Gaelic and Scots: Cultural Connections and Inspirations in the 20th Century

Date: 06-May-2025 - 06-May-2025
Location: Online
Contact: Dawn Leslie
Contact Email: [email protected]
Meeting URL: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gaelic-and-scots-cultural-connections-and-inspirations-in-the-20th-century-tickets-1257238005719?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl&fbclid=IwY2xjawJZKohleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHWo8fAPckt1LyetmbHHdDjj79iSUp8KuhGoVVBkzTnnEcOhhV2EnLarqRg_aem_fK5FmC-IjqHk_ZgGvKzmyA

Linguistic Field(s): Ling & Literature; Translation
Subject Language(s): Scots (sco)
Scottish Gaelic (gla)
Language Family(ies): Celtic; Germanic; West Germanic

Tue, 6 May 2025 19:00 - 20:30 BST

Join us for a webinar (ZOOM link) exploring the rich cultural connections and inspirations between Gaelic and Scots in the twentieth century. A ten-minute presentation from each speaker will be followed by a discussion.
The event is open both to fellow researchers and to the public: all welcome!

Speakers:

Michel Byrne (University of Glasgow) on poet and translator George Campbell Hay | Deòrsa Mac Iain Dheòrsa (1915–1984)
Emma Dymock (University of Edinburgh) on poet, translator, and scholar Douglas Young (1913–1973)
J Derrick McClure (University of Aberdeen) on translations between Gaelic and Scots
Ian Spring (Rymour Books) on poet and translator William Neill | Uilleam Nèill (1922– 2010)
Petra Johana Poncarová (University of Glasgow) on poet, translator, and scholar Derick Thomson | Ruaraidh MacThòmais (1921–2012) and the magazine Gairm (1952–2002)

Organised by FRLSU: Forum for the Research of Languages of Scotland and Ulster