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An Feusag / The Beard

Halo, a h-uile daoine,
‘S mise Breandán “An Feusag” MacSuibhne. ‘S e innleadair a th’ annam. Tha mi a’ fuireach ann an Bhirginia faisg air a mhuir. Thoiseach mi leis a’ Ghàidhlig o chionn trì bliandna. Carson a bha mi ag iarraidh ag ionnsachadh Gàidhlig? Uill, ‘S toil leam an blas na Gàidhlig agus mo sinnsearan à Alba agus Èirinn. Tha Gàidhlig briste agam-sa aig àm sin ach tha ma an dòchas gum bi e nas fheàrr ás déidh an turas seo. Sin e as-drasta on a tha an bataraidh ìosal.

Tadhail air An Rathad Tuath | The North Road

An Teachd | The Arrival

Le An Carbadair

Ràinig sinn ann an Halifax feasgar Dihaoine as dèidh là fada anns an càr. Dhràibh sinn trìd Maine tuath agus Brunswick Nuadh. Bha sinn ag iarraidh a dh’ithe ann an Naomh Iain ach chan eil taigh-bliadhna ach bùth pìotsa! Bha sinn ag iarraidh a dh’ithe rudeigin luath faisg air an rathad ach chan eil rud sam bith. Chaidh sinn air seachran (is chaid sinn thairis drocaid slaodach dà thuras) agus thuirt sinn, “Rachamaid. Cha toigh leinn Naomh Iain.” Chaid sinn a’ buannachd gu Alba Nuadh agus stad sinn ann an Baile Bhòid ag Subway.

‘S toigh le a dh’fhaicinn an t-ainmean Albannach aig na bailean an-seo. Chunnaic sinn Glaschu Nuadh, Inbhir Nis, is eile.

Ràinig sinn aig an taigh-osta faisg air leth air sia. Chlàraich sinn aig an deasg agus chaid sinn gu taigh-sheinnse Finbarr’s. Dh’fheith cairdean ghàidheal oirnn an-sin. Cha robh an biadh dona ach bha an còmhradh sgoinneil. Moran taing air Kathleen agus Joe is a h-uile dhaoine anns an buidhean!

A-muig an taigh-sheinnse thòsich sinn seisean beag. Sheinn Connie an t-oran aice agus chluich i giotàr agus ma-tha sheinn Joe is Kathleen an t-orain Ceap Breatain dhuibh. Bha e spòrs sgoinneil!

Ràinig Fhionnbhair aig an port adhair sa oidhche agus chaid sinn fhèin as-dè cadal.

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We arrived in Halifax Friday evening after a long day in the car. We drove through north Maine and New Brunswick. We were wanting to eat in St. John’s but there were no restaurants but pizza shops! We were wanting to eat something fast near the road but there wasn’t anything. We went astray (and we crossed a slow bridge two times) and we said, “Let’s go! We don’t like St. John.” we persevered toward Nova Scotia and we stood in Rothesay at Subway.

I like seeing the Scottish names at the towns here. We saw New Glasgow, Inverness, and others.

We arrived at the hotel near 6:30. We registered at the desk and we went to Finbarr’s pub. There were Gael friends waiting for us there. The food wasn’t bad but the conversation was great! Many thanks on Kathleen and Joe and everyone in the group!

Outside the pub we started a small session. Connie sang her songs and played the guitar and then joe and Kathleen sang Cape Breton songs for us. It was great fun!

Jennifer arrived at the airport that night and we all went after sleep.

Tadhail air An Rathad Tuath | The North Road

An Guth | The Voice

Le An Guth

Tha mi ag ionnsachadh Ghadhlig airson a’seinne an oranan na Ghadhlig. Dh’ionnsaichinn Ghadhlig bho ceithir bliadhna agus tha dochas agam gu bidh mi nas fhearr. Tha oranan na Ghadhlig a tha breagha agus eachdraiche agus dubhlan, ach tha e uile dibhearsan. Tha mi ag obair aig an ionad-slainte ann a Chesapeake, VA. Tha Dietitian a tha annam. Tha mi an dochas gun bith Jason ag ithe glasraichan aig an ceann an turas cuideachd.

I am learning gaelic in order to sing the Gaelic songs. I have been studying for 4 years and I hope to get better. Gaelic songs are beautiful, historical and challenging, but it is all fun. I work at the Health Department in Chesapeake, VA. I am a Dietitian. I also hope that Jason will be eating vegetables by the end of the journey.

Tadhail air An Rathad Tuath | The North Road

‘S fhada bhon uairsin! #PDConf, Là Twitter #Gàidhlig, agus Gàidhlig ann an Iapan!

