Scots Gaelic - Why would you want to learn it?

[RyanMac]

I have a passion for my roots, so for me personally its a 'no brainer' as to why I would want to learn the language of my ancestors. While searching for information on the language I came across a book that I found particularly interesting. "Scottish Gaelic: Voices of my Celtic Ghosts" by Glenn Dixon. Its a very short book at just 76 pages, but it talks about languages and their rate of disappearance. I picked it up free on my "nook", and its the "lend me" version so if anyone is interested and has a nook, I can lend it.

[Father Bill]

What's a nook?

[RyanMac]

It would appear its a device that not many people use. I, however, enjoy mine everyday!

[Hawk]

What's a nook?

Oh Father Bill, it's just down the road from the crook in the road, right past the big oak tree.....

Hawk

(isn't technology great)

[cessna152towser]

What's a nook?

I googled "nook" and it appears to be another of these new fangled electronic book things, similar to "kindle"
Thanks but no thanks, give me a good old fashioned paper book any day. One of my pet hates about this new technology is when the screen page suddenly changes or goes white when I am in the middle of reading something interesting.

[creagdhubh]

I googled "nook" and it appears to be another of these new fangled electronic book things, similar to "kindle"
Thanks but no thanks, give me a good old fashioned paper book any day. One of my pet hates about this new technology is when the screen page suddenly changes or goes white when I am in the middle of reading something interesting.

Yes, it's Barnes and Noble's version, but apparently has not done well compared to Amazon's Kindle, or Apple's iPad.

[imrichmond]

Thanks but no thanks, give me a good old fashioned paper book any day.

Although I own several thousand paper books and have spent my life reading books (and being paid for it) I must confess that I love my Kobo Glo, a brilliant little device that weighs almost nothing and lets me read anywhere, even in the dark.

[be da veva]

Although I own several thousand paper books and have spent my life reading books (and being paid for it) I must confess that I love my Kobo Glo, a brilliant little device that weighs almost nothing and lets me read anywhere, even in the dark.

I was wondering about the Kobo Glo. I have a older Sony reader, checked out the new one, but it has less options on it. Still works great. My book intake has, at the least, doubled . Maybe tripled. I used to read a lot, maybe I read to much now....
I admit it took me a while to take the plunge. (nothing romantic about technology, the Feel, Scent, Weight...) I don't have to buy a book anymore, so many are free that I could read for the rest of my life. (but I do buy one once in a while...)

[Nathan]

Interesting sidetrack about ebook readers.

Back to the original question. The answer is when the language dies the culture, in large part, dies with it. We have volumes of songs, poems, stories, histories all written in the language of the Gael. If nobody learns that language, nobody can appreciate that legacy and nobody can pass it on.

[Hawk]

Interesting sidetrack about ebook readers.

Back to the original question. The answer is when the language dies the culture, in large part, dies with it. We have volumes of songs, poems, stories, histories all written in the language of the Gael. If nobody learns that language, nobody can appreciate that legacy and nobody can pass it on.

Agreed.....

It's something that we, as Indigenous Tribal People have passed on to the next generation, to insure the next seven generations continue. We have always said, the language, the songs, the ceremony must continue for the People to continue.

Hawk