Welcome to the GSI Online Links Page. Gaelic is now beginning to establish a significant prescence on the World Wide Web and we felt that a page of links would be useful. Please note that these links are mainly non-commercial and not listed in any particular order! Links to a number of sites with an Inverness connection at this page. To add the GSI Online Links Page to your Bookmarks / Favorites: Internet Explorer users—click here to add to Favorites. Netscape and Mozilla users—hit CTRL+D to bookmark.

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Moray Firth Radio	Gaelic Section of MFR site
Bòrd na Gàidhlig	Website of Scottish Executive's Gaelic Language Board
Schottisch-gaelisch.de	Scottish Gaelic courses and workshops in Germany
Ur-Sgeul	Ur-Sgeul—the finest Gaelic prose writing for the 21st Century. A new imprint bringing you rising stars ... and past masters.
Leabhar Mòr na Gàidhlig	Online site of the Big Book of Gaelic
North Tolsta Historical Society	Website of North Tolsta Historical Society, Isle of Lewis
Am Baile—the Gaelic Village.	Major bilingual learning and research resource
Meanbh Chuileagan	A wee theatre company ... with BITE!
Sradagan	Làrach-lìn nan Sradagan—buidhnean òigridh do chloinn le Gàidhlig eadar aois 5 agus 12 bliadhna
Inverness Area Gang Show	Now approaching its 12th appearance - Inverness Gang Show Gang Show in Inverness

BBC Scotland	Gaelic section of the massive BBC site
Comunn Eachdraidh Nis	Treasure trove of local history from the Ness area of Lewis
Faclair na Pàrlamaid	Online Gaelic Dictionary of official terms produced by the Scottish Parliament in 2001
Gearrannan Blackhouse Village	Renovated black house village on west coast of Lewis
Gaelic in Scotland Factsheet	Published by Scottish Office in 1997 (Gaelic edition also available)
Loch Ness Monster Information Site	Website about Nessie produced by the indefatigable Tony Harmsworth.
Slighe nan Gaidheal	The very active Gaelic Society of Seattle, Washington, USA
Gaelic Books Council	Glasgow based source for Gaelic books—if it’s in print they almost sure to have it!
Dòmhnall Aonghais Bhàin	An exposition of the life and works of Donald MacDonald , Gaelic bard from South Lochboisdale, South Uist

Gaelic information and organisations Comataidh Craolaidh Gàidhlig Gaelic Broadcasting Committee Comunn na Gàidhlig Scotland’s Gaelic development agency—a big bilingual site with lots of information An Gaidheal Ur -- Gaelic newspaper The Gaelic monthly newspaper Clì—The New Gaels The Gaelic Learners’ organisation Comunn Gàidhlig Lunnainn The Gaelic Society of London—established 1785! Gaelic Online Lively and attractive Gaelic site aimed mainly at young people Bithbeo ann an Gàidhlig Gaelic Career Opportunities for young people Largs Mod 2002 Website of the Largs Mod 11 to 18 October 2002 Iomairt Chaluim Chille Tri-lingual site of The Columba Initiative Comunn na Clarsaich The Clarsach Society Gaelic Books Council They can supply almost any Gaelic book in print Gaelic Scotland website Guide to Scottish Gaelic resources on the web The Royal National Mod Lots of information about past and future Mods Acair Limited Long standing Gaelic publishers based in Stornoway, Isle of Lews Celtic Congress 100 year old organisation with site in 7 languages Stordata Briathrachas Gaidhlig Gaelic dictionary started in 1986 with online word search facility Ceantar Dictionary Search Another online Gaelic dictionary (includes Gaelge and Manx also) Slighe nan Gaidheal Gaelic Society of Seattle, USA Fèisean nan Gàidheal Organisers of Feisean (Gaelic music and song tuition) Dòmhnall Aonghais Bhàin An exposition of the life and works of Donald MacDonald, Gaelic bard from South Lochboisdale, South Uist Fàilte—Gàidhlig ann an Alba A 1997 guide by CNAG to Gaelic Scotland with great pictures! Tobar an Dualchais a.k.a “The Kist o Riches” in Scots Am Baile—Gaelic Village Am Baile is a major learning and research resource for everyone with an interest in the language, culture and history of the Scottish Highlands and Islands. Naidheachdan bho’n BhBC Daily news in Gaelic from the BBC An Comunn Gaidhealach Recently revamped site of An Comunn Gaidhealach, founded 20 years after the GSI Gaelic Medium Education Parents’ Website Recently launched site for Gaelic Medium parents T O S G A’ Chompanaidh Theatar Gàidhlig Stòrlann Nàiseanta na Gàidhlig Kershader-based company that produces Gaelic educational materials Proiseact nan Ealan National Gaelic Arts Project site Canan Earranta (Canan Limited) Publishers and graphic designers based in Skye Comhairle nan Sgoiltean Araich—CNSA Organisers of Gaelic Playgroups since 1982 Not operational at present Comunn Gàidhlig Astràilia Recently revamped website of the Scottish Gaelic Association of Australia Co-roinn Ghaidhlig Mhuile agus Idhe Web site of the Mull and Iona Gaelic Partnership

