Learn Gaelic (Gàidhlig) on Duolingo!

If you fancy learning the Scottish Gaelic language (known in the language itself as Gàidhlig) as a way of trying to reconnect to your Scottish cultural heritage, then I can throughly recommend the Duolingo site at www.duolingo.com.

I've been both learning and using Gaelic on and off over the last 20 years, and have found the Duolingo course, launched just prior to St Andrew's Day last year, to be a fun way to revise and practice, as well as to pick up a few new words. The free version of the app (as accessed on my Android phone) offers daily lessons and challenges, although I have not found how to access the grammar notes which are easier to find on the website. There is a subscription version of the course also with a few more bells and whistles.

One thing I love about Duolingo's Gaelic course is that the website's grammar notes (accessible via the Tips button on each lesson tab) are wonderfully irreverant, with some fun observations. Haggis is described as 'Scotland's mystery mince', whilst at the end of the clothes section it notes with glee 'Congratulations, you have just learned how to tell people if they are wearing clothes or not!'

And here's the comment on the difference between using 'tapadh leat' and 'tapadh leibh' for 'thank you':

"You are very unlikely to offend anyone by choosing the wrong form, and even if you did they probably wouldn't have much craic anyway."

The addition of Gàidhlig to the Duolingo project at the end of last year has already led to 127,000 subscribers, more than twice the current number of fluent native speakers in Scotland (see www.theguardian.com/education/2020/jan/02/duolingo-sparks-gaelic-boom-as-young-scots-shrug-off-cringe-factor).

I recently started a Gaelic themed genealogy blog at https://gaelicgenealogist.blogspot.com, although I have only posted a couple of items so far due to a heavy workload at the end of last year, but I hope to carry on with it again soon. It's not perfect, but if you read it, you'll see that's the point of it!

Have fun - agus suas leis a' Ghàidhlig!

PS: Duolingo also has Welsh and Irish courses available, for a bit of Celtic variation. And if you wish to prepare for a changed world by the 23rd century, it also offers Klingon - Qapla' !

Chris

Order Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet (2nd ed) at https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Tracing-Your-Irish-Family-History-on-the-Internet-Paperback/p/16483. and Tracing Your Scottish Ancestry Through Church and State Records at https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Tracing-Your-Scottish-Ancestry-through-Church-and-State-Records-Paperback/p/16848. Further news published daily on The GENES Blog Facebook page, and on Twitter @genesblog.

Pòsda ann an Glaschu - Married in Glasgow

I've been working on my new Gaelic Genealogist blog, and have added a new post about the marriage of my grandparents in Glasgow in 1934, my grandmother's background, and where to find the records. You can find it at https://gaelicgenealogist.blogspot.com/2019/09/posta-ann-glaschu.html.

I've decided to add an English translation at the bottom of the Gaelic (Gàidhlig) bit, and being a humble learner, I am completely open to corrections for anything I have mangled (Please use the comments section!)

I am keeping posts simplistic just now, because that is where I am at with my own level in the language. If anyone else learning wishes to make a guest contribution, do drop me a note!

Chris

Order Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet (2nd ed) at https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Tracing-Your-Irish-Family-History-on-the-Internet-Paperback/p/16483. My next Scotland 1750-1850: Beyond the OPRs course starts 4 November 2019 - see https://www.pharostutors.com/details.php?coursenumber=302. Further news published daily on The GENES Blog Facebook page, and on Twitter @genesblog.

University of Glasgow conserves and digitises Gaelic manuscripts

The University of Glasgow has an interesting article on the conservation and digitisation of 260 Gaelic song manuscripts from the 18th century, as held within its library.  

For more on the story visit https://universityofglasgowlibrary.wordpress.com/2019/09/19/conserving-gaelic-manuscripts-for-digitisation/

Chris

Order Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet (2nd ed) at https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Tracing-Your-Irish-Family-History-on-the-Internet-Paperback/p/16483. My next Scottish Research Online course starts 2 September 2019 - see https://www.pharostutors.com/details.php?coursenumber=102. Further news published daily on The GENES Blog Facebook page, and on Twitter @genesblog.

NRS is working on a Gaelic Language Plan

In 2017 the Scottish Government published its Gaelic Language Plan for 2016-2021 (https://www.gov.scot/publications/scottish-government-gaelic-language-plan-2016-2021/), as part of efforts with Bòrd na Gàidhlig to help restore Gaelic speaking in Scotland to the levels recorded in the 2001 census (it having fallen in 2011).

