At no point in Scottish history has this country ever been home to just one language, yet for the past 300 years the sole official language of Scotland has been English, writes Paul Kavanagh ✍️

'S e Là Naomh Anndra no Là Fèill Anndrais a th' ann an-diugh. #LàFhèillAnndrais #LàNaomhAnndra #StAndrewsDay

#CultarlannInbhirNis #Gàidhlig #InbhirNis

Fèill a' Bhuidheachas sona dhuibh uile anns na Stàitean Aonaichte #LathaNaTaingealachd #LàNaTaingealachd #FèillABhuidheachais #Thanksgiving

LÀ A' CHUIMHNEACHAIDH 'S e Là a' Chuimhneachadh a th' ann an-diugh. #LàAChuimhneachadh #LathaAChuimhneachadh #RemembranceDay

Là a' Chuimhneachaidh #RemwmbranceDay #LàAChuimhneachaidh

#Duolingo youtu.be/kPS_-cjh-u4?...

Càisge shona dhuibh uile. #AChàisg

Deagh naidheachd.

An Introduction to Gaelic Storytelling 3 May, @scotstorycentre.bsky.social Edinburgh – £14 Gaelic storyteller Martin MacIntyre explores Gaelic storytelling culture in Scotland. A bilingual event in English with some content in Gaelic. scottishstorytellingcentre.online.red61.co.uk/event/913:59...

Là na Gogaireachd sona dhuibh uile. An do mheall sibh duine sam bith? #LàNaGogaireachd #LàNaGocaireachd

'S e Latha Eadar-Nàiseanta Faicsinneachd nan Tar-Ghnèitheach a th' ann an-diugh. Leughaibh tuilleadh mu Latha Eadar-Nàiseanta Faicsinneachd nan Tar-Ghnèitheach an-seo: bit.ly/2I79EyJ #TarGhnèitheach #Faicsinneachd #CòraicheanDaonna #Gàidhlig

Only 1 day till #EarthHour! Have you given your hour for Earth? 👀 Anyone, anywhere can do something positive for our planet. 💚 Bank your hour for Earth with us on: earthhour.org/give-an-hour

'S e DiarDaoin, an fhicheadamh latha den Mhàrt a th' ann an-diugh. 'S e Co-fhad-thràth an Earraich a th' ann an-diugh cuideachd.

'S e Dimàirt, an t-ochdamh latha deug den Mhàrt a th' ann. 'S e Là Ath-chuairteachadh na Cruinne a th' ann an-diugh. Ath-Fheum & Ath-Chuairich. Ath-Fheum ⁊ Ath-Chuairich. Leughaibh a bharrachd an-seo: www.globalrecyclingday.com #LàAthChuairteachadhNaCruinne #AthChuairteachadh #Gàidhlig

Will do!!

Là Fhèill Pàdraig sona dhuibh uile!

Dunure Castle & Labyrinth. Popped down the Ayrshire coast to do a sunset shoot last night. Lots of images to process but I think this is a good one to start them off. Dunure is probably best known outside of Scotland for providing locations for season 3 of Outlander. More info in the ALT text.

Glasgow urban. I had to go into Glasgow early Saturday morning so I took my camera with me and had a wander for around for an hour in the city centre. I knew at that time at a weekend there would be very few people there and, even more unusually, there was blue sky. #glasgow #sharemondays2025

welcome (once again) from the other site! here's a tweetdeck for you, as a treat

#Flashes #Flashesapp #DeleteInstagram

S e ath-bheothachadh, a' ciallachadh 'revival', facal na seachdain againn an t-seachdain seo! Tha sinn cho toilichte gu bheil an t-earrach an seo 🌷 To celebrate the arrival of Spring, ath-bheothachadh (ah-veo-ah-ch-uh-dh), meaning 'revival', is our word of the week this week! #gàidhlig

#Bluesky anns a' Ghàidhlig #Gàidhlig #ScottishGaelic

You can now navigate the #Bluesky app using #Gàidhlig and #Welsh not just post in the these #languages. #ScottishGaelic

#Gàidhlig #ScottishGaelic

LÀ NAOMH DAIBHIDH ’S e Là Naomh Daibhidh a th’ ann an-diugh. [St David’s Day. Today is St David’s Day, St David being the patron saint of Wales.] 🎧 Faidhle-Fuaime le Learn Gaelic: go.aws/2whFnJs #Gàidhlig #AmMàrt #Gaelic #LàNaomhDaibhidh #NaomhDaibhidh #AChuimrigh #Wales #StDavid #ScottishGaelic

Today is #SayAGaelicPhraseDay, Là Abairt na Gàidhlig, for Seachdain na Gàidhlig (@sngaidhlig.bsky.social), World Gaelic Week! Here’s my phrase…it’s something a bit political 🔥🔥🔥

#SeachdainNaGàidhlig #DùnÈideann

Nicolson, 128. Chan eil e ceàrr.