Government and media Scottish Executive Website of the devolved government for Scotland Pàrlamaid Na h-Alba Gaelic pages of the Scottish Parliament MacPherson Report Report by the Taskforce on Public Funding of Gaelic September 2000 Gaelic in Scotland Factsheet Published by Scottish Office in 1997 (Gaelic edition also available) Faclair na Pàrlamaid Online Gaelic Dictionary of official terms produced by the Parliament Caledonian MacBrayne Neat website of Clyde and Hebridean ferry company, good for checking if you’ve missed the boat! Highlands & Islands Enterprise Gaelic language and culture policy of the HIE Network Crofters Commission Set up in 1955 to develop, regulate and promote the crofting system Comhairle nan Eilean Siar Western Isles Council website The Highland Council Local authority Website—Gaelic section Milne Report Gaelic Broadcasting Task Force Report issued in October 2000 Hi-ways.org On-line gateway to the Highlands & Islands of Scotland Inverness Courier Venerable local newspaper and something of an institution An Albannach Gaelic articles in “The Scotsman” newspaper BBC Scotland Gaelic section of the massive BBC site Studio Drama Gàidhlig Gaelic TV Studio in Stornoway “media village” Reidio.com Ness-based news and views available on the web Grampian TV Aberdeen based North of Scotland TV channel Grampian TV listings Today’s Grampian programmes courtesy of Digiguide De th’air TeleG an diugh? TeleG listings courtesy of Digiguide Gaelic TV programmes Jump straight to this week’s Gaelic TV programme listing BBC—Clar nam Program The BBC listing of the week’s Gaelic radio programmes TeleG Fledgling Gaelic Digital TV Channel running 1 hour daily on Digital Terrestrial (Freeview) Channel 8

Education and Arts University of Glasgow Department of Celtic Roinn na Ceiltis—Department of Celtic Home Page Aberdeen University Celtic Department Celtic School of Modern Languages section of website Gaelic Orthographic Conventions Guide to the orthographic conventions agreed in 1981 for Gaelic Inverness College Local college and part of UHI network An Tuireann Skye centre for contemporary visual arts and crafts Ceòlas Music Summer School to be held 7th - 12th July 2002 in South Uist Hebridean Celtic Festival Annual July Festival held on the Isle of Lewis Sabhal Mor Ostaig Gaelic College based in Skye Lews Castle College College based in grounds of Castle in Stornoway Languages-on-the-Web Massive language site with over 30,000 links! SMO Summer Short Course Programme Sabhal Mor Ostaig (Gaelic College) short course programme—what better way to spend a few days this summer? C I L T Centre for Information on Language Teaching and Research Taigh Dhonnchaidh Arts & Music Centre in Ness, Isle of Lewis G U A R D Glasgow University Archaelogical Research Division Ur-Sgeul Website dedicated to bringing you new Gaelic prose writing, from both and established Gaelic writers UHI Millenium Institution Formerly the University of the Highlands and Islands Project invernesshighland2008 Information about the bid for the 2008 European Capital of Culture Highland Festival Highland Festival website Hi-Arts Ltd Promoting and developing the arts in the Highlands and Islands Eden Court Theatre Major theatre and film venue in Inverness since 1976 An Lanntair Arts Centre based in the old Town Hall in Stornoway Department of Celtic and the School of Scottish Studies Formerly the School of Scottish Studies at Edinburgh University

