pogeymans... i finished sword yesterday so here’s giinkas of my championship team! i gave them scottish gaelic names so i’ve added the translations underneath

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The coming-of-age tale of a lonely child set against a backdrop of Ancient Gaelic folklore. After getting lost in the forest, Ainsel encounters a strange and powerful magic.

With the help of the creatures of the woods, Ainsel pieces together the identity they’ve been missing.

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Hold on!
“Galore” comes from the Gaelic “gu leòr” (“enough”), and
“Smashing” MIGHT come from “S math sin” (“that’s good”)?

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thinkin bout my gaelic cow boy... miss u oísri sorry they wont give u ur proper fur+antler combo in game

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Have you seen the Teach Your Dog series?! Available in Welsh, Māori, Gaelic, Cornish, Japanese and Irish!

https://t.co/sttEsn8HYP

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"Mr Geenyoch the burd here has named me Galshach, an awfie bonnie name.” A good many are from the - here at: https://t.co/ULrzOliRYb

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Apply with me and for this exciting project:

A Cultural History of the Gaelic Giant: Origins, Transformations, Legacies

Details: https://t.co/Ih90SxQgbv


Art by S. Reid +

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My favourite phrase from today’s Gaelic lesson:
“Tha mi a’ còcaireachd”. Definitely a case of “linguistic aesthetics” (so euphonic but also so much character!)
I also learned uisge-beatha (preferably Lagavulin, thank you very much! 🥃 😊)

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The Cailleach, the 'veiled one', is the Gaelic embodiment of the dark mother/harvest goddess. Called the bringer of storms, she is a crone often portrayed riding on a wolf with a hammer made of human flesh. She sometimes wears human skulls on her clothes.

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SPOOKTOBER Day 30: The Kelpie
The kelpie is a creature from Scottish folklore. A shapeshifting spirit, the kelpie (possibly from the Gaelic cailpeach or colpach) will take many forms to lure victims towards the water, after which it takes them to a watery grave. 1/-

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Tugaim m'amhran duit, mo ghrá

day 27: Coat!!
Song of the sea is so fuckin good if you havent seen it 😭😭😭 always love me a selkie story

Side note! I've also been learning Irish Gaelic lmao
(I give you my song, my love)
(Probably, did not double check ahdbfn)

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Today, Macpherson is often called a “faker” & “forger”. But much of the hostility towards him is because, shortly after the Jacobite rebellions, he staked a claim for the existence of a high culture.
(Img: Girodet, Ossian Receiving the Ghosts of Fallen French Heroes)

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A phrasebook with a difference for Gaelic learners!

“My dog taught me to “fetch” and bark at cats. I’m teaching him Gaelic. Balach math!”

Teach Your Dog Gaelic by
available now!

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🎃 Day 18: October 31st 🎃

Fun fact! Halloween actually comes from the ancient Gaelic festival, Samhain, which celebrates the last day of harvest 🍂🍁✨

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IT'S A COSTUME, I SWEAR!! Pig Man sits in pumpkin. If I fits... I sits. Gaelicap
https://t.co/FZXdsz3hb8

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Did you know that fashion ceased to exist after Glenn Close reached its apex as Cruella de Vil in 101 Dalmations (1996)? It's true! Also Gaelicats have little hoodies on their vests.

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Lastly, William Neill likes to capture the individuality of the birds as he paints them, looking at their relationships both with each other and their environment. The Gaelic bird names used in his titles are still in common usage in Gaelic speaking Uist.

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Hey, I'm Stef and I'd really like to learn gaelic but there's just such difference between the writing and sound.... @.@
most of my stuff can be found at https://t.co/h3u1jsmywP

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My dad walks around the house with your book tucked under his arm, whilst mispronouncing random scots and Gaelic words 😅🙌🏼❤️. Eagerly awaiting book 9 and season 5.

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