Comunn Gàidhlig Inbhir Nis
The Gaelic Society of Inverness
Steidhichte 1871 / Established 1871
Local Gaelic Contacts in Inverness

There are considerable resources available in Inverness for those interesting in learning Gaelic, having their children educated through the medium of Gaelic, or who want to be involved in supporting the language.

CROILEAGAIN / GAELIC PLAYGROUPS

Kinmylies: contact 01463 224611
(meets at Kinmylies Primary School, Assynt Road, Kinmylies)

Hilton: contact 01463 711288
(meets at Hilton Community Centre, Oldtown Road, Inverness)

NURSERY & SCHOOL

Central Primary School: 01463 233906

(Head Teacher: Mrs I. Gilroy. The school is located on Planefield Road, Inverness. There is a Gaelic medium nursery and Gaelic medium Primary School which now has well in excess of 100 pupils.)

A new £4m Gaelic-medium school, the first to be purpose-built in Scotland, is at present under construction in the Culduthel area of Inverness. It is expected to open in August 2007.

GAELIC EDUCATION—GENERAL ENQUIRIES

General enquiries about educational services in Gaelic should he addressed to Mr D. J. Macleod, Highland Council, Dingwall.

Telephone: 01349 863441
E-mail enquiries to: d.j.macleod [at] highland.gov.uk

GAELIC ORGANISATIONS

FÒRAM GÀIDHLIG INBHIR NIS

Fòram Gàidhlig Inbhir Nis is a new organisation formed to promote the cause of Gaelic in the Inverness Area. Contact Brian Ò hEadhra (Chairman) by telephone on 01463 241622.
E-mail enquiries t to: fios [at] inbhirnis.org