Cur oirbh aodach Oidhche Shamhna agus thig còmhla rinn airson madainn de dh’òrain Ghàidhlig, geamannan agus pupaidean!
Put on your Halloween costume and join us for a morning of Gaelic stories with songs, games and puppets!
Session 1 (10:00 AM – 10:30 AM) – Children aged 0-3
Session 2 (11:00 AM – 11:45 AM) – Children aged 0-5
*Please register for tickets using your child’s name. Parents do not need to register tickets for themselves.*
Cur oirbh aodach Oidhche Shamhna agus thig còmhla rinn airson madainn de dh’òrain Ghàidhlig, geamannan agus pupaidean!
Put on your Halloween costume and join us for a morning of Gaelic stories with songs, games and puppets!
Session 1 (10:00 AM – 10:30 AM) – Children aged 0-3
Session 2 (11:00 AM – 11:45 AM) – Children aged 0-5
*Please register for tickets using your child’s name. Parents do not need to register tickets for themselves.*
Cuiribh oirbh aodach Oidhche Shamhna agus thigibh còmhla rinn airson madainn de dh’òrain Ghàidhlig, geamannan agus pupaidean!
Put on your Halloween costumes and join us for a morning of Gaelic stories with songs, games and puppets!
Session 1 (10:00 AM – 10:30 AM) – Children aged 0-3
Session 2 (11:00 AM – 11:45 AM) – Children aged 0-5
*Please register for tickets using your child’s name. Parents do not need to register tickets for themselves.*
Monday 26 September, 9.30–10.30am. Gaelic Books Council, 32 Mansfield Street.
Join Gillebride MacMillan at the Gaelic Books Council shop for a morning of songs, stories and readings from Sgeulachdan a’ Chaiptein Bobo: Bananathan! . Gillebride is a celebrated Gaelic singer/songwriter and has translated popular stories including Captain Bobo and Tintin to Gaelic.
Saturday 24 September, 2–3pm. Main Hall, Hillhead Library.
Morag Law’s coming-of-age novel, A’ Fàgail an Eilein, based on the Isle of Skye, follows Màiri down memory lane after she discovers a concert programme among her mother’s effects. Morag’s previous work was short-listed for the Highland Society of London Fiction prize at the Gaelic Literature Awards 2020 and she has a particular interest in writing work that is accessible to Gaelic learners. This event will be in Gaelic with simultaneous translation.
Saturday 24 September, 3.30–4.30pm. Main Hall, Hillhead Library.
Niall O’Gallagher was the City of Glasgow Council’s first Gaelic Poet Laureate and he won the Wigtown Scottish Gaelic prize in 2020. Fo Bhlàth is his third poetry collection. Niall will be in conversation with Colin Herd and this event will be in English with Gaelic poetry readings.
The Gaelic Literature Awards 2022 will be going ahead as planned. We will be observing a minute’s silence at the start of the evening to remember Queen Elizabeth.
Join us at Cottiers Theatre in Glasgow to celebrate the best Gaelic books of the past year, with Joy Dunlop and other special guests.
Discover the shortlisted titles here.
We are grateful to the Highland Society of London, the Scottish Poetry Library, Donald Meek, Acair Ltd, and the family of the late Professor Derick Thomson for supporting the Gaelic Literature Awards 2022, and to Creative Scotland and Bòrd na Gàidhlig for their on-going support for the Gaelic Books Council’s work.
Simultaneous interpretation from Gaelic to English will be available.
Tickets are free. Book your place now.
Come and have fun with these adorable children’s characters – Grumpa, Wee MacNessie and Donaidh Dathach – at Inverness Library. There will be stories, songs and games with authors Ceitidh Hutton, Pauline MacKay and Gwen Bowie, and you can even make your own spider! Suitable for children up to age 8.
We are grateful to VisitScotland and Museums Galleries Scotland for supporting this event in Scotland’s Year of Stories.
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED – A NEW DATE WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN DUE COURSE
Gaelic poetry and song from the Isle of Skye, with Rody Gorman, Meg Bateman, Beth Frieden and Emily MacDonald.
The Gaelic Books Council presents an evening of Gaelic poetry and songs celebrating the Isle of Skye, with poetry by Rody Gorman, the reigning Bàrd of An Comunn Gàidhealach, award-winning poet Meg Bateman, and New Writers Award recipient Beth Frieden, and with traditional songs by Emily MacDonald, as part of Scotland’s Year of Stories.
We are grateful to VisitScotland and Museums Galleries Scotland for supporting this event in Scotland’s Year of Stories.
Venue: An Crùbh, Isle of Skye
Thig còmhla rinn airson madainn de dh’òrain Ghàidhlig, geamannan agus pupaidean!
Join us for a morning of Gaelic stories with songs, games and puppets!
Session 1 (10:00 AM – 10:45 AM) – Children aged 0-5
Session 2 (11:00 AM – 11:45 AM) – Children aged 6-8
*Parents do not need to register tickets for themselves.*
Thig còmhla rinn airson madainn de dh’òrain Ghàidhlig, geamannan agus pupaidean!
Join us for a morning of Gaelic stories with songs, games and puppets!
Session 1 (10:00 AM – 10:45 AM) – Children aged 0-5
Session 2 (11:00 AM – 11:45 AM) – Children aged 6-8
*Parents do not need to register tickets for themselves.*
Seonag Monk
In 1940, in Barra in the Outer Hebrides, an 18-year-old woman, Flòraidh, is persuaded to leave her island home when she learns that her stepmother intends to marry her off to the local shopkeeper. She follows her enigmatic friend Lavinia to the city and changes her identity to Laura, like a butterfly, leaving her chrysalis behind, as they join the war effort.
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