Scotland: Gaelic in the Hebrides (Part 4/4)
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Date: 2019-09-05
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AlexderFranke
Indeed, there are some Gaelic speakers in the Western Highlands as well as the cities of Inverness, Glasgow and Edinburgh. However, it is only on the Outer Hebrides that Gaelic speakers are not a small minority so that you can address people in Gaelic and hope to be understood. Otherewhere in Scotland, it is more or less searching for the needle in a bunch of hay. As to Irish Gaelic, you will more often been understood across the country than speaking Scottish Gaelic across Scotland. thanks to Irish lessons at school in the Republic of Ireland, even if the outcome of the Irish lessons at school is not that good as it ought to be. The censuses as well as surveys tell the differences, too. Scottish Gaelic has around 57. 700 speakers alltogether with some 30. 000 more with some skills in it. In Ireland, we have, between 50. 000, and 100. 000 native Irish speakers and 500. 000 to 1 Million fluent and moderate skilled Irish speakers. Those with some knowledge range up to 1, 8 Million on the island looking to the census of the Republic and of Northern Ireland. Kindly, Alex
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Indeed, there are some Gaelic speakers in the Western Highlands as well as the cities of Inverness, Glasgow and Edinburgh. However, it is only on the Outer Hebrides that Gaelic speakers are not a small minority so that you can address people in Gaelic and hope to be understood. Otherewhere in Scotland, it is more or less searching for the needle in a bunch of hay. As to Irish Gaelic, you will more often been understood across the country than speaking Scottish Gaelic across Scotland. thanks to Irish lessons at school in the Republic of Ireland, even if the outcome of the Irish lessons at school is not that good as it ought to be. The censuses as well as surveys tell the differences, too. Scottish Gaelic has around 57. 700 speakers alltogether with some 30. 000 more with some skills in it. In Ireland, we have, between 50. 000, and 100. 000 native Irish speakers and 500. 000 to 1 Million fluent and moderate skilled Irish speakers. Those with some knowledge range up to 1, 8 Million on the island looking to the census of the Republic and of Northern Ireland. Kindly, Alex
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Nadia Murchie
my daughter was made to do an extra year in school, held back a year, becuase she was caught talking, 'jibberrish'. at school. she was muttering gaelic that i was muttering to myself in the house as i tried to educate myself in private. she now despises me muttering or trying to sing in gaelic, i am not fluent, i stopped trying to keep the gaelic alive in my house, and because it robbed her of a year of her life in education she despises hearing gaelic now. when the education services realised it was gaelic i was very much punished. why would you speak this in the house? if you were not taught it as a child. . growing up as a wee yin my nana begged me to try learn the gaelic you have to keep it alive. i tried, im still trying in private. costs some scots though. to go back to native.
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my daughter was made to do an extra year in school, held back a year, becuase she was caught talking, 'jibberrish'. at school. she was muttering gaelic that i was muttering to myself in the house as i tried to educate myself in private. she now despises me muttering or trying to sing in gaelic, i am not fluent, i stopped trying to keep the gaelic alive in my house, and because it robbed her of a year of her life in education she despises hearing gaelic now. when the education services realised it was gaelic i was very much punished. why would you speak this in the house? if you were not taught it as a child. . growing up as a wee yin my nana begged me to try learn the gaelic you have to keep it alive. i tried, im still trying in private. costs some scots though. to go back to native.
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Sharronazsh
I started watching and got hooked and had tears in my eyes at the end So beautifully done boys, thank you and the answer to the question of what is Scotland? Its the most diverse, fun, exciting and loveliest place that is left in this time and age to find a culture so unique still to itself with its own diverse language and traditions to be truly considered a culture. I m not Scottish but I fell in love with it and for me, Scotland is so much more than just a tourist destination, it is a place where we once again find the connection between our inner self, the nature, tastes, traditions and beauty all together.
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I started watching and got hooked and had tears in my eyes at the end So beautifully done boys, thank you and the answer to the question of what is Scotland? Its the most diverse, fun, exciting and loveliest place that is left in this time and age to find a culture so unique still to itself with its own diverse language and traditions to be truly considered a culture. I m not Scottish but I fell in love with it and for me, Scotland is so much more than just a tourist destination, it is a place where we once again find the connection between our inner self, the nature, tastes, traditions and beauty all together.
