Macilleathain Videos

Ruairidh leaves the Isle of Eigg this week, but he remains in the Small Isles as he heads off to the Isle of Canna.\n\nThere is a place in ... tags: Education Gaelic Language_Courses learners Letter Litir Littir

The Isle of Eigg’s nickname is the Isle of the Big Women. According to oral tradition, it goes back to the Seventh Century. The island ... tags: Education Gaelic Language_Courses learners Letter Litir Littir

How familiar are you with Scotland’s islands? This week Ruairidh examines nicknames associated with three islands. Do you where The ... tags: Letter Gaelic learners Litir Littir Luchd-ionnsachaidh Ruairidh

Last week, Ruairidh was telling us about what the opinion Gaels had of goats in times gone by. That was that they were capable of killing ... tags: Education Gaelic Language_Courses learners Letter Litir Littir

How often have you seen a goat in Scotland? Ruairidh does not mean a big white goat behind a white fence, but wild goats who live in the ... tags: Letter Gaelic learners Litir Littir Luchd-ionnsachaidh Ruairidh

Over the past fortnight Ruairidh has been looking at the poetry and life of Rob Donn. This week, he will take one final look at a piece Rob ... tags: Education Gaelic Language_Courses learners Letter Litir Littir

Ruairidh begins this week’s letter with a refrain from a famous Gaelic poem originating from one of the most northerly points of the ... tags: Education Gaelic Language_Courses learners Letter Litir Littir

Eric MacLeod and his family moved to Kerracher on the shore of Loch a’ Chàirn Bhàin in Assynt in 1976. The old house wasn’t in a good ... tags: Education Gaelic Language_Courses learners Letter Litir Littir

This summer Ruairidh got the chance to go to a garden that he always wanted to see. It’s a public garden with lovely flowers and it has ... tags: Education Gaelic Language_Courses learners Letter Litir Littir

More often than not, Ruairidh talks about subjects pertaining to the Highlands. However, this week he will talk to you about an event that ... tags: Education Gaelic Language_Courses learners Letter Litir Littir