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Thomas Garnett and the ‘Innis’ Islands of Loch Lomond
A 1798 account of the islands in Scotland’s most famous loch highlights a singular toponymy. Continue reading
The Shapeshifting Hares of the Gàidhealtachd
Roddy Maclean considers the place of the native hare in Gaelic folklore and landscape. Continue reading
Posted in Folklore, Gaelic, mammals, Mountain hare
Tagged Gaelic, hares, NatureScot, place-names, Roddy Maclean
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Gaelic Cures for Snakebite recorded by the ‘Adder King’
Roddy Maclean looks at traditional native treatments for adder bite as described by Norman Morrison of Shawbost in this seminal 1924 publication ‘The Life-Story of the Adder’. Continue reading
Posted in Gaelic, History, Reptiles
Tagged adder, adders, Gaelic, Gàidhlig, NatureScot, Roddy Maclean
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Where Crops Once Grew
Roddy Maclean looks at place-name evidence for agriculture in locations which are uncultivated today Continue reading
Posted in Farming, Folklore, Gaelic, History, Placenames, wild land
Tagged Gaelic, Gàidhlig, Roddy Maclean
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Martin Martin and the Seals of North Uist
Roddy Maclean looks at a 1703 account of the relationship between humans and seals in North Uist. Continue reading
Posted in coastal, Gaelic, History, mammals, Natural history books, seals
Tagged Gaelic, Gàidhlig, Martin Martin, Roddy Maclean, Ruairidh Maclean
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The Flow Country – Land of the Gael
As Roddy Maclean explores, the Gaelic language dominates the toponymic landscape of the ‘most intact and extensive blanket bog system in the world’. Continue reading
Posted in Folklore, Gaelic, History, peatland restoration, Placenames, The Flow Country
Tagged Gaelic, Gàidhlig, NàdarAlba, Roddy Maclean, Ruairidh MacIlleathain
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Dùthaich nam Boglaichean – Tìr nan Gàidheal
’S i a’ Ghàidhlig as motha a nochdas ann an ainmean-àite anns an sgìre ainmeil ann an Gallaibh is Cataibh a tha na ‘boglach as fharsainge anns an t-saoghal’. Continue reading
Flora Scotica and Highland Dyes
Many plants used for the dyeing of yarn are referenced in Lightfoot’s Flora Scotica (1777). Continue reading
Posted in Folklore, foraging, Gaelic, NatureScot, plants
Tagged Flora Scotica, Gaelic, Gaelic in the landscape, NatureScot, Roddy Maclean, Scottish Gaelic
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Saobhaidhean of the Gàidhealtachd
Roddy Maclean explores the widespread presence of the element saobhaidh ‘animal den’ within the Highland landscape. Continue reading
Posted in Folklore, Gaelic, History, NatureScot, Placenames
Tagged Gaelic, NatureScot, Roddy Maclean
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Saobhaidhean na Gàidhealtachd
Tha Ruairidh MacIlleathain a’ toirt sùil air an eileamaid saobhaidh ann an ainmean-àite na Gàidhealtachd. Continue reading
Posted in Folklore, Gaelic, History, NatureScot, Placenames
Tagged Gaelic, Gàidhlig, NatureScot, NàdarAlba, Roddy Maclean, Ruairidh MacIlleathain
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