In the section entitled Implementation of the Gaelic Language (Scotland) Act 2005, it notes the following sections:

Gaelic Language Plans

Bòrd na Gàidhlig may request a public authority to produce a Gaelic Language Plan. A list of Gaelic Language Plans produced to date may be viewed at http://gaeliclanguageplansscotland.org.uk/. Public bodies which carry out functions on the Scottish Government's behalf and have not yet been asked to produce a Gaelic Language Plan may refer to this plan and the national Gaelic language plan for an indication of an appropriate level of Gaelic language commitments to implement, particularly in relation to branding.

Other sector-specific bodies

A wide range of other agencies and NDPBs carry out functions on behalf of the Scottish Government, and through their activities are likely to enhance the status of Gaelic. Creative Scotland, Scottish Natural Heritage, National Records of Scotland, and others are all involved in promoting and supporting the Gaelic language in a variety of ways.

In working on my next book yesterday, I noticed that the National Library of Scotland (www.nls.uk) and Historic Environment Scotland (www.historicenvironment.scot) have a visible Gaelic profile on their home pages, noting their agencies' names bilingually, but that the National Records of Scotland does not. The NLS has a Gaelic Language Plan (see https://www.nls.uk/news/archive/2018/02/draft-gaelic-language-plan-2018-2023), as does Historic Environment Scotland (https://www.historicenvironment.scot/archives-and-research/publications/publication/?publicationId=6100001d-485b-4d0e-90ea-a94900a2db24), but I was unable to find one for the NRS.

I therefore queried this on Twitter, and have just received the following response from the archive:

Hi Chris: NRS is working with stakeholders to develop a Gaelic language plan, in tandem with our work to prepare for Scotland’s Census 2021. Ross

It's good to see that the NRS is not ignoring this. For some folk, it won't make a difference if we see a bit of rebranding to include Gaelic on the site, and the NRS does already include some Gaelic on correspondence that it sends, but a Gaelic Language Plan is certainly something that is needed to promote the language's use in other ways. 

For those who have Gaelic as a working language in their daily lives, and for those of us who are learning (some of us for twenty years or more!), it is important to see such small measures in helping to recognise and promote our heritage and to help promote equality for a language so important to Scotland's history and psyche.

Suas Leis a' Ghàidhlig, agus cum Gàidhlig beo!

(With thanks to the NRS)

Chris

Pre-order Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet (2nd ed) for just £11.99 at https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Tracing-Your-Irish-Family-History-on-the-Internet-Paperback/p/16483. Details of my genealogical research service are available at www.ScotlandsGreatestStory.co.uk. Further news published daily on The GENES Blog Facebook page, and on Twitter @genesblog.

Can Seo - Scottish Gaelic for beginners

I was delighted earlier today to discover that a 20 part BBC TV series called Can Seo, from 1979, has been uploaded to YouTube. Translated, 'can seo' means 'say this', with the purpose of the series being to help people to learn Scottish Gaelic, known in the language as 'Gàidhlig' (as opposed to Irish Gaelic, or 'Gaeilge'). When I lived in Bristol in the 1990s, this was the series that got me started with learning the lingo myself.

If you have ancestors who once spoke Gaelic in Scotland, you might wish to dip in for an episode or two to sample the delights. I should add that, as well as being an easy to follow series, it is now somewhat wonderfully dated! The accompanying text book is freely available online at https://www.scribd.com/document/225854344/Leabhar-na-Can-Seo-anns-a-Ghaidhlig.

Presented here is the first episode (also available at https://youtu.be/EBVb1zbe32k):

Further episodes are available on YouTube via the Pàrlamaid na Gàidhlig account at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPCJ0SZ3GmB8s7A80YghCVw - and you'll also find episodes of another series called Speaking Our Language, presented by a former boss of mine at Scottish Televison, Rhoda MacDonald.

Enjoy!

Chris

For my genealogy guide books, visit http://britishgenes.blogspot.co.uk/p/my-books.html, whilst details of my research service are at www.ScotlandsGreatestStory.co.uk. Further content is also published daily on The GENES Blog Facebook page at www.facebook.com/BritishGENES.