Le Unknown

Cha do sgrìobh mi blog an seo airson greis, ach bha mi a’ sgrìobhadh airson blogaichean eile.

Sgrìobh mi am pìos seo airson Pàrlamaid na h-Alba mu dheidhinn an tadhail agam gu Sruighlea airson #PDConf, agus thòisich mi obair air blogaichean ùr aig Social Media Alba.

An seachdain sa chaidh, chur mi air bhog Là Twitter – latha sonraichte airson a h-uile duine aig a bheil ùidh ann an Gàidhlig a cruinneachdadh fon taga hais #Gàighlig le dùil agus dòchas bum bi #Gàidhlig a’ treandadh air a’ chiad latha dhen Òg-mhìos. Seo an sgeulachd chun an latha an-diugh air Storify.

Agus an-diugh, bha mi toilichte a leughadh gun d’rinn neach-leantainn am blog seo blog aige-fhèin o chionn an Dàmhair 2011! Cha robh fios agam mun dheidhinn roimhe seo – ach taing do Jayne NicLeòid cò sgrìobhadh post air Facebook an-diugh. A rèir Blogger, tha Tacaesi à Tòcèo ann an Iapan agus tha esan na phiòbair agus sgrìobhadair ag ionnsachadh Gàidhlig. Tha e a’ sgrìobhadh air cuispearan Iapanach sa Ghàidhlig. Seo am blog aige: http://gaelic-japan.blogspot.co.uk/ Tha e fìor mhath is fiosraichail!

Chunnaic mi seo air blog eile aige:

Tadhail air SeumasUallas

Interessado em Aprender Gaéligo Escocês?

Le Ciorstaidh

Olá! Sei que faz bastante tempo desde a última atualização, mas estou revendo algumas formas desse blog e também a vida que ficou bem difícil.

Porém, queria fazer uma proposta. Estou criando um grupo de estudos! Se você fala português, está interessado, entre em contato comigo! Vamos mantê-lo online e, quando possível, podemos nos encontrar pessoalmente, mas é importante uma coisa: dedicação!

Beannachd leibh!

Tadhail air Gàidhlig Tro Mheadhan na Portagailis

Learning curve in St Petersburg

Le eilidhco

In the first week in St.Petersburg I learnt a few things, mostly the hard way!
• Don’t assume that the toilet can handle normal toilet functions.
• Just because it looks like the free bus you got on earlier doesn’t mean it’s free. The
driver will most likely say nothing at the time, then stop a little down the road to
shout at you for not paying.
• It’s perfectly possible to spread cream cheese with the end of your toothbrush but
given that it costs only a pound to get to Ikea and back, unless, of course, you
make the above mistake, it’s probably best just to get some cutlery.
• When the fountain says it does boiling water, don’t test it with your hand.

Learning curve in St Petersburg remains copyright of the author eilidhco, a member of the travel community Travellerspoint.

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Tadhail air Peadar agus Pàdraig

Pìosan beaga siud an seo

Le Erin

College acceptances have begun to arrive, and while I haven’t decided whether or not to disclose the names of the colleges I’ve applied to, I have been accepted by two of my three Scottish universities! I am still waiting back on a few, but I’ve been accepted into one of my top 3 schools, so I am happy.

I just started Saoghal na Gàidhlig 1 at UHI in January and I have jumped, feet first, into Scottish (well, really British) history. In the medium of Gaelic. I am relieved to find that my mind, which during the fall had been spurting random bits of German, is now back to its normal state of Gaelic-ness. One difficulties has been the fact that I simply have never been exposed to a lot of the ancient stuff. For one thing, I had never had much interest in it. For another, I’m an American! Now I’m finding that knowledge of things such as Dal Riada and Ogham and the significance of 1066 is taken for granted and I’m trying to shove 12 (or so) years of Scottish history into a month or two. It’s been entirely thrilling and I know that all this knowledge will be useful if next year I attend *undisclosed Scottish university.*

So that’s a random update! I hope to have more posts this spring, articulating some my ideas and learning from my various classes and well as perhaps even creative writing. Who knows!

P.S. Tha mi really, really ag ionndrainn air Alba an-dràst’. Tha big-time cianalas agam.

Tadhail air Mo Bhlog Beag

Geamannan Meadhan an t-Seachdain (28/11)

Le Unknown

Le còig geamannan ann am meadhan an t-seachdain, dh’fhaodadh tòrr rudan atharrachadh aig an àrd san lìog. Bhuannaich Celtic is Hibernian, is chaidh Cluaran Cailleanach Inbhir Nis os cionn Obar Dheathain. Aig an taobh eile, ghluais Siorrachd Rois is Naomh Mearain puing a bharrachd air thoiseach Dùn Dèagh.

