Therefore, when the Celtic-Gaelic people faced the Republic of Mexico’s soldados (soldiers) on battlefields across Texas in 1835-1836, hundreds of Emerald Isle volunteers still carried ...

English has been Scotland’s main language since the 18th century, before that many people spoke ‘Scottish’ whether that was Scots or Gaelic… Here’s what that means.

John Collis, an archaeology professor at the University of Sheffield, wrote in "The Celts: Origins, Myths and Inventions" (Tempus, 2003) that ancient writers refer to Celtic people living in ...

Ms Forbes – who is also minister for Gaelic – said she was “extremely optimistic” about the future of the language. Scotland’s Census found that 2.5% of people aged three and over had ...

When the latest Maine Ulster-Scots Project newsletter hit my inbox, I was delighted at their list of activities aimed at ...

The situation means that for all use of Gaelic is increasing in major population centres – Aberdeen city has gone from 0.6% of the population speaking Gaelic in 1991 to 1.5% in 2011, Glasgow ...