Lost MacCarthy family archive repatriated to Cork

An archive of family papers for a sept of the Irish MacCarthy family has been repatriated from Oregon USA, to Cork City and County Archives (www.corkarchives.ie) in Ireland.

Daniel MacCarthy Glas’s family was directly descended from the 13th century princes of Carbery, the MacCarthy Reaghs and the MacCarthy Glas, based at Togher Castle near Dunmanway in Co Cork. The bulk of the material from his collection, dating from the 1700s and 1800, has been in private storage in the US for over a century, and contains over 1500 items, including a rare 1784 family pedigree of Gaelic prince Jeremiah MacCarthy (Diarmuid an Dúna), as compiled by John Collins of Myross, aka the last bard of Munster.

The story of the collection's discovery, including the role of DNA testing via the McCarthy DNA project, and its repatriation, is available via the Irish Examiner at www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/centuries-of-lost-maccarthy-lore-returned-450172.html.

Chris

My next 5 week Scottish Research Online course commences Sept 11th 2017 - details at https://www.pharostutors.com/details.php?coursenumber=102.
For details on my Scottish & Irish genealogy guide books, please visit http://britishgenes.blogspot.co.uk/p/my-books.html.
For my genealogy research service, please visit http://www.ScotlandsGreatestStory.co.uk.

Forthcoming talks at PRONI in Belfast

Forthomcing talks at the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (www.nidirect.gov.uk/proni):

Year of food and drink Lecture Series.

As 2016 is the Northern Ireland year of food and drink, PRONI are pleased to announce a lecture series taking place in September to mark the occasion.

Dates, titles and speaker for these talks are.

2nd September – Flax growing and linen production – by Liam Corry
9th September- ‘Our daily bread’ – by James Davidson
12th September – ‘Tea’ – by Pamela Emerson
16th September – ‘Rationing’ – by Ciaran Doran
26th September – ‘Temperance’ – by Valerie Adams
7th October – ‘A history of eating and drinking’ – by Kim Mawhinney

These lectures will commence at 1pm.


Foras Na Gaelige Lecture Series. The Irish Language today and yesterday.

PRONI are pleased to announce another joint lecture series with Foras Na Gaelige in the autumn. We will hold a series of lunchtime lectures throughout September and October 2016. These lectures will commence at 1pm.

Dates, titles and speakers for these talks are:

13th September The Origin of “the fáinne” by Professor Liam Mac Mathúna,
20th September The Influence of “the fáinne” on Belfast by Dr. Liam Andrews,
27th September Music & the Irish Language by Fergus Ó hÍr
4th October Irish-Medium Education by Diarmaid Ua Bruadair,
11th October Irish-Language Media by Tomaí Ó Conghaile
18th October Developing an Irish-Language Community by Niall Ó Catháin.


County Armagh talks series

Following on from the very successful series of county talks on Antrim and Down, PRONI has now arranged a set of tempting lectures to address topics in the history of County Armagh - such as the Newry Canal, the architectural works of the county, 18th century agrarian crime, Iron Age votive deposits in the River Blackwater, the work of the Armagh Coroner in the late 19th century and the story of a townland near Portadown. The speakers listed below scheduled to talk.


September talks:

7th September - Dr Desmond McCabe – Mysteries of Life and Death: the work of the Armagh Coroner, 1888-1889
14th September - Prof Raymond Gillespie – Knocknamuckly: the story of an Armagh townland
21st September - Geraldine Foley – The making of the Newry Canal, 1728 to 1740
28th September - Dr Greer Ramsey – Iron Age Votive deposits in the River Blackwater


October talks:

5th October - Dr. Kevin Mulligan – The Architecture of South Armagh
12th October - Dr Eoin Magennis – Steelboys, Oakboys and Bad Boys: the troubled County of Armagh, 1750 to 1800


Our Maritime Heritage – Research, Resources and Restoration

PRONI is please to host an all-day conference entitled 'Our Maritime Heritage – Research, Resources and Restoration' on Thursday 20 October 2016.

This conference explores national, local and individual responses to how we protect our maritime heritage.


(With thanks to the PRONI Express)

Chris

For details on my genealogy guide books, including A Decade of Irish Centenaries: Researching Ireland 1912-1923, Discover Scottish Church Records (2nd edition), Discover Irish Land Records and Down and Out in Scotland: Researching Ancestral Crisis, please visit http://britishgenes.blogspot.co.uk/p/my-books.html.

