhealach America www.acgamerica.org The Gaelic Society of America.
Comunn na Gàidhlig www.cnag.org.uk Established in 1984 as a co-ordinating Gaelic Development Agency in Scotland.
The Highland Council www.highland.gov.uk One of Scotland’s 32 councils, with an annual budget of £500 million and a workforce of 10,000 full-time staff, provides community leadership and represents the Highlands to all levels of Government.
Clì Gaelic - http://cli.org.uk A Scots Gaelic access and promotion organization.
Proiseact nan Ealan www.gaelic-arts.com A Gaelic arts organization in Scotland.
Colm Cille www.colmcille.net An organization creating relationships between Irish and Scots Gaelic speakers.
Other Sites of Interest
Sabhal Mòr Ostaig www.smo.uhi.ac.uk Scotland's Gaelic college at Sleat on the Isle of Skye.
Edinburgh University Research Institute www.arts.ed.ac.uk/celtic/poileasaidh Research branch of the university’s Celtic Department that does considerable work on the status and development of Gaelic.
Gaelic Books Council www.gaelicbooks.net A major supplier of Gaelic materials.
Acair www.acairbooks.com A Gaelic publisher based in Stornoway.
Gaelic Scotland www.gaelic-scotland.co.uk The official directory of Gaelic Tourism in Scotland.
Fèisean nan Gàidheal www.feisean.org
Scotland’s National Association of Gaelic Arts Youth Tuition Festivals.
Ur-Sqeul www.ur-sgeul.com Trying to rejuvenate Gaelic prose writing.
Akerbeltz www.akerbeltz.com A wealth of words, phrases, and other Gaelic tidbits, including translation services.
Stòrlann Nàiseanta na Gàidhlig www.storlann.co.uk Providing a service to all sectors of Gaelic education, especially co-ordinating the production and distribution of teaching materials in Gaelic.
Gaelic Dictionaries www.ceantar.org/Dicts/index.html A list of Gaelic dictionaries available online.
Taic www.taic.btinternet.co.uk Online grammar lessons. Colin and Cumberland www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/colinandcumberland
An online Gàidhlig game for Gaelic beginners.
The Gaelic Village www.ambaile.org.uk
Photographs, illustrations, rare books and documents, short films, audio clips, interactive games, comics, and more, in both Gaelic and English.
Personal Sites relating to the Gaelic language and Culture
Ken Nilsen's Homepage www.stfx.ca/people/knilsen/welcome.html
Duilleag Nèill Mac Eòghainn www.geocities.com/alltandubh/Failte.html
George Seto's Website www.geocities.com/Area51/Zone/6338/
Bethag Mhoireasdan www.beathag.com
Colin Mark www.gaeldesign.com/colinmark