Siorrachd Rois 0-0 Naomh Mearain

Thàinig an geama gu crìoch gun tadhal ann an Inbhir Pheòfharain, an còigeamh turas a thachair sin ann an geama Siorrachd Rois am-bliadhna.

Thòisich Siorrachd Rois uabhasach làidir, is bha iad a’ gluasad a’ bhalla timcheall a’ phàirc gu math. Bhuail Sam Morrow am post-bàire le buille-cinn às dèidh càirteal na h-uarach, is b’ e sin an cothrom a b’ fheàrr a bh’ aca fad na geama. Thòisich Mark Brown airson a’ chiad turas airson Siorrachd Rois, is chuir Jim Goodwin beagan dragh air, ach chaidh am balla os cionn a’ bhàir. Fhuair Siorrachd Rois breab-asgaidh taobh a-muigh a’ bhocsa, is ged gur e àite cunnartach a bh’ ann, chuir Vigurs farsaing e. Bha tòrr atharrachaidhean aig leth-ùine air oidhche fuar, is b’ e Naomh Mearain an sgioba a b’ fheàrr san dàrna leth. Thàinig Sam Parkin air an àite Steven Thompson, is bhuail esan am post-bàire nuair a lorg e cus rùm sa bhocsa. Bha Colin McMenamin glè aonaranach aig an àrd airson Siorrachd Rois, ach bha cothrom eile airson Vigurs, a chaidh a ghlèidheadh le Craig Samson, a b’ àbhaist a bhith aig Siorrachd Rois. Le deich mionaidean air fhàgail, chuir McGinn am balla seachad a’ ghlèidheadair, ach bha Scott Boyd air an loidhne airson ga chumail a-mach.

An cluicheadair as fheàrr: Gary Teale (Naomh Mearain)

Obar Dheathain 2-3 Cluaran Cailleanach Inbhir Nis

Magennis “45”, “50” McKay “36”, “82”

Billy McKay às dèidh dàrna tadhal aige fhaighinn

Warren “58”

Chaidh Caley Thistle Inbhir Nis suas dhan dàrna àite san lìog às dèidh buannachadh an-aghaidh sgioba air ghleus, Obar Dheathain.

Ghlèidh Reguero cothrom a bh’ aig Johnny Hayes tràth sa gheama, ach thàinig a’ chiad tadhal airson Caley. Bhuannaich Foran am balla ann am meadhan a’ phàirc, is thoir e do Shinnie e. Chuir e am balla a-steach dhan bhocsa, is bha Billy McKay ann airson breab fhaighinn seachad a’ ghlèidheadair. Dh’atharraich an geama le dà thadhal bho Josh Magennis ge-tà. Thàinig a’ chiad fear nuair a bha e san àite ceart aig an àm ceart, ach bha an dàrna fear miorbhaileach ri fhaicinn. Thionndaidh e Meekings gu furasta, is chuir e am balla thairis a’ ghlèidheadair. Ged a bha cothroman gu leòr aig Obar Dheathain airson barrachd tadhail fhaighinn, fhuair Gary Warren an ath fhear, buille-cinn bho breab-oisean. Rinn Caley Thistle Inbhir Nis ullachadh math airson geama Cupa na h-Alba an-aghaidh Siorrachd Rois aig an deireadh-sheachdain le tadhal eile. Às dèidh balla fada bho Meekings, cha d’ fhuair Anderson neo Naysmith greim air a’ bhalla, is fhuair McKay an dàrna tadhal aige.

An cluicheadair as fheàrr: Billy McKay (Cluaran Cailleanach Inbhir Nis)

Dùn Dèagh Aonaichte 1-2 Tobar na Màthar

Daly “37” Higdon “7”

Humphrey “10”

Chùm Tobar na Màthar air leis an ath-bheòthachadh aca le buannachadh math ann an Dùn Dèagh.