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abdellah sadellah
it seems similar to Moroccan Berber, in Berber we say ismino which means my name is, and in Berber we say also ismens which means her/his name. in addition there are three Moroccan Berber tribes got their names from Scot clansM'Touga ( Moroccan Berber Tribe ) ------- > MacDougall ( Scottish highland clan )M'Ghill ( Moroccan Berber tribe ) ----------> MacGill ( from Scotland )M'Tir ( Moroccan Berber tribe ) -----------> MacTier ( Scotland )M' of the Berbers which means 'sons of', and is exactly the same as the Gaelic Mac or Mc. do you see some similarity? :)
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it seems similar to Moroccan Berber, in Berber we say ismino which means my name is, and in Berber we say also ismens which means her/his name. in addition there are three Moroccan Berber tribes got their names from Scot clansM'Touga ( Moroccan Berber Tribe ) ------- > MacDougall ( Scottish highland clan )M'Ghill ( Moroccan Berber tribe ) ----------> MacGill ( from Scotland )M'Tir ( Moroccan Berber tribe ) -----------> MacTier ( Scotland )M' of the Berbers which means 'sons of', and is exactly the same as the Gaelic Mac or Mc. do you see some similarity? :)
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Olentzaro
Gaelic is spoken in more places than the outer islands and northern Highlands. You just have to know where to look. The fact that all Gaelic speakers know English as well means that in public they'll mostly be speaking English in the streets. I have to say that it's surprising these these commentators identified the standing stones and having been erected by the Celtic ancestors. A tad bit of reading would have told them that they preceded the Celts by many centuries.
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Gaelic is spoken in more places than the outer islands and northern Highlands. You just have to know where to look. The fact that all Gaelic speakers know English as well means that in public they'll mostly be speaking English in the streets. I have to say that it's surprising these these commentators identified the standing stones and having been erected by the Celtic ancestors. A tad bit of reading would have told them that they preceded the Celts by many centuries.
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Alan Thomas
Gaels are immigrants arrived same time as the Saxons after the fall of the Roman empire, the country is named after a Irish gallic tribe the Scotti, they established a kingdom Argyle. Indigenous people the Caledonii/Picts spoke Brythonic celtic. modern day Welsh indeed the last king of Strathclud was Owen the bald. the seat of the Stradclud Britons was Dumbarton.
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Gaels are immigrants arrived same time as the Saxons after the fall of the Roman empire, the country is named after a Irish gallic tribe the Scotti, they established a kingdom Argyle. Indigenous people the Caledonii/Picts spoke Brythonic celtic. modern day Welsh indeed the last king of Strathclud was Owen the bald. the seat of the Stradclud Britons was Dumbarton.
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Mole Catcher
It is highly unlikely that the standing stones you stood amongst were built by Celtic people. Following fairly recent DNA analysis of ancient skeletons from the period of the stone circle construction, the stone circles are now thought to be from the Neolithic period which was before Celtic people (Indo-European speaking) arrived in Western Europe.
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It is highly unlikely that the standing stones you stood amongst were built by Celtic people. Following fairly recent DNA analysis of ancient skeletons from the period of the stone circle construction, the stone circles are now thought to be from the Neolithic period which was before Celtic people (Indo-European speaking) arrived in Western Europe.
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Luv Vids
Glad to see the young people speaking Gaelic. I wish the people would feel a sense of pride and tradition to speak and keep the Gaelic language alive. The people at large (non-Gaelic speaking) see the Gaelic language as something valuable. It is the language of first peoples to inhabit that area. It is rich cultural heritage that should not be lost
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Glad to see the young people speaking Gaelic. I wish the people would feel a sense of pride and tradition to speak and keep the Gaelic language alive. The people at large (non-Gaelic speaking) see the Gaelic language as something valuable. It is the language of first peoples to inhabit that area. It is rich cultural heritage that should not be lost
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Ann Macleod
Yeah now a days gealic can be spoken in the in lands of Scotland not just the Highlands. or outer hebradeas I speak a bit of gealic stop nodding your head that I don't I was born there and have relatives that speak it so don't nod no that I don't speak it you don't speak it your self and your presenting this vidio you ass whole.
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Yeah now a days gealic can be spoken in the in lands of Scotland not just the Highlands. or outer hebradeas I speak a bit of gealic stop nodding your head that I don't I was born there and have relatives that speak it so don't nod no that I don't speak it you don't speak it your self and your presenting this vidio you ass whole.
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Wf Coaker
Its interesting how a lot of sounds guys are so used to doing sound for rock shows, they put so much emphasis the drums. Often, the other instruments are drowned out by the drums. Ive often been to trad shows where the traditional instruments are practically inaudible. The scene at the Skerryvor concert is a case in point.
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Its interesting how a lot of sounds guys are so used to doing sound for rock shows, they put so much emphasis the drums. Often, the other instruments are drowned out by the drums. Ive often been to trad shows where the traditional instruments are practically inaudible. The scene at the Skerryvor concert is a case in point.
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