Gaelic Language
The Edinburgh Companion to the Gaelic Language
Author / Creator: Michelle Macleod
Media type: Book
Date published: 2010
This book covers the history of Gaelic language, its development in Scotland and Canada, its spelling, syntax and morphology, its modern vocabulary, and the study of its dialects.
The Gaelic-English Dictionary
Author / Creator: Colin B.D. Mark
Media type: Book
Date published: 2003
A modern, comprehensive dictionary of Scottish Gaelic into English.
Literature of the Gaelic Landscape; Song, Poem and Tale
Author / Creator: John Murray (
Media type: Whittles Publishing
Date published: 2017
A richly insightful exploration of the deep connections between Scotland, Gaelic and literary tradition.
Reading the Gaelic Landscape; Leughadh Aghaidh Na Tire
Author / Creator: John Murray
Media type: Book
Date published: 2016
How many people have looked at a map of the Highlands and been intrigued and yet, at the same time, felt excluded by the wealth and strangeness of the place names recorded?
The Essential Gaelic-English / English-Gaelic Dictionary
Author / Creator: Angus Watson
Media type: Book
Date published: 2021
One of the leading dictionaries of the Gaelic language.
A Gaelic Alphabet
Author / Creator: George McLennan
Media type: Book
Date published: 2018
A guide to the pronunciation of Gaelic letters and words.
Elements of Gaelic Grammar
Author / Creator: Alexander Stewart
Media type: Book
Date published: 2021
This book unravels the intricacies of the Gaelic language
The Scottish Government has no fluent Gaelic speakers
Author / Creator: Mike Small
Media type: Article
Date published: 2026
The ‘crisis of Scottish Gaelic’ is not some new phenomenon.
The Gaelic Crisis in the Vernacular Community: a comprehensive sociolinguistic survey of Scottish Gaelic
Author / Creator: Conchúr Ó Giollagáin
Media type: Book
Date published: 2020
There is a widely recognised need for more community-focused local intervention and more granular policy for Gaelic.
The Scottish Languages Act’s Areas of Decreasing Significance
Author / Creator: Màrtainn Mac a’ Bhàillidh
Media type: Article
Date published: 2026
The need for focus is becoming clear in the implementation of the Scottish Language Act.
What Is Language and Why Is It Important?
Author / Creator: Michael Newton
Media type: Article
Date published: 2026
Words are not islands of meaning but bridges between senses, concepts, and dialogues that have persisted through generations.
New Gaelic Speakers in Nova Scotia and Scotland: Heritage, Motivation and Identity.
Author / Creator: Stuart S. Dunmore
Media type: Book
Date published: 2025
What are the main similarities between new cohorts of Gaelic speakers in Nova Scotia and Scotland, and what key differences distinguish them?
Gaelic’s popularity in Glasgow is a lifeline — but has it come at a cost?
Author / Creator: Robbie Armstrong
Media type: Article
Date published: 2025
A new generation of Glasgow Gaels have revived Scotland’s traditional tongue. Some worry about cultural erasure
Gaelic’s popularity in Glasgow is a lifeline — but has it come at a cost?
Author / Creator: Robbie Armstrong
Media type: Article
Date published: 2026
A new generation of Glasgow Gaels have revived Scotland’s traditional tongue. Some worry about cultural erasure
Reform of Crofting proposed
Author / Creator: Kelly Henaughen
Media type: Newspaper article
Date published:
A review of the legal status of crofts is proposed, partly to ease the transfer of crofts within a family.
Scotland’s Census 2022 - Ethnic group, national identity, language and religion
Author / Creator: Scottish Government
Media type: Report
Date published: 2024
Dramatic changes in Scottish society shown in 2022 census
Some Good News for Gaelic
Author / Creator: Mike Small
Media type: Article
Date published:
2.5% of people aged 3+ had some skills in Gaelic in 2022. This is an increase of 43,100 since 2011. The percentage of 3 to 15 year olds with Gaelic skills doubled from 1.3% to 2.9%.
A’ Dùsgadh na Gaoithe / Waking the Wind; Finding the Folklore of a Fragile Ecology
Author / Creator: Raghnaid Sandilands
Media type: Article
Date published: 2023
Gaelic language and culture have intimate connections to the environment.
Strengthening policy and provision for Gaelic: the key challenges ahead
Author / Creator: Wilson McLeod
Media type: Report
Date published: 2023
The SNP’s manifesto for the 2021 Scottish Parliament election included an unusually specific set of undertakings concerning Gaelic.
A Three Voiced Country
Author / Creator: Mike Small
Media type: Article
Date published: 2023
"It’s certainly a positive thing to see Gaelic and Scots campaigners organising together, as Iain Crichton Smith says “Let our three voiced country sing in a new world”, but the appointment of a Minister for Scottish Languages would need to coincide with a Scottish Languages Bill with real bite, and with the clout of having a substantially increased budget to deliver from. We are welcoming pitches and organising commissions on how to do more than ‘protect’ Scots and Gaelic in the coming weeks.