Association of Celtic Students

Sé Léas Dóchais do Phobal na Gaeilge Ní raibh sé chomh hiontach a bheith i do Ghael in Éirinn le cúpla seachtain anuas. Tháinig neart scéalta chun solais in achar beag ama de neamart an stáit is lucht cumhachta i leith na teanga agus lucht a labhartha; gach scéal ina chloichín ghortach ar charn mór na bhfeall a tógadh le breis is ceithre chéad bliain anuas. Ní gá ach cás an Dr. Fangzhe Qiu a lua, ar diúltaíodh dá iarratas saorántachta de bharr é a bheith déanta i nGaelainn, nó an litir a seoladh, go hearráideach a deirtear, chuig fostaithe i gcomhlacht Gaeltachta ag ordú dóibh Béarla amháin a labhairt. Ach éist, a léitheoir dhil, tá mo sháith faighte agam de scéalta éagóra is den gclamhsán. Ba mhaith liomsa inniu solas a chaitheamh ar na gnéithe sin a ardaíonn mo chroí, a thugann dóchas is misneach dom is a spreagann mé mar bhall de shaol agus de phobal na Gaelainne.   1) Turas Bóthair TG4 Táimse beannaithe gur fhás mé aníos le TG4. Mana seasamhach na múinteoirí scoile ar feadh mo shao

For this article in the ACSIB blog, we’re celebrating 50 years of Tocher.  This publication, Tocher, is associated with the School of Scottish Studies (SSS) and the School of Scottish Studies Archives (SSSA) at the University of Edinburgh. Both institutions are celebrating their 70th anniversary this year. SSS and SSSA The School and the Archives were set up in 1951 with the aim to collect, preserve and research sources, evidence and materials relating to traditional practices across Scotland. Scottish Studies has since been merged with the Celtic department at Edinburgh. Since 2001, the Archives have sat under the umbrella of the CRC (the Centre for Research Collections) based at the University. For this reason the wonderful Rachel Hosker (deputy head at the CRC) is working alongside the Celtic & Scottish Studies department in order to celebrate these 70th and 50th anniversaries respectively.  Staff and students have, over the decades, collected for the sound archive which now