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Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba – Gaelic Place-Names of Scotland – Blog

by jake – 08:46:46 on 2011-09-28 There are a number of places in Scotland called Balnain and Balnaan. Having had one of them to research I soon realised many of these reflected different underlying Gaelic forms and I rapidly got confused between sources. I managed to unravel them below: Balnain in Glen Urquhart NH4430 Bail’… Continue reading Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba – Gaelic Place-Names of Scotland – Blog

Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba – Gaelic Place-Names of Scotland – Blog

by michelle – 11:09:23 on 2011-08-22 “It is reckoned that well over half of the world’s population speaks two or more languages…In many of them I have seen minority languages used in signage, alongside the majority tongue. Examples include Ladino in Italy, Romansch in Switzerland, Breton in France and Maori in New Zealand…in many cases… Continue reading Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba – Gaelic Place-Names of Scotland – Blog

Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba – Gaelic Place-Names of Scotland – Blog

by eilidh – 16:49:14 on 2013-11-14 The author of the first comprehensive Gaelic map of Scotland has been appointed as Chair of Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba (AÀA), the national authority on Gaelic place-names in Scotland. Former councillor, life-long supporter of the Gaelic language and place-name enthusiast Roy Pedersen has taken up the position as AÀA’s new… Continue reading Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba – Gaelic Place-Names of Scotland – Blog