‘An t-Sultain’ is the Scottish Gaelic for the month of September (roughly pronounced ‘an tool teen’). This is commonly thought to mean the ‘time of fattening’ in terms of livestock and getting them ready for winter and perhaps going off to market. The root word of this is … Read More
August in Scottish Gaelic is An Lùnasdal (roughly pronounced as “an loo-nas-dall) which comes from Lughnasadh, a Celtic festival when crofters, their survival dependant on their crops, celebrated the first fruits of the harvest, and Lugh, the Celtic Sun God. It was around this time of year that … Read More
June in Scottish Gaelic is ‘An t-Ògmhios’ (roughly pronounced as ‘an tawk veeus’) literally meaning the ‘young month’ though some people believe it means the early month in relation to how early the sun rises at this time of year. Of course, we enjoy long summer days in … Read More
‘An Cèitean’ is the Scottish Gaelic for the month of May (pronounced ‘an kaychan’). In certain parts of Scotland, May was also called in Gaelic A’ Mhàigh (pronunced ‘ah vye’) and more akin to the month as we have it in English. May traditionally marks the start of … Read More
‘An Giblean’ is the Scottish Gaelic for the month April (pronounced ‘an giplin’) As with the other months in the Gaelic calendar, the month of April was a period of time tied to the weather and the agricultural season rather than the fixed dates that we have in … Read More
‘Am Màrt’ is the Scottish Gaelic for the month March (pronounced ‘am marsht’ with the ‘a’ long as in aah). As with the other months in the Gaelic calendar, the month of March itself may have been a period of time tied in with the weather and the … Read More