Chinese cemeteries and capital cities

I'm a wee bit behind on blogging about my current trip to Canada, so a quick progress report on my visit last weekend to the capital of British Columbia, Victoria, located on Vancouver Island.

Following the two events I spoke at in Parksville (see http://www.britishgenes.blogspot.ca/2016/04/thanks-to-qualicum-beach-fhs-for-two.html), I had a short period of R&R in Victoria, as a guest of Pat and Al Hocker. I had previously met Pat on a couple of occasions in Portugal, where she had attended the Lost Cousins hosted Genealogy in the Sunshine events at Rocha Brava, in 2014 and 2015, although this was the first time I met her husband Al, a former surgeon. At almost 80 years old, he was not only the fittest men I've ever met for his age (he goes out and rows his boat every day when I'm still contemplating getting up!), but most certainly one of the wisest - an absolute gent from Kentucky, who also just happened to introduce me to bourbon for the first time. Both made a great couple, and were the perfect hosts, so thanks for a great time!

Pat kindly took me on a tour of Victoria and the south end of Vancouver Island on Monday. Our first stop was the Chinese Cemetery, an extraordinarily tranquil location where many early Chinese settlers (including many who came for the gold rush and to construct the railways) were eventually interred on a temporary basis, prior to their bones being eventually repatriated to China. I love seeing how different cultures inter their deceased, and this cemetery was one which used feng shui in terms of its layout.

We then visited Victoria, and took some time to tour around the BC provincial legislature. We managed to  sit in on the chamber in session for 10 minutes, listening to the politicians from each side shouting at each other! It was interesting to see how similar the layout to the chamber was to that of Westminster, though some what more modern, with desks for the MLAs. I couldn't take pics during the session, so here are a few from outside - the building itself is just over a hundred years old.

We then stopped for coffee in the city centre, before making the decision to visit the Royal British Columbia Museum, one of the city's museums.

Of particular interest to me here was the section on the huge variety of languages of the First Nations in the region, where I also learned about something I'd never heard of before, despite several visits to Canada - the policy of 'residential schools', to which children were removed from their First Nations parents (often by the police) and given an education in English. This appears to have been a policy that has caused much division and resentment, and one for which the Canadian government recently apologised (the last such school was apparently closed in 1986).

What I found fascinating and tragic about this story was just how familiar it was - I'd previously heard of similar tales from visits to Australia, and even closer to home, where it was not much different to the story of how the Scottish Society for the Propagation of Christian Knowledge (SSPCK) tried to stop the use of Gaelic in the Highlands of Scotland, which led to so much damage to the survival of the language and to the culture. Whilst as genealogists we cannot judge the actions of the past from the present perspective, we can certainly observe the patterns of past policies, and this is one that I'm certainly beginning to realise seems to have been applied equally across much of the former British empire. Thankfully, as with Gaelic, efforts are being made to now preserve the surviving languages and dialects in BC, which can only be a good thing.

After Victoria, it was then a trip inland by plane to Vernon, where I gave four talks on various Scottish and Irish subjects to the society there, which I will blog about in due course. As venues go though, it had one major asset that made the heart glow - a full size replica Spitfire on top of the building. Now that's style...!

Chris

For details on my genealogy guide books, including A Decade of Irish Centenaries: Researching Ireland 1912-1923, Discover Scottish Church Records (2nd edition), Discover Irish Land Records and Down and Out in Scotland: Researching Ancestral Crisis, please visit http://britishgenes.blogspot.co.uk/p/my-books.html. My Pinterest account is at https://www.pinterest.com/chrismpaton/.

Google Translate adds Scottish Gaelic

If you have any family history records or texts written in Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig), and haven't a clue what they say, then help is finally at hand from Google Translate (https://translate.google.co.uk), which has finally added the language to its site.

Having had a wee play with it earlier, it's definitely not bad, though it does at times recognise some Gaelic words as being Irish, returning that as the language be default - not surprising though, as many words are the same in each language.

There's a bit more on the story, including details of 12 other languages to be added (Luxembourgish - who knew?!) at www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/google-translate-to-add-13-new-languages-including-gaelic-1-4033752.

