Agallamh Amaideach le Ailig "Valtos" Dòmhnallach

Agallamh goirid amaideach le Ailig Valtos. Fhuair sinn greim air eadar co-fharapisean a Mhòid anns a Ghearasdan 2007, far an robh e na bhritheamh .

A short pointless/fun interview in Gaelic with Alex "Valtos" MacDonald. He was captured between judging competitions at the Mòd in Fort William 2007.

Category:

Education

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• gaelic
• gàidhlig
• sgleog
• alex
• macdonald
• joy
• dunlop
• pavlos
• kosmidis
• cailean
• collier
• sabhal
• mor
• ostaig
• fort
• william
• eibhinn

[jollyholly74]

can't stand mr timberlake or his soundalikes. and jh is a he.

i popped on as i do have an interest in gaelic.i did learn some and even got picked for the mod.(illness prevented me from taking part).

i support gaelic funding but was incensed at the time of how other parts of scottish culture were being ignored.

thankfully now,some in the scottish govt are agreeing with my and others views and trying to make amends.

i realise our history including the original welsh and pict influences.

[amandaberesford]

Sadly it seems only a minority of Gaels have a strong sense of a Gaelic identity. They got trapped up in the broader Scottish or UK identity that has little use for Gaelic. Clearly a self-defeating posture.

[jordanaus75]

What nationalistic tripe? I have made no comments on Scottish nationalism nor Scottish independence. I sense your hostility is misplaced. All the best.

[gordonmaloney0]

The Gaels suffered just as much under other Scots as under the English. Don't use our language to fuel your nonsense nationalist tripe.

[amandaberesford]

Amen!

[vickskedoedoe]

Scottish english is really hard to understand for foreigners! It would be easier if they all just spoke Gàidhlig in Scotland. Less confusion ;) And it's a very beautiful language.

Suas leis à Ghaidhlig!

Grtz from Belgium

[amandaberesford]

I think people outside of where the culture originated see how easily the culture can be lost. We grow up largely as English speakers and forget that not too long ago our ancestors spoke a very different tongue. We know how fragile it can be. If you live in it it's harder to see how quickly it can disappear.

[jordanaus75]

Rage can be v. valuable if channeled in a positive way so don't waste the passion (: , but arguements raises defenses and closes your intended audiences ears. A better method is to raise questions via neutral dialogue which challenges the others paradigm/ beliefs. Also very interesting how people of Celtic ethnicity outside of Celt countries are often more nationalistic, cultural & linguistically preservative than the current inhabitants of the said country. Why do you think that is?

[amandaberesford]

Yes. I agreee. Looking back I got carried away in my posting with jh. I felt a burning inner rage at some of the comments being stated here and elsewhere in regards to the attempts to revive Gaelic language and culture. The belittling of this historic effort seems so callous and frankly nasty. I do not, and cannot understand the resentments these people have.

[jordanaus75]

Weren't the Gaelic speakers repressed during English rule, which is actually why English is spoken in Scotland now anyway? Isn't the rich oil fields of the Scottish sea in traditional Gaelic speaking areas? I think it's more than fair that the Brits give something back to the Gaels in the form of language concessions and regeneration, and it doesn't seem like nearly enough!