Community sites Comunn Eachdraidh Nis Treasure trove of local history from the Ness area of Lewis Strathnairn Heritage Association Fàilte gu Srath Narunn agus ar dualchas.... The Shiant Isles Larach lin inntineach mu na h-Eileanan Mora Colonsay.org.uk Community website for the Island of Colonsay Western Isles Online Western Isles community website brought to you by the Stornoway Gazette Gearrannan Blackhouse Village Renovated black house village on west coast of Lewis Taigh Chearsabhagh North Uist’s award-winning Museum and Arts Centre Lochs.net Website for North Lochs, Kinloch and Pairc areas of Lewis Uist Online Internet site exclusive to South Uist, Benbecula, North Uist, Eriskay, Grimsay & Berneray. Isle of Barra “The most beautiful little island in Britain” Ileach Newspaper The local newspaper for Islay and Jura Am Bratach The Independent News Magazine for the North West Highlands—Internet edition Tiree and Scottish News Local news and information from Tiree Am Bràighe magazine Gaelic magazine based in the Highland Village, Iona, Nova Scotia.

Miscellaneous and personal Edit Pros Scottish Gaelic language resources EditPros is an editorial services agency based in Davis, California; their site refers many to GSI Online Hi-Lands.com Online guide to the North of Scotland Caledonian Canal Inverness section of British Waterways Board site Scottish Crofting Foundation Formerly the Scottish Crofters Union OPERA Gaelic Browser The Opera 4.02 for Windows browser is now available in Gaelic! BUBL LINK Massive catalogue of selected Internet resources covering all academic subject areas Statistical Accounts of Scotland EDINA site with both the 1791 - 1799 and the 1845 Statistical Accounts of Scotland EBLUL Contact Bulletin Contact Bulletin is now available online (pdf format) Caley Thistle Online.com No Gaelic here but tons of information about the club with the longest name in Britain Beathag Mhoireasdan Website of Beathag Mhoireasdan, from Uig, Isle of Lewis, who specialises in acting, singing, Gaidhlig tuition and translation. Some beautiful scenic photographs on this site. An Uair ann an Gàidhlig The time in Gaelic is shown on this site. Loch Ness Monster Information Site Tony Harmsworth tries to present fairly the facts about Loch Ness sightings and our inconic monster Donald Macdonald’s Gaelic Pages This site is particularly interesting for learners of Gaelic eXTReMe Tracker Website traffic counter—as used by the GSI Online Web Team! Amadan.co.uk “Utter Hebridean Fun” edited by Hugh Mor (apparently) and one of the few light-hearted Gaelic sites on the web Highland Images from CRU UEA Some great Highland images on the website of the Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia, Norwich S C V O Website of umbrella body for Scottish voluntary sector Foras na Gaeilge North/South Implementation body to promote both the Irish language and the Ulster Scots language set up under the Good Friday Agreement Inverness-Scotland.com Non-commercial site with many links for visitors to Inverness, local Inverness people and businesses interested in Inverness Culloden Battlefield The Battlefield section of site of the National Trust for Scotland site Welsh Language Board Bi-lingual (Welsh and English) site City of Inverness Highland Games Two day July event featuring Red Arrows flypast Impressions from the Caledonian Canal & Loch Ness Good selection of Caledonian Canal photographs courtesy of local cruise company Caley Cruisers Zetnet Internet Services Shetland-based internet service provider and host to GSI Online since 1998 Akerbeltz—A’ Ghobhar Dhubh Goireasan Gàidhlig air an Eadar-Lìon (Gaelic Resources on the Internet) www.nocandhu.com An unusual site with a Gaidhlig poem and a Gaidhlig house names archive with English translations EuroLang News about Europe’s minority languages Cuid na h-Oidhche—Inbhir Nis agus mu thimcheall Gaelic Accommodation—Inverness and area (mainly B&B’s, please note that this list was compiled in 1995) The Book of Deer Project Contains the 84 pages of the manuscript, including the oldest surviving Gaelic writings EBLUL Web of Words Information about Europe’s lesser-used languages S L A I N T E Scottish Libraries Across the Internet—providing Web-based access to information and libraries in Scotland E B L U L European Bureau for Lesser Used Languages EBLUL UK Committee UK Committee of European Bureau for Lesser Used Languages Local Inverness They are “locals who believe Inverness is booming and has plenty to offer everyone whether you’re into Tchaikovsky or the Chilli’s, mozzarella or mega-burgers”.