Chris

For details on my genealogy guide books, including A Decade of Irish Centenaries: Researching Ireland 1912-1923, Discover Scottish Church Records (2nd edition), Discover Irish Land Records and Down and Out in Scotland: Researching Ancestral Crisis, please visit http://britishgenes.blogspot.co.uk/p/my-books.html. My Pinterest account is at https://www.pinterest.com/chrismpaton/.

Scottish and Irish linguistic connections talk at PRONI

Coming next week at PRONI (www.proni.gov.uk) in Belfast:

PRONI invites you to a lunchtime talk on

Linguistic Connections between Ireland and Scotland

by Professor Mícheál Ó Mainnín

1.00pm-2.00pm, Wednesday 11 February 2015

Everyone Welcome

Admission is FREE, booking is essential

Please contact PRONI to secure your place:

E: proni@dcalni.gov.uk

T: 028 90534800

Lecture Theatre, Public Record Office, 2 Titanic Boulevard, Belfast, BT3 9HQ

The Heritage Cafe at PRONI will be open from 9.00am to 4.00pm

PRONI is approximately 1½ miles from Belfast City Hall

By bus, please take the Metro 26 route

(With thanks to PRONI - and please record this one for your YouTube channel!!)

Chris

For details on my range of genealogy guide books please visit http://britishgenes.blogspot.co.uk/p/my-books.html. To commission me for genealogical research, please visit my research site at www.scotlandsgreateststory.co.uk.

Digital Archive of Scottish Gaelic

A project by the University of Glasgow to digitise Scottish Gaelic texts has completed its first phase, with the digitisation of some ten million words. The Digital Archive of Scottish Gaelic / Dachaigh airson Stòras na Gàidhlig (www.dasg.ac.uk) has been progressing for eight years, and is comprised of two main databases - Corpas na Gàidhlig (www.dasg.ac.uk/corpus), with some ten million words culled from texts from the 12th century to the present, and The Fieldwork Archive (www.dasg.ac.uk/fieldwork), with 22,00 headwords from vernacular materials (questionnaires, wordlists and sound recordings) collected throughout Gaelic Scotland and in Nova Scotia between the 1960s and 1980s as part of data collection for the Historical Dictionary of Scottish Gaelic (HDSG). A further project, Seanchas: The Global Gaelic Jukebox (www.dasg.ac.uk/seanchas/en), is also under way to facilitate access to Irish and Scottish Gaelic sound and film recordings held at a variety of archives and institutions worldwide.

For the full story visit The Stornoway Gazette at www.stornowaygazette.co.uk/news/local-headlines/landmark-archive-of-10-million-words-launched-1-3589137.

(With thanks to The Scottish Islands Explorer blog at http://john-humphries.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/ten-million-rising.html)

Chris

My next Scotland 1750-1850: Beyond the Old Parish Records online course starts on November 5th, and runs for 5 weeks, priced at £45.99. Spaces are still available - see http://pharostutors.com/coursedescriptions.php#302

Forthcoming family history talk in Auchtertyre

A forthcoming family history talk in Auchtertyre:

Cò sinn agus cò as a thàinig sinn? (Who are we and where have we come from?)

Highland Archives' Family Historian Anne Fraser will be giving a free talk on the positives and pitfalls of family history research at Auchtertyre on Wednesday 18 June from 2pm-4pm.

To reserve a place please contact the Skye and Lochalsh Archive Centre on 01478 614078 or at skyeandlochalsh.archives@highlifehighland.com

(With thanks to Highland Archive Centre and Skye and Lochalsh Archive Centre via Facebook)

Chris

Now available for UK research is the new second edition of the best selling Tracing Your Family History on the Internet: A Guide for Family Historians, whilst my new book British and Irish Newspapers is also now out. And FindmyPast - please reinstate the original Scottish census citations on your new site.

The Hidden History of Protestants and the Irish Language

A talk taking place at PRONI (www.proni.gov.uk) in Belfast this week:

The Hidden History of Protestants and the Irish Language
When: Wednesday 11th June, 1pm to 2pm
Where: PRONI
Linda Ervine, Irish Language Development Officer at East Belfast Mission, will be in PRONI to deliver a talk that will look directly at the historical links between Protestants and the Irish Language. For more information about this event, please click here.