Tha Seachdain na Gàidhlig 2025 an seo! Thèid barrachd air 150 tachartas a chumail an t-seachdain seo a’ brosnachadh agus a’ moladh na Gàidhlig air feadh na h-Alba agus air feadh an t-soaghail, ann an Sasann, Canada, Argentina agus air loidhne! Tha sinn air bhioran gus am faic sinn dè a tha

I’m glad so many people have found my “capybara method” for how to write alt text and image descriptions helpful! However, I know conflicting access needs exist and not everyone can write their own #AltText, so here’s an ongoing thread of tools that can help. Inclusion in thread ≠ endorsement

Scotland’s farmers and crofters are part of the solution to Scotland’s climate and nature action. Many are prepared to enhance their land, for nature and climate adaption, but the financial incentives available could be better. We have some solutions! Read more 👉

⚠️ Scotland has been failed by the UK Government yet again. 🟥 Here are five key points you need to know about the Grangemouth situation: www.believeinscotland.org/uk_government_s_failure_to_back_grangemouth_shows_contempt_for_scotland

And it worked, the cat got us over the line - welcome our 500+ followers, we really appreciate it. 😀 Would it be too much to follow up with the Sheltie dog on the computer pic? #DogsInLibraries

Ooh we are nearly at 500 followers! Perhaps a *cat photo* is needed to get us over the line? Historical pic of disgruntled cat being forced to promote our home deliveries in the 2020 Covid lockdown 🙂 #LibrariesAreEssential

Bliadhna mhath ùr nan Sìneach. 'S e Bliadhna nan Nathrach a th' ann. #BliadhnaÙrNanSìneach #BliadhnaNanNathrach #Gàidhlig #ScottishGaelic #ChineseNewYear #YearOfTheSnake

'S e Latha Astràilia a th' ann an-diugh. #LathaAstràilia #AustraliaDay #Gàidhlig #ScottishGaelic #Astràilia #Australia

#OidhcheNaTaigeise #BurnsNight #Gàidhlig #ScottishGaelic #Bàrd

Haggis Info Sheet #Haggis

Here’s how the iOS beta testing works: 👇🏽Use this link to download both TestFlight and Skylight👇🏽 testflight.apple.com/join/s5RmNCGc 👇🏽Use this link to give us feedback on the app👇🏽 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Only open for 1000 sign ups! Will be adding more soon!

✍️ 'Success of the Gaelic language, and its relevance to Scotland’s distinct identity, culture, and history, is a deeply personal aim' // Kate Forbes Read more... www.thenational.scot/politics/248...

Bluesky is getting its own photo-sharing app, Flashes

World Gaelic Week is making its return to Scotland with the most extensive programme in its history, aiming to forge stronger connections between people and Gaelic

hey everyone, it seems like this account here: @deck-blue.bsky.social is asking people to donate to their personal paypal the only official accounts are @deck.blue and @test.deck.blue and I don't DM anyone, the only official pages for donations are patreon.com/deckblue and ko-fi.com/deck_blue

deck.blue is the 3rd-party TweetDeck for Bluesky! - Multi-column & multi-account - Bookmark posts - Chat/DM columns - Disable reposts - #hashtag columns - Keyboard shortcuts - Color themes - Gallery/Grid Mode - Filter notifications by type - Inline translations - Scheduling Patreon | Ko-fi

Thinking about learning Gaelic or improving your Gaelic? Details about classes in Edinburgh starting in January here A bheil sibh airson ur cuid Gàidhlig a thoirt air adhart? Seo liosta de na clasaichean ann an Dùn Èideann a tha a' tòiseachadh san Fhaoilleach ionaddhuneideann.org/goireasan/io...

Recently, we saw a massive surge in sign-ups for #ProtonVPN originating from the U.S. Usually, these sign-up spikes are due to countries with unstable governments facing internet censorship, so this was a real head-scratcher. Turns out it's just porn. 🤷‍♂️

Nollaig Chridheil dhuibh uile.

I would like to remind people that you can mute specific words for time spans ranging from one day to forever, which I find very useful when dealing when people or things showing up in your timeline get a little overwhelming (or you just f'n hate someone and never want to see mention of them here).