Sep 26 2008
Scottish Government funds Gaelic development
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The BBC reports that community-based Gaelic projects are to be supported with the use of £150,000 of Scottish Government funding. The Gaelic development body Bord na Gaidhlig (BnG) is to set up a Challenge Fund to support the preservation and promotion of the language. BnG said ways were needed to help all kinds of Gaelic-speaking communities across Scotland. |
The announcement was made at the first national Gaelic in the Community conference, held in Breasclete, Lewis.
Culture Minister Linda Fabiani said:
Gaelic is a national language. We must recognise it on that basis and support it across all our communities, from areas where it is well established, to others where it is growing – such as parts of urban Scotland.
She added that the release of this funding was
yet another step towards achieving … a sustainable and successful future for Gaelic in Scotland.
Read the full story at the BBC.
I agree with the above – I don’t think Gaelic can be promoted enough. Canan ar Gaidheal! In the scope of things £150k is nothing……….. Gaidhlig gu brath!