Tag: irish
Easter commentary: Let us embrace our history without being too religious...
As Ireland marks the centenary of the Easter Rising, Cee Smith reflects on Glasgow's conflicted relationship with Irishness
Like a great number of Glaswegians I...
A history of Scottish languages – part 9
by Paul Kavanagh Read part 8 1800 AD : It was during this period that both Scotland's major languages became minoritised, but Scots and...
A history of Scottish languages – part 2
by Paul Kavanagh 300 AD : By this time the Brittonic dialect of Roman Britain was beginning to undergo a massive set of phonetic...
A history of Scottish languages – part 1
by Paul Kavanagh (Click here for part 2) In November 2010 the Ministerial Working Group on the Scots Language delivered its report to the...
What’s in a name?
by Paul Kavanagh The origins and meanings of the names of Scottish languages The study of word origins is called etymology, the word...