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Kirkcudbright (Kyrkecuthbert 1200-06) is a name of Gaelic origin, although the first part Kirk- appears to be borrowing into Gaelic from either Scots kirk or Norse kirkja both meaning ‘church’.

Tha cuirm dhuaisean bliadhnail nan Trads, a bhios a’ gabhail àite oidhche Shathairne sa tighinn, gu tric air a samhlachadh ri pàrtaidh oidhche Nollaige do luchd-ciùil tradaiseanta.

A strong and sexy HRH in the Netflix drama The Crown has made a belated loyal subject of Aidan Smith

A restaurant set up by Prince Charles’ charity to help a Deeside village recover from the devastating floods of last winter will open next week.

The Scottish Parliament and the modern extension to Edinburgh’s Victorian Royal Museum have lost out to one of Glasgow’s main shopping centres to be named the nation’s best building of the last 100 years.

Thàinig na figearan as ùire a-mach o chionn ghoirid bho Chlàr Iom-easbhaidh na h-Alba (Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation, no SIMD), agus b’ ann ann am bailtean-mòra agus bailtean na h-Alba a bu mhotha a chaidh easbhaidh is bochdainn a chomharrachadh. Ach a bheil na modhan sgrùdaidh airson a’ Chlàir a’ ciallachadh nach eilear a’ tomhas cuid de na rudan a bhios ag adhbharachadh easbhaidh ann an sgìrean dùthchail?

Although much tradition has built up concerning the origin of this name, it is a fact that a 1496 charter exists mentioning a John Grot in relation to the lands of Duncansby where this place is situated.

Bidh Seachdain na Gàidhlig a’ comharrachadh na Gàidhlig ann am prìomh bhaile na h-Alba. Le tachartasan a bhios a’ cur na Gàidhlig aig a chridhe, a’ sealltainn gum bi an cànan eachdraidheil seo a’ toirt buaidh air Dùn Èideann san latha a th’ ann an-diugh, tha mi a’ mèorachadh air cho cudromach ‘s a tha an fhèis. Agus chan eil àite nas fheàrr airson meòrachadh mar seo a dhèanamh na ann an colbh Gàidhlig pàipeir nàiseanta, air a chlò-bhualadh ann an Dùn Èideann fhèin. Dhòmhsa, mar oileanach PhD ann an Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann, tha dàimh gu math dlùth eadar a’ Ghàidhlig agus Dùn Èideann. Chan e a-mhàin cànan nan Eilean Siar a th’ innte, ach cuideachd cànan ar prìomh bhaile. Agus tha mi an dòchas gum fairich agus faic sibh an dàimh sin aig tachartasan Seachdain na Gàidhlig.

The word ‘ancient’ is often used inappropriately in relation to the Gaelic language, but the name of the River Tay is undeniably ancient.

THE ruins of an 800-year-old castle that was bombed by the British army could have a new lease of life, as a dream family home.

A CHURCH has been forced to remove a huge 12ft wooden cross – because it forgot to apply for planning consent.

Tha An Aisling le Alison Lang (Acair, £9.99) ’na nobhail tharraingeach mu mhuinntir òga mheadhan-chlasach na h-Alba aig toiseach an 21mh linn. Tro shùilean té dhiubh, Mórag NicLeòid, tha sinn a’ leantainn nam beathannan aig sianar a rinn Ceiltis còmhla ann an Oilthigh Dhùn Éideann mu 1990 agus nach do rinn dad idir leis na ceumannan aca – neo sin a tha Mórag a’ cumail a-mach, ach cho fada ’s a tha mise faicinn, bidh ise ’s a caraidean a’ bruidhinn na Gàidhlig, a’ cnuasachd mu chor na Gàidhlig, ag éisteachd ri Radio nan Gaidheal, a’ teagasg Gàidhlig bho àm gu àm, ’s a’ cur an cuid chloinne gu sgoiltean Gàidhlig. Cha chreid mi gur urrainn dhuinn móran a chòrr iarraidh ach iad a dhol ’nan tidsearan làn ùine. Tha siud agus rudan eile a’ toirt cruth dhan nobhail – tha beachd againn co ás a tha na daoine seo uile a’ tighinn, eadar ’s gur e Gaidhil bho thùs, Gaidhil ùra, Gaidhil bhutarscionn neo Gaidhil chùl-ri-druim a th’ annta.

It is not clear if the name Paisley (Passalek in 1296) is British (i.e. P-Celtic) or Gaelic in origin, but, in either scenario, it is a loan-word from Latin basilica, itself from Greek basilikón.

The row over whether to give the Elgin Marbles back to Greece has been reignited, with an MP saying their return is “long overdue”.

Ann am beagan is seachdain taghaidh sluagh nan Stàitean Aonaichte Ceann-suidhe ùr. Aig an ìre seo chan eil cinnt an i, Hillary Clinton, tagraiche nan Deamocratach, a bhios a’dèanamh a slighe chun an Taigh Ghil no an tèid aig tagraiche nam Poblachdach, Dòmhnall Trump, an ceòl a chur air feadh na fìdhle ron 8mh là den t-Samhain. Tha aon nì cinnteach mun taghadh seo - tha gach tagraiche air a bhith connspaideach agus ge bith cò a bhuannaicheas aig a’ cheann thall tha iomairt an taghaidh air a bhith salach agus mì-chneasta.

The place-name Strontian (Stroninshen in 1685) is famous for having a lead mine in which the element strontium was first identified in 1790 by two scientists, Adair Crawford and William Cruikshank

A rare Pictish stone has been found in an eroding cliff face in Orkney.

SOLDIERS from under-threat Fort George Barracks launched this year’s Scottish Poppy Appeal in Inverness railway station today.