Thàinig a’ chiad tadhal às dèidh seachd mionaidean, is bha e ro fhurasta airson Higdon. Chuir Hately am balla a-steach dhan bhocsa, is chaill a h-uile cluicheadair e ach Higdon, a chuir e seachad a’ ghlèidheadair. Cha robh tòrr ùine aca ri feitheamh airson an dàrna tadhal, is bha e sònraichte math. Thoir Ojamaa am balla do Chris Humphrey, is ruith e aig na luchd-dìon. Bhreab e am balla bho còig slait air fhichead, is cha robh cothrom aig Cierzniak ga ghlèidheadh. Thàinig Dùn Dèagh Aonaichte air ais gu làidir, is nuair a bha oidhirp aig Gavin Gunning bho breab-oisean, fhuair Randolph corrag air airson ga chur os cionn a’ bhàir. Co-dhiù, às dèidh mearachd aig a’ chùl a rinn Shaun Hutchinson, bha Jon Daly san àite ceart airson tadhal fhaighinn air ais. Bha smachd aig Dùn Dèagh Aonaichte às dèidh leth-ùine, ach cha robh iad cunnartach gu leòr aig an àrd. Bha oidhirp math aig John Rankin a bha air a ghlèidheadh, is chaill Skacel cothrom sgoinneil. Aig an taobh eile, ghlèidh Cierzniak oidhirp a bh’ aig Jamie Murphy. Ged a chuir Rudi Skacel am balla san neata, bha Daly air an taobh dheth ron a sin, a’ ciallachadh gu bheil Skacel fhathast a’ feitheamh air a’ chiad tadhal aige ann an leine Dùn Dèagh Aonaichte.

An cluicheadair as fheàrr: Chris Humphrey (Tobar na Màthar)

Dave McKay às dèidh cairt dhearg fhaighinn

Baile Naoimh Eòin 0-1 Hibernian

Cairney “82”

Thàinig an geama seo ann an Siorrachd Pheairt gu crìoch dràmadach, nuair a ghoid Hibernian na trì puingean.

Cha b’ e geama beòthail a bh’ ann aig an toiseach tòiseachaidh, is bha coltas ann gun robh an dà sgioba nearbhach. Chaill Hibernian an dà gheama mu dheireadh aca, is cha robh iad airson geama eile a chaill. Nuair a thoir Paul Hanlon ionnsaigh air Tade, bhreab Liam Craig am breab-asgaidh, ach thuit e am bàire. Bha an dàrna leth fada na b’ fheàrr, ach bha e làn de mhearachdan. Bha Ryan McGivern fortanach nach d’ fhuair Tade tadhal às dèidh am mearachd aige, is nuair a chaill Hibernian am balla ann am meadhan a’ phàirc, ghlèidh Williams oidhirp gun cumhachd a bh’ aig Steven MacLean. Fhuair Baile Naoimh Eòin breab-peanais nuair a thuit Dave Mackay sìos sa bhocsa, is a-rithist, bha Williams air ghleus airson an oidhirp aig Nigel Hasselbaink a ghlèidheadh. Aig an taobh eile, fhuair Cairney an taobh a-mhàin san geama, nuair a ruith e seachad na luchd-dìon airson breab fhaighinn air a’ bhalla. Dh’fhàs an oidhche na bu mhiosa airson Baile Naoimh Eòin nuair a fhuair Mackay cairt dhearg airson dhol aghaidh ri aghaidh còmhla ri Leigh Griffiths.

An cluichedair as fheàrr: Ben Williams (Hibernian)

Cridhe Mheadhan-Lodainn 0-4 Celtic

Lassad “10”

Lustig “22”

Stevenson (og.) “30”

Hooper “83”

Lassad Nouioui

Ged a chluich Hearts math oidhche Chiadain, bha iad ro lag aig a’ chùl airson Celtic a chumail a-mach.

Cha robh ach deich mionaidean air a’ ghleoc nuair a fhuair Celtic a’ chiad tadhal. Chuir Commons balla miorbhaileach a-staigh dhan bhocsa, is bha Lassad ann airson an dàrna tadhal aige fhaighinn airson Celtic. Chaill Callum Paterson buille-cinn furasta nuair a bha e na aonar sa bhocsa, is chaidh Celtic dà thadhal air thoiseach ann an ùine ghoirid. Fhuair Mikael Lustig e, às dèidh obair math a rinn e còmhla ri Lassad. Chaidh dà oidhirp a ghlèidheadh le Fraser Forster, is bha an glèidheadair Sasannach ann an dèagh shunnd. Ged a bha Hearts a’ cruthachadh cothroman, cha robh smachd aca aig a’ chùl, is chuir Ryan Stevenson am balla seachad a’ ghlèidheadair aige fhèin airson an treas tadhal. Ghlèidh Forster breab-asgaidh cumhachdach aig Kevin McHattie, is nuair a thoir Wilson ionnsaigh air Stevenson, ghlèidh e am breab-peanais aig Zaliukas cuideachd. Ach, ron a sin, fhuair Gary Hooper an ceathramh tadhal às dèidh balla math fhaighinn bho Charlie Mulgrew.

An cluicheadair as fheàrr: Mikael Lustig (Celtic)

Sgioba den t-seachdain: Celtic

Tadhail air Ball-coise Albannach