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Bilean: Sacred Trees of Gaelic Scotland
Roddy Maclean argues for a greater recognition of an ancient arboreal tradition in a Scottish Gaelic context. Continue reading
Posted in Folklore, Gaelic, History, Placenames, trees, woodlands
Tagged Gaelic, NatureScot, Roddy Maclean
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Tamborine Mountain: An Australian lesson for Scotland?
Roddy Maclean argues that the botanical knowledge and heritage of the Gaels should be more widely celebrated in Scotland’s botanic gardens. Continue reading
Posted in Ecology, Flowers, Folklore, Gaelic, gardens, Uncategorized
Tagged Gaelic, NatureScot, Roddy Maclean
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Places where the Stags Roar
Roddy Maclean looks at places on our maps named for the bellowing of stags during the rut. Continue reading
Posted in autumn, deer, Folklore, Gaelic, NatureScot, Placenames
Tagged deer rut, Gaelic, NatureScot, Roddy Maclean
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‘The Life Story of the Adder’ through the Hebridean eyes of the ‘Adder King’
Roddy Maclean ‘reviews’ the remarkable 1924 publication by Lewisman Norman Morrison – in his day the foremost authority on adders. Continue reading
Posted in Folklore, Gaelic, NatureScot, Reptiles, Research
Tagged adder, Gaelic, Gàidhlig, NatureScot, Roddy Maclean
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Wild Boars of Gaelic Legend
Roddy Maclean explores the presence of the wild boar in the Gaelic landscape Continue reading
Posted in Folklore, Gaelic, History, NatureScot, Placenames, Uncategorized
Tagged Gaelic, Gàidhlig, NatureScot, NàdarAlba, Roddy Maclean, Ruairidh MacIlleathain, wild boar
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Tuirc nan Sgeulachdan air Aghaidh na Tìre
Tha Ruairidh MacIlleathain a’ toirt sùil air an fhacal ‘torc’ ann an ainmean-àite air a’ Ghàidhealtachd Continue reading
Posted in Folklore, Gaelic, History, NatureScot, Placenames, Uncategorized
Tagged boar, Gaelic, Gàidhlig, NatureScot, Placenames, Roddy Maclean, Ruairidh MacIlleathain
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South on the right hand
The Gaelic word for ‘south’ – a common enough term on our maps – also means ‘right’. The reason takes us back to the sun-worshipping practices of our ancestors, as Ruairidh MacIlleathain reveals. Continue reading
Posted in Gaelic, NatureScot, Uncategorized
Tagged NatureScot, NàdarAlba, Roddy Maclean, Ruairidh MacIlleathain
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An àird a deas air an làimh dheis
Leugh ann am Beurla / Read in English Bidh feadhainn a tha ag ionnsachadh na Gàidhlig gu tric a’ gabhail iongnadh gu bheil an aon fhacal againn airson south agus right. Ach tha e furasta gu leòr a thuigsinn nuair … Continue reading
Posted in Gaelic, NatureScot, Uncategorized
Tagged Gaelic, Gàidhlig, NàdarAlba, Roddy Maclean, Ruairidh MacIlleathain
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Water on the move
In such a frequently showered and mountainous landscape as Scotland, burns and streams abound, and the Gaelic language has a number of generic words for moving water. Continue reading
Posted in Gaelic, NatureScot, Placenames, Uncategorized
Tagged abhainn, allt, Gaelic, Gàidhlig, NàdarAlba, Roddy Maclean, uisge
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Uisge a’ sìor-ghluasad
Ann an dùthaich a tha cho sìor-uisgeach ri Alba, tha uillt is aibhnichean pailt agus chan eil e na iongnadh gu bheil uiread de dh’fhaclan againn airson a leithid. Continue reading
Posted in Gaelic, NatureScot, Placenames
Tagged abhainn, allt, Gaelic, Gàidhlig, NatureScot, NàdarAlba, Roddy Maclean, Ruairidh MacIlleathain, uisge
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