Also, in Strabane:

Presentations on the work of photographer Herbert Cooper
When: Tuesday 10th June, 7pm to 8pm
Where: Strabane Library
The work of Strabane photographer Herbert Cooper will be celebrated in Strabane Library from 3 June - 1 July where selected images will be exhibited in the Library foyer.
PRONI and Libraries NI are holding an event to complement the exhibition on Tuesday 10 June 2014, from 7pm to 8pm in Strabane Public Library Civic Room. Two presentations will be given during the evening, followed by a question and answer session. More information can be found by clicking here.

Please email (proni@dcalni.gov.uk) or call (028 90 534800) to reserve your place for each talk - admission is FREE.

(With thanks to Gavin McMahon)

Chris

Now available for UK research is the new second edition of the best selling Tracing Your Family History on the Internet: A Guide for Family Historians, whilst my new book British and Irish Newspapers is also now out. And FindmyPast - please reinstate the original Scottish census citations on your new site.

Search the NLS catalogue in Gaelic

The National Library of Scotland has announced that its main catalogue can now be searched in Gaelic (Gàidhlig), providing access to some 5 million records. The new facility is available as part of the library's commitment to promoting and revitalising the use of the Gaelic language in Scotland. To perform searches in Gaelic visit http://main-cat.nls.uk/vwebv/searchBasic?sk=nls_gae (from the English language version at  page click on 'Gaelic Version' in the top right of the screen)

The library' National Gaelic Language Plan has also been launched and can be consulted online, in both English and Gaelic, at the following URLs:

http://www.nls.uk/media/1093350/2012-2017-nls-gaelic-language-plan.pdf (English)
http://www.nls.uk/media/1093353/2012-2017-plan-gaidhlig-nls.pdf (Gaidhlig)

(With thanks to the NLS at http://www.nls.uk/news/archive/2013/09/gaelic-catalogue)

Chris

My latest book, Discover Scottish Civil Registration Records, is now available from http://www.gould.com.au (print) and http://www.gen-ebooks.com/unlock-the-past.html (ebook), whilst Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet is available at http://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Tracing-Your-Irish-History-on-the-Internet/p/3889/. My next Pharos Scottish course, Scotland 1750-1850: Beyond the OPRs, starts Nov 13th - see http://pharostutors.com.

1872 Education Act and Gaelic conference

A one day conference entitled The Education (Scotland) Act 1872 – A watershed for the Gaelic language is to be hosted by Tasglann nan Eilean Siar (Hebridean Archives) at Balivanich Primary School on Benbecula, August 25th 2012, to commemorate the act's 140th anniversary.

Tickets cost £10, including a light lunch, and booking forms are available from enquiries@tasglann.org.uk, by visiting www.tasglann.org.uk or telephoning 01851 822750.

For further information, including the topics and speakers, visit www.ampaipear.org.uk/2012/08/did-formal-education-really-damage-the-gaelic-language/

NB: Talks will be given bilingually in both Gaelic and English.

(With thanks to Am Paipear)

Chris

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National Sound Archive for Scotland to be established

The National Library of Scotland (www.nls.gov.uk) has been awarded £100,000 to establish a new National Sound Archive in partnership with the Tobar an Dualchais / Kist o' Riches project based on the Isle of Skye (www.tobarandualchais.co.uk).

The Press Association has the story at www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5gEus8z05cagryuLiDAK9ueygXIFg?docId=N0348251343000365037A, with the BBC also covering it via its BBC Alba site at www.bbc.co.uk/naidheachdan/18960639 (in Gaelic)

Chris

Check out my Scotland's Greatest Story research service www.ScotlandsGreatestStory.co.uk
New book: It's Perthshire 1866 - there's been a murder... www.thehistorypress.co.uk/products/The-Mount-Stewart-Murder.aspx (from June 12th 2012)

Cé a Chónaigh i mo Theachsa?

Here's something a bit different, a short excerpt from an episode of the second series of Cé a Chónaigh i mo Theachsa? (Who Lived in my House?), produced by Tile Films. The series is shown on TG4, Ireland's national Gaelic language channel, and this particular piece is from an episode looking at Coolatore House in Moate, Westmeath, where Michael Jackson stayed for five months. Although a Gaelic series, the interview is in English and it is subtitled - have a butcher's!

 

(With thanks to @irishrootsmag)

Chris